... through the characters he created in The Great Gatsby, specifically Jay Gatsby and his relationship with the woman he devotes his life to pursuing; Daisy Buchanan. Both Fitzgerald, the man, and Gatsby, the character, share in their ambition to achieve the American Dream through the relentless pursuit of a "perfect" woman whose unworthiness leads to the disintegration of that dream. Jay Gatsby, the central character created by Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby grew up admiring the rich ... , where they each met their "golden girl" (Davis). Although both Gatsby and Fitzgerald achieved financi...

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... , they probably discuss Nick and Daisy being relatives and Daisy's state. Thereafter their conversation the party comes to a close and Gatsby invites Nick in for a Hydroplane flight...all these actions are probably done with Gatsby's alterior 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 involved in a scandal where in the semi-finals of a Golf Tournament, she was ... . As well he graduated from Oxford. He also traveled th...

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... Sarcasm" is defined as the use of irony to mock or convey contempt (dictionary.com). The Great Gatsby demonstrates sarcasm through the character Gatsby, the wealthy protagonist who he possessed a "Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God." As a son of God-Gods boy-he must be about His Father's business (Fitzgerald 98 )". David Trask notes, "What was that ... business? It was 'the service of a vast, vulgar, ... of himself" (Trask 3). Fitzgerald used all he could take advantage of showing irony. The Great Gatsby uses satire its through characters. Sarcasm, irony, and humor ...

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