... work would be to look at each character individually and work from there, but a more powerful understanding can take place while looking closer at the relationships portrayed in this specific story. The powerful romance between Gatsby of Daisy actually displays all of the elements of the dysfunctional relationships showed in the novel, revealing a pattern of psychological behavior that will seem to ... take over the entire story. This pattern is grounded in the characters' fear of intimacy, which is the often subconscious fear of closeness that frequently affects people's personal relat...

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... of life. He lied to her about his background in order to get her attention and confidence. Gatsby's love affair with Daisy however is short lived because he had to leave to fight in World War 1 in 1917. They made love together before his departure and Gatsby felt so ... set of honors from two European countries for his heroic feat and participation in World War I. While it seemed highly improbable to Nick that Gatsby's story was real, Gatsby was quick to produce a medal he had received from Montenegro and a picture of himself playing cricket at Oxford before he partly ... convinced Nick...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... " It is what prayed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men."" (P.6-7) Daisy and Jordan are also characters who contribute in the corruption of the dream. Jordan is the dishonest golfer and opportunist who will ... with a slightly different meaning. For common people it means wealth or fame, but it has different meaning for Jay Gatsby; he is the main character of the story. For him it is about love. Gatsby tries everything to reach a married woman name Daisy and he dies dur...

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• Approx Pages: 25
• Grade Level: High School

... focal point of many works of American literature. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby the pursuit of the American dream is shown through the lives of the protagonists. The story is set during the 1920's, a period when the old values that gave substance to the American dream they became corrupted by the vulgar pursuit of wealth. The protagonist Jay Gatsby ... arrange meetings between him and Daisy; who eventually rekindle their romance. Gatsby still believes in his ideas concerning Daisy, "There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbles short of his dreams...

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• Grade Level: High School