... 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...

• Word Count: 511
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... the allied side with a machine gun battalion, he returned to his home in Chicago. With no clear direction of what he wanted to do with his life, he decided to move to New York to enter into the business of selling bonds. He settled down on an area of Long Island called West Egg, ... War I vet. Not far away lived a married couple Daisy and Tom Buchanan which he knew relatively well. It was at their residence that he met a woman, Jordan Baker, who was to become his good friend and later his girl friend. Carraway soon became a good friend with his rich neighbour next door, Gatsby, and soon ...

• Word Count: 779
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... 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...

• Word Count: 1231
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School