The Great Gatsby was a very interesting book. Though it was set in an earlier timeline, I still enjoyed it a lot. The author carefully chose his characters, from what I know because every single main character that was mentioned in that book, had an induce to the book. The author made each character in there somewhat similar and different. Even though, this book contained a lot of different themes, I pick one ... in particular, "Love vs. Money" because in the book, every couple, had some kind of problem and with love and money, like Tom and Daisy, Gatsby and Daisy, and Tom and Myrtle. Startin...

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... 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 and Daisy and the way in which Tom commits adultery with a mistress named Myrtle Wilson who is also committing the act of adultery upon her husband. There is also the example of the love that Daisy and Jay Gatsby ... share, or rather Gatsby ... rich man in hopes of pursuing that taste and living a wealthier life as his mistress. Gatsby is also in pursuit of the American dream in the novel. Gatsby does many things to achieve his goals such as becoming ...

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... things rather than built on spiritual feelings. Fitzgerald displays that relationships based on materialism will fail. The relationship between Tom and Myrtle is very similar to the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy; these similarities will help us understand the theme of adulterous love in the novel. Tom and Myrtle's relationship is based on mutual benefits. Basically, Tom uses Myrtle for ... over and over, was 'You can't live forever; you can't live forever" (42). Myrtle's relationship with Tom is based on wealth and materialism. The relationship between Tom and Myrtle is similar...

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... is one of the themes in the novel "The Great Gatsby" by Scott Fitzgerald. The "American Dream" has many connotations during the novels. These include: € Success against all odds € Desire for spiritual and material improvement € Rich vs. Poor € Perseverance € Hope € Love Not all of the above dreams were achieved during the novel. In fact, some of them actually deteriorated. "The Great Gatsby" shows the change of the American Dream ... from hope, love and perseverance to the want for money and materialistic wealth. Firstly, Gatsby himself is true to the American Dream, unlike t...

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Dear friends and family, We are gathered here today to grieve the death of the Great Jay Gatsby. A leader of course, who rose to fame and fortune as a result of hard work, Gatsby was a determined man. Not only that, but also very friendly. We know we won't forget those wonderful parties he gave with the fancy orchestra, wonderfully delicious buffets, and finger foods where we would ... be acquainted with one another and meet others or reunite for that matter. Not many knew his true foundations or even bothered to ask, but as probably one of Gatsby's closest friends, I knew. He didn't come fro...

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... Then along with that you have to look at his new life, the one he created for himself, his dream world where money can buy him everything and anything he wants. In Gatsby true life he could never be content with what he had. Gatsby always wanted more even when he became very rich and had everything he ... was not content. He needed Daisy. Gatsby did love Daisy but the whole reason why he wants her so much now than ... before is because everything he has done up to the day he met Nick was to get Daisy. His parties were to attract Daisy, his wealth ... that she never loved him. Then again...

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... born James Gatz in North Dakota. At 17, he had his family name changed from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby. I think he changed his name because of the war, he felt that when he got back from the war that he wanted to be known as a different man, start a new life. Jay was a good goal setter and always dreamt of doing something new ... . A leader of course, who rose to fame and fortune as a result of hard work, Gatsby was a determined man, but also very friendly. We know we won't forget those wonderful parties he gave with the fancy orchestra, wonderfully delicious buffets, and finger foods wher...

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... across the bay form the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. Gatsby throws extravagant parties in hopes that Daisy will show up at one. Gatsby is obsessed with Daisy because he remembers the Daisy of the past. Gatsby lives for the future and the way things might turn out, never really living in the present. Gatsby ends up living in the future permanently. Gatsby was never happy or satisfied. Gatsby ... always tried to reach for Daisy, but never seemed to reach her because Gatsby lived in a dream life ... not reality. For Gatsby, the green light symbolized a great ... ...

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... without achieving his goal in life, to have his true love, Daisy all to himself. Should somebody really die like this? The endings in the novel, "The Great Gatsby", can be changed dramatically. In the novel, "The Great Gatsby", I think Gatsby should have killed Tom, thinking that he would have Daisy all to himself. After Tom was killed, Daisy would disappear for three months and then return to ... shots himself because he has nothing else to live for. An ending in this book that would make Gatsby happy would be that, Tom and Jordan are flirting and dancing and having fun all night at on...

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... hope and I couldn't bare to shake him free.". (141) He was left again by his true love, Daisy's real intentions showing through in her choice in staying with the protectiveness of Tom. In the end Gatsby accepted that Daisy would never leave Tom for a bootlegger and a farmer's son. She had a reputation and a lifestyle to maintain. "As I went over to say good-bye I saw ... that the expression of bewilderment had come back to Gatsby's face, as though a faint doubt had occurred to him of his present happiness. Almost five years! There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tu...

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... his admiration. Although her two men want her and fight over her, Daisy is a shallow character that the novel revolves around more than Gatsby. Tom and Gatsby both want Daisy and fight over her. Daisy was in love with Gatsby before, but when Gatsby was sent to fight in the war, she waited for him to return for a short while. Soon bored and impatient, she began ... 't buy Daisy it crushes him, she is a piece of property that must be bought, and who can ever win her is the better man in their mind. Daisy is an exceedingly shallow person and is not worthy of Gatsby's admiration, and only re...

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... for Judy Jones, and how he will never be able to have her. I feel that Dexter led a better life, for he was able to be with the one he loved longer the Gatsby. While Gatsby always held the knowledge that Daisy was not his, Dexter almost married Judy. Dexter was able to experience love from more then one woman for a point in time, before it ... fell to shambles. Gatsby hung on to the same woman for most of his life, and consequently, wasted it. Before he was able to rethink, and change his life to focus on more important things, he was ... murdered. Dexter, though still loving Judy, ack...

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... may end up even further away from your dream that where you started from. This could lead you into a huge mess and totally destroy the way you wanted your life and dream to go. For example, Gatsby had a dream. Gatsby was in love with Daisy and wanted to have another relationship with her. However, Daisy was married to a man named Tom. Tom and ... elaborous. These parties involved heavy partying and drinking. Jay managed to afford these expensive parties by his wealthiness. This was not the problem though. The problem was how he was wealthy. He acquired all this money though illegal acti...

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... , especially to Daisy Buchanan, the one he truly loves, to others throughout the novel. Gatsby's greatness emits from the tremendousness of the parties he holds, the immensity of his dreams, in the grandeur and size of his language, but mainly, the deep love he has for Daisy. The immense size of the parties that Gatsby regularly throws and all the fanatical activities that occur during ... these parties help lead to the greatness of Gatsby. Gatsby regularly held parties ... that Daisy is unattainable, most of the following problems would diminish. The great cost to Gatsby for the partie...

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... way of being with Daisy until he can physically be with her. Obtaining Daisy would satisfy Gatsby's whole dream. The narrator of The Great Gatsby Nick, who is also Gatsby's neighbor, notices in chapter one how smitten Gatsby is with the green light. "He stretched out his arms toward the dark in a curious wayInvoluntarily I glanced seaward-and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away ... too involved in his future with Daisy to worry about being with her in the present. The farther Gatsby reached for the light (Daisy), the farther the green light seemed to g...

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... circulating about her-how her mother had found packing her bag one night to go to New York and say goodbye to a soldier who was going overseas," once again, the soldier being Gatsby. After Gatsby leaves, time passes and things change. Daisy becomes engaged to a rich man named Tom Buchanan. Jordan Baker, still recalling these events was a bridesmaid, "I came into her room half ... you"ll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over," the modesty of the request shocks Nick. Nick complies with Gatsby's request and Daisy comes over for tea. Gatsby comes over shortly ...

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... meanings and interpretations, causes people to behave in strange ways. When someone feels the warmth and intense affection for another they will let nothing hinder them from all of the splendors that love possesses. As Jay Gatsby displays throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby, he will do anything and everything to rekindle the love he had with Daisy including changing his social status to please her. "Then ... wear the gold hat, if that will move her; If you can bounce high, bounce ... of love, knows that anything he can do to benefit his love then he will do it. They make a bond betw...

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... found wealth) that is will move her and she will be convinced that he is the only man she wants. Gatsby the real person, James Gatz, isn't as extravagant as his counterpart Jay Gatsby, who eludes only a shadow of himself to society. Gatsby throws parties he never attends, why have a party if not for your own enjoyment ... she cries, but she proceeds to partake in an affair with Gatsby. The false front or mask that Gatsby wears is not enough to fully attain Daisy's love and affection. Before Daisy, Gatsby was a simple guy, and now even though his house is extravagant Gatsby is the same, h...

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... , like being fairly poor growing up or seeing Don Cody's extravagant wealth may have played their parts in Gatsby's desire for fortune. But for the most part Gatsby feels he has to exert himself to be everything that is above and beyond to win Daisy. All the extravagant parties he throws, his Rols Royce which Nick calls an "omnibus" for bringing people to his ... goes so far to say to Nick, "Can't repeat the past of course you can!" The black and white childishness of this statement reveals just how simple Gatsby's ideals are. Before the war, he and Daisy we"re passionately in love, thou...

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Referring to the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one critic has written that "The theme of Gatsby is the withering or dying of the American Dream."" Since Gatsby represents the pursuit of the "American Dream-, Fitzgerald is clearly stating that a person cannot get too far in life unless one plays the game fairly. Just like in the old saying "cheaters never prosper,"" the "American Dream- went sour in three ... specific ways. They are that Gatsby gets his money the wrong way ... honest with one's self, not pursue a hopeless cause, and hang around the right kind of people. The ...

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... Daisy, all could be revived. Therefore, he set out to reclaim his love, Daisy, and continue his life, as it had been in the past, unconcerned by all of the changes that had transpired. When Gatsby returned from his service in the armed forces, he embarked on a journey to reclaim his lost sweetheart, Daisy. He found her living in East Egg, married to a man ... she was going to join Gatsby in his world of the past. She chose Gatsby to ride in the car with, she made frequent visits to Gatsby, and at the one party at Gatsby, which she attended, Nick noted to the reader that the only part of...

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... Money in The Great Gatsby In "The Great Gatsby" money is one of the most important things in the world. In the beginning there was Daisy Buchanan who got to know a military man by the name of Jay Gatsby. These two spent a lot of time together and grew to love each other despite the fact that Gatsby was poor. However, there came a time when Gatsby had to go to war and left ... he and Daisy to be invited to Nick's house one afternoon. After meeting her there they talked for a short while and it ended up with the three of them going to Gatsby's house. While they were there Gatsby showed Da...

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... know."(118) Tom Buchanan is a very self centered and egotistical man who is focused solely on money. Jay Gatsby, the protagonist of the novel, rose from an impoverished child to a fabulously wealthy man. From early youth, Gatsby despises poverty and longs for wealth and sophistication. Although Gatsby loves his wealth, his main motivation in acquiring his fortune is his love for Daisy. He meets Daisy ... but educated at Oxford because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years."(69) Daisy promises to wait for him when he leaves for the war, but marries Tom in 1919. About t...

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... friend Stradlater, as Stradlater dates Holden. In all of these works of literature the theme of betrayal is common. In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is betrayed by his obsession and crush, Daisy. Daisy slowly, is convinced by her husband Tom, that Gatsby is crazy. At first the two had an affectionate relationship; however Gatsby became overly obsessed with her and made their relationship dissipate. This is an ... example in The Great Gatsby of Betrayal. "I want to wait here till Daisy goes to bed. Good night, old sport" (153). In this ... novel Daisy betrays Gatsby by no longer showing affe...

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... of growing wealthy and thereby winning Daisy's love. He was killed because of his idealism, his wealth and his dreams. Perhaps the chief element in Gatsby's inevitable destruction is the fact that his misplaced faith in material success (as a kind of spiritual rite and proof of identity), is so intense that he ultimately believes that he can indeed re-create ... failure. He cannot "regain" Daisy simply because he pursues her not really as a woman, but as an ideal. As an ideal, Daisy Buchanan--and all she represents--must vanish at the first eruption of crisis. Gatsby is very rich and h...

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