... the upper class of the 1920's, the type of woman that has two values in life, acquiring a rich partner and maintaining a wealthy lifestyle, and as Gatsby has remarked: "Her voice is full of money" (Fitzgerald, 1926 p.115) She has the aura of charm, wealth, sophistication, grace, and aristocracy, but ... with new modern attitudes of the 1920's towards life, men, behavior and fashion, and who is no longer committed to home and tradition. Flappers were symbols of the revolution in morals. They embodied the modern spirit of the Jazz Age. Flappers also gave a start to the new feminist movement...

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... arise because of this gap, mostly due to the attitudes of the upper class towards the lower class. Occurring in several cases in The Great Gatsby, characters try to jump into different social classes to accomplish a much wanted aspiration, without success. The difference in the attitudes between people in diverse ... being reunited with her, the differences between them is much more noticeable. Nick points this out to Gatsby, but he denies it, and he eventually falls victim to his own dream. "Jay Gatsby, has risen from much the same stratum as Myrtle Wilson. The limitations of this backg...

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... the Dream's idea of equality. The upper class or 'old money' group consider themselves to be superior to the other groups in society. When Daisy attends Gatsby's party, she looks down upon the people and the place, simply because she believes being born into money makes her better. "She was appalled by West ... fall in love with him again. However, the colour green represents wealth - and this shows how Daisy is not only someone Gatsby loves, but someone who is a symbol of wealth to Gatsby. Gatsby treats Daisy as an object to be won rather than someone he loves, making his idea of the ...

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... , and Daisy, who instead of marrying the man she truly loves, marries someone with wealth. The romance of money lures the characters in The Great Gatsby into surrendering their values, but in the end, "the streets paved with gold led to a dead end" (Vogue, December 1999). The first example ... loving husband, this new social world will embrace her. A second character that falls victim to the de! struction of their morals, is Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is the supposed hero of this novel "who believes that the riches he traded for honor can buy love and happiness and bring back the ... her heart ...

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... , and Daisy, who instead of marrying the man she truly loves, marries someone with wealth. The romance of money lures the characters in The Great Gatsby into surrendering their values, but in the end, "the streets paved with gold led to a dead end" (Vogue, December 1999). The first example ... loving husband, this new social world will embrace her. A second character that falls victim to the de! struction of their morals, is Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is the supposed hero of this novel "who believes that the riches he traded for honor can buy love and happiness and bring back the ... her heart ...

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... is usually for things that will make a person content; may it be love, wealth, or happiness each is a symbol for what people want. In The Great Gatsby the American Dream is dirge. That is to say that the dream is a full of grief. One idea is the novel shows the carelessness and lack of morals ... class and is considered an outsider and the rich don't accept outsiders. In another way that the American dream can never truly be achieved was when Gatsby tries to win Daisy over. At first the different social class and beauty which Daisy has represents a way of life which is different from ... ...

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... have very little money live. The towns of West Egg, East Egg, and The Valley of Ashes separate the physically separate the social classes of The Great Gatsby. One example of the separation of social classes is how Myrtle Wilson was in a low social class (Valley of Ashes) but she wanted to move up ... until Tom made up with his wife, Daisy. This ruined Myrtle's plans, not to mention her life. Out of jealousy Daisy killed Myrtle by hitting her with Gatsby's car. "Auto hit her, ins"antly killed"(146). Nevertheless this proves how hard it is to break the mental "wall" between the social cla...

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... time high, and "the novel is appropriately set in [this] get-rich-quick decade that brought about the organization of crime as a concomitant of Prohibition" (Gatsby X). With the economy at an all time high people started to become greedy and wanted to invest and try anything they could to attain wealth no matter what ... and think they are the best, the rich women seemed to float in thin air, as though they " were buoyed up upon an anchored balloon" (Gatsby 12). The poor stay poor because the rich are greedy and make it hard for the poor to attain any wealth. The poor are in way on the ...

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... place of) whatever people agree they shall represent"(Charon, p.46). So, if the world is indeed stage and we are all actors within it then symbols around us would represent props. Props are extremely important to plays on Broadway. If you went to see the play "Cats" and everyone in the play ... clothing there would be nothing for the observer to distinguish what the play was about. This same concept refers to the way we use symbols. We place symbols on objects to give them meaning. Those meanings help us to better understand the stage that we are surrounded by. The most unique symbol ......

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... place of) whatever people agree they shall represent"(Charon, p.46). So, if the world is indeed stage and we are all actors within it then symbols around us would represent props. Props are extremely important to plays on Broadway. If you went to see the play "Cats" and everyone in the play ... clothing there would be nothing for the observer to distinguish what the play was about. This same concept refers to the way we use symbols. We place symbols on objects to give them meaning. Those meanings help us to better understand the stage that we are surrounded by. The most unique symbol ......

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F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is rich in symbolism, which is portrayed on several different levels in a variety of ways. One of the most important qualities of symbolism within this novel is the reference to ... instance, East Eggers have "inherited money" whereas West Eggers have newly acquired money. Tom is an example of an East Egger who has "prestigiously" inherited quite a lot of "old" money. Gatsby is a West Egger who by boot legging, swindling and doing favors for others has acquired "new" money. Fitzgerald refers to wealth as an importance to Tom and Daisy because it ... ...

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... have luxurious cars, houses and accessories. It can demonstrate the person's achievements and success which lead them to prosper; therefore, attaining an authoritative position. They use status symbols to identify their power. Parents are symbols of power. They exercise the authority over their children. They have the power to discipline their children, choose schools, religion and morality. This is a type pf traditional ... , wealth, education, housing, prestige, and any other benefits society has to offer. Social interaction analyzes how behaviors depend on the ways we define ourselves...

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... . The foreigner usually experiment some form of cultural shock. Everybody has basic values acquired in the early life, and based upon them rituals, heroes and symbols are developed. The foreigner usually tries to learn about the symbols and rituals of the new situation, but usually is not able to recognize the values of the new environment and he has to start learning ... friend is studying languages, and is aware of the cultural differences, she just assumed that her greeting traditions were valid outside her cultural environment. This leads us to talk about symbols, heroes, rituals and...

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The 3 major topics sociological theories would be Symbolic Interactionism, Functional Analysis and Conflict Theory. Symbolic Interaction as the name suggests deals with symbols. Everything in life identifies with a symbol, and we as human beings relate to individual symbols differently. Functional Analysis, or structural functionalism, deals with a society as a whole. Each area of the whole society needs the other areas to work together for ... leader that is considered to be a demigod unto him/herself, and is almost worshipped in the living flesh. Wars by the thousand have been fought over t...

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... . In the past religion has justified religious persecution, oppression, and brutal acts. The Symbolic Interactionist perspective looks at the symbols people use. Symbols provide identity and social solidarity. In other words, people know who they are and whom they belong with by using symbols. One such symbol is the Christian fish. The letters of the Greek word "fish" are the first letters in ... ...

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... does racism and discrimination benefit? It is evident that racial ethnic discrimination is functional for that of the dominant group, the white majority. In his first essay "Racial Symbols: A Limited Legacy", he purports that symbols "have been the mainstay of blacks" faith that some day they will truly be free in this land of freedom". Laws pertaining to affirmative action, and holidays ... such as Martin Luther King, Jr. day are honored and celebrated, but none of them, "fully honor at the bank", he says. These symbols tend to keep black pacified, but have not aided in accomplishing w...

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The 3 major topics of sociological theories would be Symbolic Interactionism, Functional Analysis and Conflict Theory. Symbolic Interaction as the name suggests deals with symbols. Everything in life identifies with a symbol, and we as human beings relate to individual symbols differently. Functional Analysis, or structural functionalism, deals with a society as a whole. Each area of the whole society needs the other areas to work together ... leader that is considered to be a demigod unto him/herself, and is almost worshipped in the living flesh. Wars by the thousand have been fought over t...

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... 20th century when music publishing and recording began. Today, the issue of women being inferior to their male counterpart in the music industry is still there. Women are the sex symbols of music. There are so many issues that must be made aware of and addressed. Demoralization of women taints the fresh minds of younger audiences, degrades women by promoting double ... on young girls and young women. The objectification of not only Miley Cyrus, but of all female singers and artists has showed that women can be treated merely as sex symbols. These artists set examples to the younger fema...

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... is bound to rules and expectations related to the medium. A good example of this, which is a smiley. A common symbol with the function to test an individual's feeling or trait These symbols are widely used on social networking sites like Facebook and Hyves but have now lost their meaning completely opposed. These so-called emoticons are often used for completely different purposes ... becoming influx. Behaviors of Internet users are bound to a zeitgeist. For this reason, research on the influence of the Internet on the daily life of significance. Smileys or emoticons are symbols with wh...

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... life to one people is normal to himself or herself, but not to another. Communication is by far one of the greatest device man possesses. Language is the use of symbols that allow people to communicate with one another. Language can help pass down history and teach people ways of different societies and cultures. Language is a great tool and can be ... explain how one would make sense of everything in life. Entering the world using only our senses helped us observe our surroundings and eventually led to us learning languages, and symbols therefore communication develops. Then a stage of...

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... humanity is due to the fact that we are social creatures. They think this because they believe that there are three attributes that make human beings human: the use of symbols, the development of self, and thinking. These three qualities according to sociologists are all socially created. They think this because they believe that there are three attributes that make human ... beings human: the use of symbols, the development of self, and thinking. These three qualities according to sociologists are socially created. When we are born all we have is a human body, everything else we get th...

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... 's family life and social environment can lead herself to look for the acceptance and protection of a gang. In this gang, comprised of young, insecure females, criminal activity and gang related symbols are a source of fulfillment in the womens" empty lives. What influences a young woman to join the ranks of a gang differs from every female. The one thing these girls have in ... gives the members the needs of life they need to survive, but requires them to represent the gang in which they belong to, by the use of colors, clothing or symbols, and participate in criminal activity. For this...

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... this had on social control was total chaos. D. Material and non-material culture in the film were very out of the ordinary, which is why their world is so harsh E. Symbols and language in this film were very dark and foul, therefore behaviors and attitudes were no better F. Boys in the Hood basically had nothing but black people in their society ... . D. They were poor, and the only way to get money was to deal drugs or steal. This is why there's problems such as a high death rate and neglected children. E. Negative symbols and language gave birth to bad behavior and attitude. F. The Kor...

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... symbolism that encapsulates female oppression in a male dominated world. Loralee MacPike's article "Environment as Psychopathological Symbolism in The Yellow Wallpaper" speaks of three images that rightfully represent that fact. These symbols create the perfect landscape for a feminist and psychological reading of the short story The Yellow Wallpaper. The theoretical orientation of this article is implicitly stated, whereas MacPike does not blatantly ... center sensually- (MacPike, 138). To me that is a far stretch. The bed being nailed down represents another aspect in her life that sh...

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... many cases you are taught that way from your parents and elders and so on. In some cultures we use symbols and we hope that people will understand in relation to ethnocentrism we can compare two different cultures and bet that our symbols compared to theirs are totally different. And you can bet that one culture thinks they are better than the ... ...

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