... will please and tantalize her by making comments like, "See how the whole front of it catches the light" (Pg 95) and "I've got a man in England who buys me clothes, he sends me over a selection of things at the beginning of each season, spring and fall (95)." Daisy seems to fall head over heels for Jay once she sees the ... wealth he has. The first time she sees his house she cries out, "That huge place over there!?(95)" Then she sees all of Gatsby's clothes and begins to sob, "It makes me sad because I've never seen such beautiful shirts before (95)." She seems to immediately forget ab...

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... lead to a better life. Jay Gatsby thinks money is the answer to anything he encounters. He has the best of everything. The nicest car, the largest house, and the finest clothes. Jay has everything except what he most desires, Daisy. Appearance is another important factor in the American dream. In his quest to win Daisy's heart Gatsby chooses to wear his ... best outfit. Gatsby is so proud of his clothes that when Daisy visits his mansion, "He took out a pile of shirts and began throwing them, one by one, before us, shirts of sheer linen and thick silk and fine ... ...

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... many material possessions as possible. He thinks money is the answer to anything he encounters. Gatsby has the best of everything; the fanciest car, the largest house, and the finest clothes. Jay has everything except the object he most desires, Daisy. Gatsby believes he can win Daisy over with wealth. On the other hand, in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy ... never admit it to anyone. Jay Gatsby ultimately failed in his pursuit of the American Dream. He had many material possessions such as a fabulous house, an expensive car, and lavish clothes but he didn't have the one thin...

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... a high class family. She married Tom over Gatsby primarily because he had the higher status rank and "rich girls don't marry poor boys." As soon as Gatsby flashed his home, clothes, and parties in Daisy's face she soon found herself attracted to him and worthy of her love. Though, as soon as Tom revealed that all of Gatsby's money was from ... , for a man that was already married but still lavished her with nice things. Tom did give her quite a few nice things, an apartment to stay at, a dog and diamond collar, clothes, and parties. She was just like Daisy, more obsessed with money than ...

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... their folds as they fell and covered the table in many-colored disarray" (Page 92) Jay takes Daisy up to his closet and begins to boast about his expensive clothes so that Daisy realizes that Gatsby is rich, and he is the same person she met five years ago. In addition to his big house, and expensive shirts signifying Gatsby ... ...

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... "(179). Gatsby house could represent the American Dream that he wished to obtain, but failed to do so. Gatsby set out to reinvent himself so he got the money, cars, clothes, and the house, and all for what? For Daisy who he wanted nothing more to be with him, but in order to get Daisy Gatsby had to change who he ... ...

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... shows the confidence that Jay has in reaching his American Dream. He believed that he could get anything he wanted. He went from being poor and having one set of clothes to having anything he wanted. For Jay, his American Dream is not material possessions, although it plays a big part in the American Dream. Gatsby does not rest until his American ... ...

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... the stars" (43). Gatsby considers his prodigious wealth and stature to be the means to regain his one true love, Daisy Buchanan. Daisy's aura of wealth and privilege--her many clothes, her perfect house, her lack of fear or worry attract Gatsby's attention and gradual obsession. Gatsby realizes that his own capacity for hope made Daisy seem ideal to him. He ... ...

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... together both these ideas. Jay Gatsby thinks money is the answer to anything he encounters. He has the best of everything. The fanciest car, the largest house, and the finest clothes. Jay has everything except the object he most desires, Daisy. Gatsby believes he can win Daisy over with wealth, that he could achieve the ideal she stood for through his ... ...

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... the mask but, "She saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand" ( 114 ). She would never come to understand him because behind everything: all the parties, the clothes, phone calls, house, etc., he was a simple man. Gatsby didn't have some great master plan to rule the world or anything out of the ordinary. Everything he did was to ... ...

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... she really did love. Myrtle chose material possessions and money over anything. She was tired of living with George and not being able to attend lavish parties and have fancy clothes. Therefore, when Tom came along she jumped right into the life of the rich. Myrtle was "new money- and did not really know what she should be doing with it ... ...

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... sacrificed his own soul. He rarely indulged in his daily ordeals, in order to please the lost soul of Daisy. Gatsby has all the trappings of wealth: a huge mansion, fancy clothes, and expensive cars. His lavish, decadent parties were designed to impress the one true thing he could not have, Daisy. Gatsby was referred to as being great for reasons beyond ... ...

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... longer the penniless boy. He was so poor to the extent that he could not take off his army uniform. Jay did not have the money to afford any civilian clothes. Gatsby had no choice but to become involved in some illegal business dealings to earn enough money to move up the ladder. When Tom gives away the secret of Gatsby ... ...

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