... Daisy cares about her appearance and wealth more than anything. She married Tom Buchanan for his wealth and his rank within the social class. Before she married Tom, she was in love with Gatsby. She promised Gatsby when he got back from war they would get married, but she did otherwise ... , which makes her rather blunt. Myrtle Wilson is portrayed to be foolish and adulterous. Myrtle is married to George Wilson which owns a car garage in The Valley of Ashes. "I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe. (Fitzgerald 34) She married George because ... she ...

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... Eveline want to escape. b) Eveline's father is a shadowy but menacing bully who has ruined her mother's life and is set to ruin hers. Eveline's father is the repressive authority in her life. She is helpless to break away from him. c) The weight of poverty and family responsibilities bear down on this young woman heavily; her financial situation is very bad. She is trapped ... I think that I wouldn't have been as strong as Eveline. I probably would have left Ireland. page 53 tasks: 2) a) In the letter from Zelda to F Scott Fitzgerald she somehow sees herself as the subservient wife. Zel...

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... the three most important authors to write in between the two great wars (Magill 1032). After writing the Great Gatsby he became known as the " chronicler of the Jazz Age" (Eble 95). Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24 1896. On his father, Edward's, side of the family his second cousin was Francis Scott Key, the lawyer who wrote, "The ... birth. His mom also loved showing off her good-looking son, so he became interested in girls at a young age. He even wrote in his journals as a child which girls at school he liked the most. When he was thirteen he attended St. Pa...

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... call for resiliency and tenacity and hard work and he was ready to make those sacrifices. However, he had no idea what the ramifications of his dream will entail to its end. As we read in chapter III Gatsby attains the wealth that he so desired. "At least ounce a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough ... colored lights to make a Christmas tree out of Gatsby's enormous garden."(44) Living in New York, Gatsby threw all kinds of lurid parties in bid to become famous and capture the heart of Daisy who also lives in New York and is still marri...

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