... drive at all. This also shows that she is careless because she does not care how she affects her society. That is just one of the ways that Jordan Baker simulates carelessness. Miss Baker shows carelessness when she goes to all of Gatsby's parties. The majority of the people that go to Gatsby's parties are not ... is. This shows that if Nick does not know Gatsby and he is his neighbor then how all of the people who go to the parties know him. Jordan Baker also demonstrates this theme by being included in the scandal of Gatsby and Daisy. This is careless because Gatsby and Daisy need to ...

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... The "foul dust" mentioned throughout the novel serves to corrupt everything it encounters. It is this foul dust that represents the lives of Daisy, Tom, and Jordan. After all, they are all immoral characters. A word such as dust successfully gives off a negative ambiance, but for Nick to go the step further ... with them. Like most people, Nick the character chose to neglect the faults of his good-old friend Tom, his cousin Daisy, and his lover Jordan. To him, it was more important to fit in with these rich, sophisticated people than to risk his friendship with them by pointing out their ...

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... from his true quest. He begins to substitute his ideal of her for his ideal morality. This distraction shows when Nick proceeds to describe Jordan as a grail-like figure; "Daisy and Jordan sat by the couch, like silver idols." (p.122). In a similar way to Arthur's being led astray by Guinivere from his quest for ... the Grail, Nick begins to waver on his quest. But Nick is only momentarily distracted from his journey, because he realizes dating Jordan is not part of succeeding at his overall goal. Nick is quick to return to his original quest, as did Arthur. Moreso, Nick shows his ... a...

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... from his true quest. He begins to substitute his ideal of her for his ideal morality. This distraction shows when Nick proceeds to describe Jordan as a grail-like figure; "Daisy and Jordan sat by the couch, like silver idols." (p.122). In a similar way to Arthur's being led astray by Guinivere from his quest for ... the Grail, Nick begins to waver on his quest. But Nick is only momentarily distracted from his journey, because he realizes dating Jordan is not part of succeeding at his overall goal. Nick is quick to return to his original quest, as did Arthur. Moreso, Nick shows his ... a...

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... mad and was extremely drunk. He then hit Myrtle and Nick left. Nick was then informed about Jay Gatsby, his neighbor, party and surprisingly he received an invitation. Nick sees Jordan and is happy that there's a familiar face that he likes. Nick hears all of these rumors about Gatsby and who he is. Gatsby later clarifies that on the way to ... nick how he got his wealth and makes it impossible not to believe with his sincere looks. Nick meets Gatsby's friend Meyer Wolfsheim. After that Jordan and nick go out and go to dinner together. They talk and have a small conversation. After a wh...

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... . Nick shows us his romantic side as well. He has come into a relationship with a rebellious young girl by the name of Jordan. Nick is thirty years old and in his old age he wants to settle down with someone. Jordan is a good friend of Daisy's and has some of the same qualities as her as we find out in the end. " Her ... warm face fell lazily against my coat's shoulder- (Fitzgerald 143). Nick is talking of his love Jordan. Even though there is a hint of love in the relationship between the two, it is not enough for Jordan. She wants the better things in life just like her friend Daisy. M...

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... individuals represented in The Great Gatsby. The economic, political, and social realities of the 1920's are represented in the disposition of three characters in The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby himself, Jordan Baker, and the narrator, Nick Carraway. America in the 1920's experienced a cultural and lifestyle revolution. Hudson Gevaert, author of the online Beginners Guide to The Great Gatsby, says that as ... of the "flappers," whom Gladysz describes as young women who dressed up in jewelry and feather boas, much like the characters featured in the play "Chicago." In The Great Gatsby, Jord...

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... with her (19). He finally ends the relationship over how her lip gets sweaty when playing tennis, which only adds to his list of dislikes as a character. Jordan comes along and he finds himself very attracted to her but in the end he thinks she is too close to Daisy and Tom so he breaks that off too ... ;a decade of loneliness, a thinning list of single men to know, a thinning briefcase of enthusiasm, thinning hair" (Fitzgerald 135) Nick learns about the Gatsby/Daisy story from Jordan who asks him to arrange a meeting and he agrees to it. This is where the events leading up to Gatsby's de...

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... they hold for a member of the opposite sex. Jake is in love with Brett and Nick is in love with Jordan Baker. Both these men become increasingly involved with the girl as the novel continues. However, Nick becomes romantically involved with Jordan, while Brett won't do anything more than kiss Jake. Brett's kiss is meaningless because she does not love Jake. Love ... is an important part of Nick and Jake's life. It is also an underlying them of both books. In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby's love for Daisy parallels Nick's love for Jordan. However, Nick's love is far less intense than Gatsby's...

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... notion of the American Dream is. One of the motifs used was dishonesty, more specifically, dishonesty of the rich. In Chapter 3, Jordan mentions that she cheated in a golf tournament to win and Nick thinks about what kind of person she is: "Jordan Baker avoided instinctively clever, shrewd men, and I now saw this because she felt safer on a plane where any divergence from ... a code would be thought impossible. She was incurably dishonest. She wasn't able to endure being at a disadvantage " (pg. 57-58). This quote shows that Jordan lies about important things to be able to stay bathing ...

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... himself from mistaking the glittering appearance for the true state of things. The light-dark symbolism is employed with great care. It is not accidental, for example, that Daisy and Jordan, when they are introduced to the reader in the first scene of the novel, are dressed in white. In this scene, in which almost all of the color symbols are ... after a short flight around the house." White traditionally symbolizes purity, and there is no doubt that Fitzgerald wants to underscore the ironic disparity between the ostensible purity of Daisy and Jordan and their actual corruption. But Fit...

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... man who lives in West Egg who is having an affair with a woman named Myrtle, the wife of George Wilson, a Gas Station owner. On this night Nick is introduced to Jordan Baker, a friend of Daisy's and an acquaintance of Gatsby Nick's neighbor in West Egg, who lives in a gigantic mansion and throws extravagant parties every Saturday night. Nick is invited to ... one of these parties and he and Jay soon become good friends. Both have things in common, one being they both know Daisy Buchanan. It is discovered through Daisy's friend Jordan that Jay and Daisy were once lovers, and that Jay has...

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... Nick's house is the enormous home of Mr. Gatsby. One evening, Nick has dinner with his distant cousin Daisy Buchanan. There he meets her husband Tom and their lady friend Jordan Baker. During the visit, Nick learns that Tom has a mistress named Myrtle Wilson, who owns a gas station with her husband. Later that week, Nick is invited to one of Gatsby ... 's famous parties where he than encounters Jordan Baker once again. They sit at a table together and find their tablemate to be Mr. Gatsby himself. Nick later learns that Gatsby and his cousin Daisy were once in love ... or someone she kn...

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... uninvolved in the sense that he is not willing to act upon what he feels are the faults of the other individuals around him. Some example is when he realizes Jordan baker is a liar and that this a defect held in her personality. "She was incurably dishonest." (63) Another time is when he truly discovers s the irresponsibility of Tom and Daisy. At ... all these conclusions about the characters he is still willing to tolerate the defects of these individuals. The turning point of his development occurs when he sees the reactions of Jordan and the Buchanans to Myrtle Wilson's death. At thi...

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... 's narrator. When describing Tom Buchanan's character he is always shown trying to control someone, whether it be Gatsby or Daisy. In contrast the women in the novel, Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker, are portrayed as angelic. Yet both the men and the women in the novel seem to be very elitist. Tom asserts his power by controlling people. He shows he ... substance to make it easier for the reader to understand how Nick was seeing her. Not to mention qualities that are often associated with angels, glowing and pleasant. "Daisy and Jordan lay upon an enormous couch, like silver idols, weigh...

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... they are more than friends. One day Nick drives to East Egg the more prestigious, upscale part of Town, where Tom and Daisy live. Also joining them was Gatsby and Jordan Baker, who is a friend of Daisy as well as Nick's lover. Daisy complains of her boredom and asks Gatsby if he wants to go into the city. Tom then steps ... in and agrees with Daisy that it would be a good idea. Nick rides with Jordan and Tom in Gatsby's car, and Daisy and Gatsby rides together in Tom's car. On the way there they stop for gas at Wilson's garage for some gas. They learn ... ...

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... on the situation, instead he chooses to remove himself by leaving. In this passage, he's acting as an outsider rather than insider. Nick is also a narrator-observer when he lets Jordan in her words tell us what happened on the day of Daisy's wedding. "We gave her spirits of ammonia and put ice on her forehead and hooked her back into ... opinion, an observer. He's comstantly transforming between the inside and the outside of the story, what lets him to move the plot along better. He also lets other characters like Jordan and Gatsby, to express themselves. Nick both relates and participa...

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... his shop. He is only presently as a mean, arrogant man, so he is a flat character, and since he does not adjust his terrible ways he is as well a static character. Jordan Baker is Daisy's friend and Nick's girlfriend, though their relationship is not completely clear in the story. She is a golfer who is dishonest; Nick discovers that she cheated to win ... her first gold tournament. Since she is not the main focus of the story, she is flat for her only characteristic presently in the story is dishonestly. Jordan is also static for she does not change or develop from her only characteris...

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... with a "singing voice-. In the movie she is ditzy, not quite all there. She is reckless with her life. Visually she is bright eyed, blonde, smaller stature, and very venerable. Jordan in the book is slender, erect posture, small breasted with grey eyes. I believe she was portrayed the same in the movie. Myrtle is older, slightly overweight, flamboyant, and frivolous. In ... dream had been corrupted by the greedy pursuit of wealth. Gatsby's American Dream is not material possessions, but to possess Daisy. Tom and Daisy seek only their own self gratification. Jordan seeks fame, to be a su...

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... acting in this manner. Evidence of Nick's character is found throughout his narration and also through the things people say to him. "' I hate careless people. That's why I like you.'" (63). Jordan Baker, a dishonest and careless woman herself, says this to Nick. This statement makes it obvious that Nick is a careful and wise person that many people, even ignorant ones, recognize as ... how Gatsby gains his wealth and looks more into the person Jay Gatsby really is. In doing this Nick easily sees that Gatsby is a better person than Daisy, Tom, and Jordan will ever be. Nick is both a rea...

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... . His relationships with women are brief and fragmented. He has an affair or two with some women in the city. His relationship with Jordan Baker runs through much of the book. One never feels that Nick truly loved Jordan, but he liked and admired her a great deal. In the end they become very good friends because Nick is the sort of guy ... ...

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... , because here Gatsby, like an onion, has been peeled back until the final layer. And beneath it, there is nothing. Daisy and Gatsby leave the hotel before Nick, Tom, and Jordan, something Tom allows to prove to Gatsby Daisy's faithfulness in her marriage. During the drive home, Tom stops to investigate a commotion at Wilson's garage. Mr. Wilson is Tom's mistress' husband ... ...

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... , because here Gatsby, like an onion, has been peeled back until the final layer. And beneath it, there is nothing. Daisy and Gatsby leave the hotel before Nick, Tom, and Jordan, something Tom allows to prove to Gatsby Daisy's faithfulness in her marriage. During the drive home, Tom stops to investigate a commotion at Wilson's garage. Mr. Wilson is Tom's mistress' husband ... ...

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... Gatsby has a dream to pursue Daisy totally disregarding his previous dream. Gatsby's character reflects the mood at which Nick was in at the time. While Nick was in pursuit of Jordan, Gatsby was in pursuit of Daisy. Gatsby "talked a lot about the past, and I gathered that he wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that he had gone into ... ...

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... people could allow them to do whatever they desire. The Buchanan's were careless Americans with a snobby attitude that forgot about the real meaning to life. Tom along with Daisy and Jordan were all creating mess that was left to clean by someone else paid for by their assets. The Great Gatsby can be such a classical pleasurable to read due to the ... ...

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