... story and the summer progress, Nick finally accepts an invitation to one of Gatsby's parties. While there he bumps into Jordan Baker, and they meet Gatsby for the first time. After talking privately with Gatsby, Jordan tells Nick that Gatsby and Daisy dated in Louisville in 1917 and that he is still in love with her. A ... gun on himself. Nick arranges a small funeral for Gatsby, terminates his relationship with Jordan, and moves back to the Midwest to escape the disapproval he feels for the people surrounding Gatsby's life and for the shallowness and immorality of the life among the w...

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... than Tom, defined by their addictions rather than by whom they are. Another character in the Great Gatsby that makes it relevant to modern day is Jordan Baker. She is a sign of things to come for women. In the new millennium a woman of her independence would not be an uncommon thing. But ... compared to her peers in the novel, Jordan truly is a strong woman. In the twenties it was rare to find a woman that would have the means to support herself. While Jordan and Daisy are friends, they are quite different. While we are only presented with ... weak women in Daisy and Myrtle, Jordan is ...

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... , written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and is narrated by a character named Nick Carraway. The story follows a man named Jay Gatsby, who is Nick's neighbour; he is a man who has wrapped his life within the past five years around his sole desire to be with a woman named Daisy Buchanan. The Great Gatsby is a novel of tragedy, love and rich vs. poor. In this ... notion of the American Dream is. One of the motifs used was dishonesty, more specifically, dishonesty of the rich. In Chapter 3, Jordan mentions that she cheated in a golf tournament to win and Nick thinks about what kind of person she is...

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... affair, but says nothing of it and tries to overlook it constantly. Myrtle Wilson, who is unhappy with her marriage, finds a sort of new life in the arms of Tom who apparently has had various affairs while away in New York during his marriage to Daisy. There is also the questionable love ... class lifestyle which Gatsby so desperately yearns for, which would explain his want for her. We also see the character of Jordan Baker pursuing her goals using dirty methods in the novel; Jordan cheats in golf tournaments to win and fulfil her goal. This theme also raises some philosophical and mora...

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... bridal dinner she received a letter from Gatsby saying he was coming home. Daisy was so distraught that she got herself extremely drunk and decided to call the entire thing off. Jordan Baker, one of her best friends, helped her sober up to some extent, and the next evening she married Tom. When Gatsby returned to the states, he took a short-cut. Gatsby ... to achieve the highest their abilities or desires will allow them to achieve. This achievement is attained through a series of reasonable goals. In a sense, the American Dream is the "perfect life." Each person's view is slightly diff...

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... and their drunken escorts are among those who "crash" his extravagant soirees. As Nick Carroway tells us, "People were not invited- they went there." (pg.40) Shallow, corrupt people like Jordan Baker gossip with reckless abandon about their mysterious host. Their careless, superficial attitudes and wanton behavior represent Fizgarald's depiction of the corrupt American Dream. Another force of corruption responsible for Gatsby ... pervert his sacred dream. He prefers the pretty illusions he concocts to the harsh reality of the obsession he allows to corrupt his life. Gatsby's character i...

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