... about what kind of person they are. Both Nick and Tom have characteristics that are quite the opposite. In showing the differing characteristics of Nick and Tom, Fitzgerald portrays the themes of morality and reality versus illusion. In The Great Gatsby, there are three illicit relationships: Gatsby and Daisy, Nick and Jordan, and Tom and Myrtle. In some ways they are similar, ... response then the only possible alternative. That is, to support Tom Buchanan, a man who only has a shallow nature and a sense of superficiality after achieving a dream so far twisted by society that it does no...

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One possible theme of the Great Gatsby is falseness. Many of the key characters were false in some way or another and wore "false faces". The falseness of each character and how they interacted and intertwined with each other was definently a directing force of the novel. First of all the narrator Nick is false in a sense because he states early on that he reserves all judgment but it is ... to be someone with money and class. It appears that Tom likes Myrtle for her loud personality and large frame. It seems to me that he appreciates her for her liveliness and "realness". Myrtle has a small ...

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... are but a few examples of what is considered 'valuable literature' would contain. I believe that Fitzgerald's novel does meet the criteria of 'Valuable literature' and will explain why I think this in this essay. Love One of the first themes we see in the book is love. There are many examples of love, or seemingly a lack of it in some relationships, such as Tom ... 's memory and wealthy people wanted to forget and have as much fun as possible and so people would splash out on expensive things such as cars and parties and live meaningless, yet social, lives. Everything during th...

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