... financial success, the motivation for acquiring their fortune was their love for a woman who represented wealth. In his article, "BOOK AND AUTHOR: Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald", Michael Adams notes that Fitzgerald was not only motivated to succeed, but Zelda's was only attracted to him because of that motivation. He states, "Zelda . . . was attracted to Fitzgerald because they wanted ... instead she marries Tom Buchanan, a young man from a solid aristocratic family who can promise her a wealthy lifestyle. From that moment on, Gatsby dedicates himself to winning Daisy back. Davis fur...

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... love for her; Jay Gatsby. As he is formerly poor, he spends five years of his life trying to create a perfect life for Daisy; a Platonic Conception. Not only does Daisy cheat on Tom because she was tired of his disloyalties, but she also uses his passionate personality to temporary fulfill her happiness. "'Go ahead,' answered Daisy genially, 'and if ... ...

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... be ignorant to what she really wants and rather do what society tells her she wants. It is a girl like this who passes up true love, allows her husband to cheat on her, and goes only where the money is. Sadly not only does she want this type of life, she also wants it for her child. The 1920s usually don ... ...

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... the poverty of the Valley of Ashes. She also has a relationship with Tom because of her dissatisfaction with her own husband's ineptness and haggard appearance. Mrytle, like Tom, deceive and cheat further showing the lack of morals in American society. Other minor characters that further prove the morals and ethics were virtually non-existent were Jordan Baker and Meyer Wolfsheim. These ... ...

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... 's The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby have many things in common. They both seem to love Daisy, they are both very wealthy men, they both lie, and both cheat. But Fitzgerald does not see both men as equally corrupt. Tom has no reasoning in his actions, he is just purely malicious. Gatsby's actions however, are all for the only ... ...

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... the spirit of the 1920s, the difference between social classes, and the past's role in one's dreams for the future. F. Scott Fitzgerald brilliantly showcases an array of characters who lie, cheat and deceive one another. This group of characters epitomizes the class distinction between the old rich who live in East Egg, the new rich who live in West Egg and ... ...

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... possessed a "Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God." As a son of God-Gods boy-he must be about His Father's business (Fitzgerald 98 )". David Trask notes, "What was that business? It was 'the service of a vast, vulgar, and meretricious beauty' " (Trask 1). Not only Carraway, but also his wealthy cousin Daisy and her husband ... ...

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... and Gatsby invites Nick in for a Hydroplane flight...all these actions are probably done with Gatsby's alterior motive of using Nick to help him meet Daisy. Nick expresses in his notes that all that has been written was not all that engrossed him in his life during that point and time. We also learn of Jordan Baker being involved in a scandal ... ...

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