... life in the 1920's" (Bruccoli). Fitzgerald achieves this "penetrating" view on life in the 20's through the individuals represented in The Great Gatsby. The economic, political, and social realities of the 1920's are represented in the disposition of three characters in The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby himself, Jordan Baker ... profits were made, both legally and illegally. The rapidity of this post-World War I era is captured in Fitzgerald's Gatsby, whose lavish life and tragic death reflect America's economic rise and its devastating crash (the Great Depression). Additionally, Gatsby reflec...

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... Egg, just "[a]cross the courtesy bay" from West Egg (p. 10). After getting settled, Nick visits the Buchanans and meets Daisy Buchanan "whom I scarcely knew at all" (p. 11) and Daisy's friend, Jordan Baker. Nick's impression of these two women in particular, as well as the others he encounters during his brief stay in New York, are noteworthy in that they demonstrate the vapidity ... to actually live in a high-class, monied world, a woman had to literally be a fool, or a dolt, because any other self-aware, educated woman would go crazy living the life that Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker...

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... careless people. On the contrary, Tom makes baseless judgments that are visible in the following quote. "Nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions, and next they'll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white. (Pg. 130) This quote reveals how ... left alone. But I wanted to leave things in order and not just trust that obliging and indifferent sea to sweep my refuse away I saw Jordan Baker and talked over and around what had happened to us together, and to us together, and what happened afterward to me."" (Pg. 178) ... However,...

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... Nick's second cousin. She carries herself with an insubstantial manner. While seemingly nave, she claims to be terribly sophisticated. Also at the Buchanans' home is Jordan Baker, a professional golfer and close friend of Daisy. After visiting Tom and Daisy, Nick goes home that night, where he sees Gatsby watching a green light ... (for which he received a number of decorations). However, his tentative manner indicates that he may be lying to Nick. He tells Nick that Jordan Baker soon will reveal to Nick the remarkable news that Gatsby had told her. At lunch, Gatsby introduces Nick to an...

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... and exciting...Guests varied in demeanor and type and made a mosaic of characters....one to be in attendance at this particular party was Jordan Baker, the Golf Champion. Nick attaches himself to Jordan due to his loneliness at the party. Jordan helps Nick meet a few other persons and the converse ov er their mysterious host....this is where we learn of Gatsby's solitude at ... 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 i...

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... receives an invitation to one of Gatsby's legendary parties. Nick attends and he meets Jordan Baker there. While at the party, Nick finally meets his neighbor, Jay Gatsby- who asks to speak to Jordan alone. After this party, Jordan reveals to Nick many facets of Gatsby. Gatsby reveals that he knew Daisy in Louisville ... love by Nick. Later, Daisy hosts a dinner party for Tom, Gatsby, Nick, and Jordan. Tom notices the passionate looks Gatsby sends to Daisy and becomes infuriated. He begins to ask Gatsby probing questions about his personal life then suggests that all five of them go int...

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... the success of Drouet as a salesman because of his charismatic nature and flamboyant charm; likened also to Carrie's success with men and in theater life because of her tact and expertise with artifice and performance, Captain's success on behalf of the beggars was because he puts up a good ... , none of these successes brought her close to happiness or satisfaction. She still suffered from the chronic dissatisfaction that she has worked all her life and career to escape. Carrie's end is even comical and made worst because unlike the dissatisfaction of a consumer society in wanting more ...

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... quarrels and disagreements irrupt about the love Jay wants to show Daisy she is forced to choose between two men, one from her old life and one from the new life she is living. Nick continues to abide by his many morals, however, shuns them when in contact with Gatsby and the rest of ... , and complete selflessness. Nick is a sincere individual and observes the fallacies in the lives of his new found opulent friends. For example, he realizes that Jordan Baker is an incurable liar and cheater in the game of golf. He sees that her fraudulence is a great defect in her personality, yet he i...

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... life, is also a story of Nick's own development in the story. In the beginning Nick is already a sophisticated observer of characters but reserves his personal judgement, remaining uninvolved in the sense that he is not willing to act upon what he feels are the faults of the other individuals around him. Some example is when he realizes Jordan baker ... he is still willing to tolerate the defects of these individuals. The turning point of his development occurs when he sees the reactions of Jordan and the Buchanans to Myrtle Wilson's death. At this time, nick finally stands back and deve...

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... weekend by getting drunk and overall just live a reckless lifestyle. The way these people live is represented in the novel by Fitzgerald, who emphasizes the life of Nick Carrway, a single stockbroker living in New York, and shows us the world of the rich through his point of view. "Significant ... for how he treats Daisy. Another example of sarcasm is seen with Jordan Baker, Nick's girlfriend. She uses a great amount of sarcasm to get a rise out of people, especially Nick. When Jordan and Nick are having a conversation about driving, Nick is honest about calling Jordan a rotten driver....

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... twenties. They represent the jazz era and everything that happened during that time period. Their actions mirror each other very closely at times. Nick and Jake show different aspects of life in the 1920s. One similar aspect between Jake and Nick is that both these men participated in World War I. In the war, both Jake and Nick began to construct insecurities ... love they hold for a member of the opposite sex. Jake is in love with Brett and Nick is in love with Jordan Baker. Both these men become increasingly involved with the girl as the novel continues. However, Nick becomes romantic...

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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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... Buchanan's character he is always shown trying to control someone, whether it be Gatsby or Daisy. In contrast the women in the novel, Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker, are portrayed as angelic. Yet both the men and the women in the novel seem to be very elitist. Tom asserts his power by controlling people. ... lifestyle was something Nick didn't understand and to someone who gets by without those luxuries it seems unnecessary. To Nick and most readers Daisy and Tom's life would be a big dream and the two of them take advantage of everything they have, which seems unfair. "[Daisy] vanishe...

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... . Readers are presented the story as Nick obtains and due to his "reserved judgement" we are able to make up our own minds e.g. through Jordan Baker's comment, "Tom's got a woman in New York" yet Nick was also told Baker is deceptive. Fitzgerald does not waste any space by telling readers all the events that happened in that time frame but rather structure it ... Gatsby. Although Nick narrates, building up the character of Gatsby throughout the novel, he is a well chosen witness to recount because he is actually involved in major events in Gatsby's life. That way, readers are shown the p...

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... more than friends. One day Nick drives to East Egg the more prestigious, upscale part of Town, where Tom and Daisy live. Also joining them was Gatsby and Jordan Baker, who is a friend of Daisy as well as Nick's lover. Daisy complains of her boredom and asks Gatsby if he wants to go into the city. ... Tom then steps in and agrees with Daisy that it would be a good idea. Nick rides with Jordan and Tom in Gatsby's car, and Daisy and Gatsby rides together in Tom's car. On the way there they stop for gas at Wilson's garage for some ... of old between him and Daisy. You cannot go back in time...

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... to the secrets of wild, unknown men. (5) Ever since he was in college he has steadfastly held his comments to himself. This makes it easy for him to go through life without needlessly offending people. His father raised him well and provided many valueable advice. The way he lives out such advice is what makes him the insightful and upright man ... acting in this manner. Evidence of Nick's character is found throughout his narration and also through the things people say to him. "' I hate careless people. That's why I like you.'" (63). Jordan Baker, a dishonest and careless woman hersel...

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... , Nick is expected to keep a clear head so that he may portray the scenes accurately, without a personal opinion. Unfortunately, "I have been drunk just twice in my life, and the second time was that afternoon"; "everything that happened had a dim, hazy cast over it." (Pg. 29) At this point Nick has breached the reader's ... that he once was. Nick's ideals have been compromised. This idea of shifting standards to different levels can also be seen through Nick's involvement with Jordan Baker. In reference to himself, Nick is " (I am) one of the few honest people that I have ever known", (P...

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... Gatsby; it was his lifestyle he detested and how people exploited it while generating gossip of his past. The "foul dust in Gatsby's dream" were the shallow people, such as Jordan Baker and Daisy Buchanan, who would eat his food, drink his alcohol and collectively mock him. These people can be linked to a deadly virsus, which feasted upon a vulnerable young man who ... lost the love of his life to man who never loved her. In many ways the reader is instructed to feel sorry for Gatsby in his unsuccessful attempt to reacquaint with Daisy. The way he would ... ...

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... American Dream. The true meaning of the American Dream is lost by the characters in The Great Gatsby, and leads them to the downfall of their life trying to obtain it's illusionary goals. For Jay, in The Great Gatsby, the interpretation of the dream is that through wealth and power, one ... in turn, haunts them in the end through the adulterous acts of their spouse. The first time we come into contact with an adulterous act is when Jordan Baker informs Nick about Tom's affair. She informs Nick that, "Tom's got some woman in New York" (15). It is obvious that they are not ... has disrespe...

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... recklessness of the wealthy, the cruelty of the Valley of Ashes, and Gatsby and Myrtle's tragic deaths. Nick Carraway's moral and honest view of life is the only slight relief from the feel of tragedy. Not only does the author use a controversial point of view to attract readers, he uses ... is money obtained by people who've had to work for it, legally or illegally. West Egg and Nick represent Fitzgerald and his way of life and East Egg is those duplicitous people of the "roaring twenties." Almost every successful piece of literature has themes and lessons that the author hopes ... nam...

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