... somewhere outside of the room. Jay Gatsby is first introduced by the party at his place. Specifically, we see that "in his blue gardens men and girls came and went...(p. 39) on the weekends for his parties. This blue is "his " in that it is a direct representation of how he expresses himself. The blue is contrasted by "the orchestra playing yellow ... it his direct employee sent on his behalf to deliver his invitation. Gatsby also buys a dress for a stranger who tore her dress at one of the parties thrown at his house, "it was gas blue with lavender beads." (p. 43) Again, the extension ...

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... much the same strata as herself" (Fitzgerald 142). As a consequence Gatsby had to achieve these riches which blinded him of a probable outcome, his self destruction. The green light from daisy's house from across the bay is a good representation of daisy and the American dream. Before Gatsby was able to approach her he made gestures to that welcoming light." he stretched out ... she is able to accept Tom's money and even his brutality, even after he breaks her nose on the party ",tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand."(Fitzgerald 39). Beside the love of her husband, this is not...

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... ramblings and secrets. And this unwillingness to judge others is evident throughout the novel, considering that the company he keeps is quite reprehensible. For instance, he passes no judgement or criticism upon Tom when he openly has an affair with Myrtle and shows no evidence of guilt or remorse about cheating on Daisy. Though the refusal to pass judgement on such ... simply dismisses things he knows are false especially if coming from Tom or Daisy. This is apparent several times in the first chapter when Nick is at Tom and Daisy's house. When hearing of Tom's theory of the supremacy ...

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... right away I had made a mistake (in marrying Wilson). He borrowed somebody's best suit to get married in? and then I lay down and cried to beat the band all afternoon.? (Page: 39) Myrtle loved her husband, but she couldn't live with the small amount of money he made. When she ran away from her husband into the road where Tom was driving ... ...

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... good enough for her. "'I married him because I thought he was a gentleman.' She said finally. 'I thought he knew something about breeding but he wasn't fit enough to lick my shoe.'" (Fitzgerald, 39). With the hope of being accepted into an upper social class, Myrtle's morals and prior beliefs are gone, being replaced by the false impression that by betraying her loving husband ... ...

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... good enough for her. "'I married him because I thought he was a gentleman.' She said finally. 'I thought he knew something about breeding but he wasn't fit enough to lick my shoe.'" (Fitzgerald, 39). With the hope of being accepted into an upper social class, Myrtle's morals and prior beliefs are gone, being replaced by the false impression that by betraying her loving husband ... ...

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... has no self respect, and chooses to be used and treated horribly, as Fitzgerald describes: "Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand" (Fitzgerald, 1926 p. 39) Myrtle is a typical representative of a woman of the lower class of society of the 1920's. She has no money and therefore no rights. A feminist reading of Myrtle's character would reveal ... ...

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... only the essential facts of life." [Thoreau] By limiting his stimuli, Thoreau achieves a more fulfilling view on reality, as he can view his own reality directly. Thoreau wrote this criticism of complicated society in the 1800's. This message of escaping the complexities of life rings ten times stronger in modern day society. If stimuli could be compared to a wave back ... ...

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... the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg can be assumed to be somewhat symbolic for the eyes of God watching over the city. After reading this book a second time and reading through criticism articles I had a much deeper understanding of the novel. Since I already had an idea of what the themes and symbols of the book were I was able to pick them out the ... ...

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... role in the development of the major themes within the story. The most important among these themes that show symbolist importance would be around Gatsby's house, another would be materialistic significance, and finally the relationships among the characters. All in all among the book symbolism plays a big part in the ... people to just come to this parties uninvited. And lastly one of the big and more important symbols in Gatsby's house would be when Gatsby's house lights go off. In Gatsby's house the lights go off and everything seems dead, he fired all of his employees, so no gossip wo...

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... ,' went on Jordan." (p.63) He makes a lot of parties for rich people, and parties that can attract anyone around his house in the hope to find Daisy someday. "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay." Jay also admits that he bought the mansion for Daisy, he bought it so ... his love would be across from him. She's always there, but he just can't reach her. When he took Daisy to his house, he gave her a royal tour. After strolling through Gatsby's house,"He took out a pile of shirts, and began throwing them, one by one, before us, shirts of sheer linen and thick...

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... ? Fitzgerald criticizes the American Dream using multiple symbols in his book, The Great Gatsby. No matter how hard Gatsby tries to impress Daisy with his money and extravagant parties, his house shows that Gatsby is not the rich, fortunate man that she needs. Daisy grew up rich, so her love for Gatsby does not overpower her love of money. Daisy Buchannan ... is married to Tom Buchannan, whose house in East Egg is "even more elaborate then I [Nick Carraway] expected, a Georgian Colonial Mansion" (6). Tom's house with the appearance of a Georgian Mansion symbolizes old money, or inherited...

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... the novel. There is an interplay between light and every individual in The Great Gatsby. The first time it is mentioned is in relation to Daisy, or more accurately, her house. Her house is described with an abundance of light: windows glowing with reflected light, sunny porches and candles. Daisy says "Why candles?in two weeks it'll be the longest ... its association of pleasant charm. Gatsby also has major interactions with light in the novel. There is an echo to Daisy's introduction: it starts with his house. However, as if in direct contrast, his house is illuminated not with any sor...

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... Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. In the 1920's, the American Dream was something that everyone struggled to have. A spouse, children, money, a big house and a car meant that someone had succeeded in life. A very important belief was that money could buy you anything. One look at Gatsby's past and it could ... 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 imp...

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... as 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 ... vision of the American dream, that his money and belongings will create happiness for him. Another major object of Gatsby's dream was his incredible house. Jay states to Nick and Daisy, "My house looks well, doesn't it? See how the whole front of it catches the ligh...

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... even change their nature and personality. The novel tells the story of Nick Carraway who is also the novel's narrator. He takes a job in New York and moves to a small house in a village called West Egg. His neighbour is the mysterious Jay Gatsby who is very popular for his parties. Nick receives an invitation to one of Gatsby's parties and befriends ... become rich. He has always been sincere and loyal to her and would do anything for love. „He hadn't once ceased at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved ...

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... setting while on the other hand, the 2013 movie uses many computer special effects to show the setting. For example, Gatsby's house in the 1974 film is a real house and the 2013 movie uses special effects to make the grand, luxurious house. Another difference is the original uses much plainer colors because of the limited technology of the time and the 2013 uses ... ...

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... not care about the persona he puts out, as long as people admire it. The true nature of Gatsby's love for Daisy is when they have tea at Nick's house. "My house looks well, doesn't it? See the whole front of it catches the light" (95). Gatsby suggests a tour of his mansion after realizing that Daisy is happy to see ... by showing his financial power, Daisy will admire him. During the tour Gatsby shows Daisy his golden hairbrush, his beautiful decorated bedrooms, and shirt collection. He hopes that his enormous house will be enough to capture Daisy's interest – to impress her. The meth...

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... dreams. For example, "On the last night, with my trunk packed and my car sold to the grocer, I went over and looked at that huge incoherent failure of a house once more"(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 really was. Fitzgerald ... do whatever is necessary in order to keep a secret about infidelities that sho...

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... alive. Huck has no one to tell him what to do and how to live his life. Gatsby's escape from society lay in his house. Gatsby's house is his sanctuary from the town's people and their words. His house is where he dreams of having Daisy as his wife. Although there are many differences between these two characters. Huck Finn and Jay Gatsby ... ...

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... and went without having met Gatsby at all, came for the party with a simplicity of heart that was its own ticket of admission". In preparation for such an atmosphere Gatsby's house was transformed into one of New York's finest nightclubs every Saturday night. "The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun and now the orchestra is playing ... . Affection brought Gatsby East, in his pursuit of his teenage lover, Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby entirely arranged his new life in the East around his quest for Daisy. "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay...

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... . Through Gatsby, Fitzgerald brings 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 ... shirts contribute towards Gatsby's vision of the American dream, that his money and belongings will create happiness for him. Another major object of Gatsby's dream was his incredible house. Jay states to Nick and Daisy, "...

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... Prohibition. By the time Nick meets him, Gatsby is famous in West Egg, a hot spot for celebrities and the newly rich, for his impressive house and frequent, extravagant parties. After Gatsby's death, his father comes to the house for the funeral and is also impressed and proud of his son's material accomplishments (180). Though his accomplishments are made through illegal activities and ... he is connected to the underground pipeline to Canada and that he really lives in a houseboat that moves secretly from place to place (103). Reporters even show up at his house unannounced (103). As ...

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... Gatsby live. Nick who lives in the " less fashionable of the two though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. My house was at the very tip of the egg and squeezed between two huge places that rented for twelve or fifteen thousand a season my own ... house was an eye-sore I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbors lawn and the consoling proximity of millionaires- all for eighty dollars a month- (Fitzgerald 9,10). And Gatsby ... Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, ...

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... sidewalk with a stretcher on which lies a drunken woman in a white evening dress. Her hand, which dangles over the side, sparkles cold with jewels. Gravely the men turn it at a house - the wrong house. But no one knows the woman's name, and no one cares." Yellow stands out as a symbol of corruption and decay. Materialism has corrupted the citizens of East and West ... Buchanan's, and at night the millionaire watches "a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been at the end of a dock." To Gatsby, this green light at Daisy's house symbolized hope and a chance to relive t...

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