Abstract
This paper deals with the views that Jay Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby" and Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" have about their respective families of origin. The paper discusses how Gatsby, whose legal name was James Gatz, was ashamed of his past and wanted to escape from it, but could still be generous to his father. The paper then discusses how Loman idealized his past, and failed to realize that he was living out a great deal of the reality of his past and that the parts he sought to retrieve were unrealistic idealizations.

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"In "The Great Gatsby", F. Scott Fitzgerald created Jay Gatsby, a man with a mysterious past that is bared over the course of the novel. In "Death of a Salesman", Arthur Miller created Willy Loman, a man haunted by a past that he does not understand. Jay Gatsby felt ashamed of his past, but could also feel sorry for his father. Willy Loman longed for the past, not realizing that he already had much of it, though he did not see what he had. Only late in the novel, and then only to his confidant Nick Carroway does Gatsby push aside the tales told as his parties (Fitzgerald, 37-39), and..."

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This paper gives an in-depth analysis of the tone and characterization used in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." According to the paper, the novel shows that one of Fitzgerald's foremost values was his romantic sense of American history as a history of great dreams and aspirations. The protagonist of "The Great Gatsby", Jay Gatsby, has great dreams and an extraordinary ability to make his dreams come true, but as Nick Carraway discovers, the persona Gatsby creates as he pursues wealth, social status, and the love of Daisy Buchanan is an illusion.

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"F. Scott Fitzgerald interpreted contemporary American society and culture, and wrote about them in his novels in accordance with a developing set of essential values. The tone and characterization in The Great Gatsby reveal that one of his foremost values was his romantic sense of American history as a history of great dreams and aspirations. The protagonist of The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, has great dreams and an extraordinary ability to..."

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This paper is a discussion of the aspect of "The Great Gatsby" dealing with the various mysteries surrounding Jay Gatsby with a consideration of how Gatsby's fabulous life parallels the American dream through its exceptionalism and its craving for some lost ideal. The single work cited for this essay is the novel.

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"When he went west in the autumn after his encounters with Jay Gatsby, narrator Hick Carraway rejected everything he had found in the East, with the sole exception of Gatsby. Yet throughout the novel, even as shades and facets of this glittering figure are illuminated one upon another, Gatsby remains a profound mystery. It falls to Nick to discern this stranger, both realistically in his discovery of James Gatz, and metaphorically, in his description: The truth was that Jay Gatsby, of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his own platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God -- a phrase which,..."

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Abstract
This paper analyzes a quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and discusses two more in relation to how Gatsby was seen as and performed himself as a mystery to those surrounding him. The paper addresses themes in relation to Gatsby and relates them to the national character of the United States during the 1920s as well.

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"The man that is Jay Gatsby is a fascinating mystery to the narrator of "The Great Gatsby", Nick Carraway, and the other socialites and party-goers of Gatsby's weekly bashes. Gatsby seems to have come from nowhere and recounts tales of his past and his careers, war service, and travels that..."

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The paper analyzes the characters of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel "The Great Gatsby." The paper discusses how more than any other character in the novel, Jay Gatsby embodies the confusions of the American Dream and its false promises. The paper portrays how Gatsby falls for the lie promised by the American Dream that anyone who works hard and makes money can buy class and respect. The paper also analyzes the characters Daisy Buchanan and the narrator Nick Carraway.

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"Because Daisy does not love Gatsby, at least not enough, Gatsby ends the novel feeling miserable and unfulfilled, as if his hard work meant nothing. In some ways it is unclear if Gatsby originally desired Daisy because she represented social success and financial fulfillment, or if Gatsby aspired to financial success and social status to win Daisy. Of course, he would say that he did everything for Daisy. But whether Gatsby is being honest with himself is ambiguous."

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Abstract
This paper discusses the basis of national identity and the self-made man in "Fifth Business" by Robertson Davies and "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, explaining that it is apparent in the characters created by the authors. The paper goes on to explain that, in the case of both Jay Gatsby and Boy Staunton, the elements of the self made are revealed through materialism and a quest for greater power. Gatsby obsessed about Daisy as his wife and foolishly thought by gaining wealth he might have her. Boy Staunton also thought along these lines, as he cared little for morality in the success he sought through selling sugar after the war.

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"By understanding how Jay Gatsby and Boy Staunton are self-made men, they invariably have great similarities in how they are ambitious and seek greater wealth in their drive towards upper class status. In many ways, Gatsby and Staunton offer nationalistic views of extreme capitalism, as they seek to attain the "American Dream.""

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This essay takes a look at two characters from two classic American novels, Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence" and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." This paper has basically four parts: Introduction, analysis of Newland Archer, analysis of Gatsby, conclusion. The two middle sections include passages from the texts to enunciate points made in the paper. The conclusion focuses more on these characters comparisons rather than their contrasting traits.

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"Newland Archer and Gatsby are similar because they are both American males from New York. There are different types of New Yorkers, which is constrained by the time period in which they respectively live. This chronological boundary does effect what type of men they are, in the way that they relate to women, but doesn't alter the American essence that these two men possess. Gatsby and Newland Archer are comparable Americans, but contrasting New Yorkers."

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This paper looks at F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and focuses on how Gatsby's love for Daisy symbolizes the American Dream as hollow.

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"F Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel "The Great Gatsby" is often considered one of the quintessential tales of lost love and social climbing. Indeed Jay Gatsby's quest to win the heart of his beloved Daisy Buchanan once again is fueled by the social advancements ..."

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This essay discusses "The Great Gatsby" in the context of the economic realities of the 1920s. The novel reflected the pursuit of greed and ambition in America in the 1920s. While the period represented wealth and prosperity for many Americans, for others it entailed only poverty and misery. The pursuit of wealth itself led to self-destruction. The characters in "The Great Gatsby" very much reflect the values and energies of the 1920s, as well as the emptiness that superficiality and materialism spawn.

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This is a report on the book "The Great Gatsby". In The Great Gatsby it is evident that the book takes place in the 1920s based on some of the character's dress and attitude. The characters are conservative by today's standards, yet they are willing to push the envelope and test boundaries, common in the 1920s. Divorce became more acceptable in the 1920s.

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