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Greed in "The Great Gatsby", 2004.
A look at the theme of materialism, as depicted by F. Scott Fitzgerald in "The Great Gatsby".
1,259 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper examines how F. Scott Fitzgerald?s novel, "The Great Gatsby", reveals much about the waste and wealth of America in the ?Roaring Twenties.? It shows how, through Jay Gatsby, Fitzgerald weaves a tale of excess and passion that leads to the destruction of the human soul, since Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, embodies the exorbitance of this era and pays the ultimate price. It examines how the greed and endless desire of Jay Gatsby turned out to be more than he could control, despite his grandest efforts.
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"Jay Gatsby is a complex character because he has admirable qualities and despicable qualities. We admire him because he able to attain the wealth he desired despite the fact that he came from a poor family. We dislike him because he was driven by greed and materialism. Gatsby is wealthy, no doubt, but he flaunts it in ways that are tasteless. We know from Nick that Gatsby went to great lengths to redefine himself. For example, we know that his real name is James Gatz and he was from an unsuccessful farm family in North Dakota. He changed his name when he was seventeen--a change inspired when he laid his eyes on Dan Cody?s yacht."
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"The Great Gatsby", 2002.
Discusses the message contained in "The Great Gatsby" about the pursuit of wealth and materialism and self-destruction.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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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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"The Great Gatsby", 2001.
A look at the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and whether the characters represent a success of the American Dream or not.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper differentiates between the values that were once motivation for success during the earlier times in this nation from the shear greed which motivates the characters in the "The Great Gatsby".
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"The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel about what happened to the American dream in the 1920s. During the Colonial period the American dream was based on the assumption that each person, no matter his or her origin, could succeed in life on the sole basis of his or her own skill and effort. The Great Gatsby, however, reenacts the period when the old values that served as motivation for the pursuit of the American dream were corrupted by the vulgar pursuit of wealth. The characters are Midwesterners who have come east in search of this new dream of money, fame, success, glamour, and excitement. Tom Buchanan is a man that is considered of high social standing. He is motivated by the pursuit of power and pleasure. Tom's motivation, in the end, is fundamentally an empty form of success."
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Greed in ?The Great Gatsby?, 2002.
An analysis of the theme of the love of money in "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
1,619 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper examines F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, ?The Great Gatsby,? and, in particular, looks at how Jay Gatsby is a man driven to destruction by his love for money. It shows how Fitzgerald is able to weave the dream of love with the American Dream with tremendous success and how the novel is filled with warnings of the degenerative effects of money. It discusses how the complexities involved with America's class structure during the 1920s are colorfully depicted.
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"What makes Gatsby?s character detestable is the fact that he idolizes money and becomes extremely materialistic. We can know this because he shows off his expensive shirt collection to Daisy. It is important to note that Gatsby?s materialism is fused with his love for Daisy when Nick says, ?He hadn?t once ceased looking at Daisy and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes? (93). From this statement we can see how his love for money is almost synonymous with his love for Daisy because he cannot separate the two. In addition, it is obvious how Gatsby began to seek approval from Daisy from her responses to his wealth."
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Gatsby and Wealth, 2008.
This paper analyzes the premise of social class status in 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
888 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 31.95
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In this literary study, the writer examines the premise of social class in relation to F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'. The writer notes that by understanding the lower class aspirations of Jay Gatsby for the upper class Daisy Buchanan, Fitzgerald creates a polarization of class that dooms their love affair. Further, the writer points out that by realizing the lengths that Gatsby will go to as a member of the upper classes, he invariably cannot ever attain Daisy through materialistic means. In essence, the writer concludes that the premise of social class in 'The Great Gatsby' dooms the love affair between Daisy and Jay within this capitalistic novel of greed and excess during the roaring 20s.
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"The rise of Jay Gatsby's fortunes relied on illegal bootlegging to acquire his house, and the other materialistic pleasures that he has gained in his activities. The central focus of the novel, however, does not merely focus on his wealth, but focuses on his dream of having Daisy Buchanan. All of the accumulated wealth revolves around this particular woman, as she represents Gatsby's obsession with her as a symbol of the American Dream as a materialist object. One interesting aspect of the novel is that Gatsby feels that he must provide wealth and security to Daisy if he is to be able to 'have' her, as a social class status symbol of newfound wealth. In this manner, he is at once a possession, but Fitzgerald does indeed make sure to reveal that he does truly love her on a deeper level."
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Characterizing Gatsby, 2005.
A literary analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's main protagonist, Jay Gatsby from his novel "The Great Gatsby".
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This paper analyses F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and in particular, looks at Jay Gatsby, the title character and protagonist of the novel. It looks at how he is a fabulously wealthy young man who lives in a great mansion in West Egg and how he is famous for the lavish parties he throws every Saturday night, but no one knows where he came from, what he does, or how he made his fortune. It discusses how although Gatsby is a deeply flawed, dishonest and vulgar man; his optimism and power to transform his dreams into reality make him 'great' nonetheless.
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"F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a consummate summary of the 'roaring twenties' and is an expose of the 'Jazz Age'. Through the narration of Nick Carraway, the reader is taken into the superficially glittering world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore of the American seaboard in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband, Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the dark mystery which surrounds him."
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Comparison of Gatsby and Archer, 1999.
This paper compares and contrasts two characters from "The Great Gatsby" (Gatsby) by F. Scott Fitzgerald?s and "The Age of Innocence" (Newland Archer) by Edith Wharton.
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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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The Greatness of Jay Gatsby, 2007.
An analysis of the source of Jay Gatsby's greatness in "The Great Gatsby," written by Scott Fitzgerald.
1,138 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses the greatness of the character, Jay Gatsby, in the novel, "The Great Gatsby," written by Scott Fitzgerald. The paper looks at Gatsby's relationships with other characters in the novel. It suggests that Gatsby is great, but not in terms of integrity and concern for others. Rather, the source of Gatsby's greatness is his drive or ambition.
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"When Tom's lover, Myrtle Wilson, is killed in a hit and run accident, everything that occurs is ironic. Gatsby is shot and killed by Mr. Wilson because the car is his. In addition, Tom believes that Gatsby was responsible for the death because Daisy continues to let Tom believe that Gatsby was at the wheel. Not one of the many guests who had attended Gatsby's parties bothered to attend his funeral. The only people in attendance are Gatsby's father, Nick, and Gatsby's servants. It is this lack of memory and respect for Gatsby that seems to deny his greatness. At the same time, Nick states that "Gatsby turned out all right at the end" (8). The reader can only be sympathetic to Gatsby if he or she holds capitalist and materialist values."
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Gatsby and Loman's Past and Future, 2008.
This paper compares the past and families of Jay Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".
941 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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The paper discusses how Jay Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby" and Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" are both men dreaming of a future, in large part as a reaction to the disappointments of their lives. The paper shows how Jay Gatsby conceals a past he finds inconvenient, although he understands his past and can address it honestly. The paper contrasts this to Willy Loman who tries to recapture a past, but fails because he cannot understand what that past is.
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"Gatsby has all but buried his past, at least to those who see him. The details of his family and his relationship with it are sparse. At the beginning of chapter 6, the first mention is made of "James Gatz of North Dakota" (Fitzgerald, 64) who became Jay Gatsby when he saw a yacht resting in seductive and treacherous shallows in Lake Superior."
"His family were "shiftless and unsuccessful farm people" (Fitzgerald, 65) whom he accepted as his parents only in a bare, reluctant biological sense. In his own conception of himself, he was an invention to which he stayed faithful to his tragic end, scrupulously dedicated to what F. Scott Fitzgerald refers to as "the service of a vast, vulgar, and meretricious beauty" (Fitzgerald, 65)"
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Gatsby's Dream, 2001.
A discussion of the symbolism of the character of Jay Gatsby in Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby".
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This paper discusses how F. Scott Fitzgerald?s character Jay Gatsby in his novel "The Great Gatsby" symbolizes the American dream of faith and possibility of a better life. This paper gives descriptive examples of this dream and how it is seen throughout the novel.
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"Jay Gatsby, the central character of F. Scott Fitzgerald?s "The Great Gatsby" symbolizes the American dream. The American dream offers faith in the possibility of a better life. Its attendant illusion is the belief that material wealth alone can bring that dream to fruition. Through Gatsby, Fitzgerald brings together both these ideas. Jay Gatsby thinks money is the answer to anything he encounters. He has the best of everything. He has the fanciest car, the largest house, and the finest clothes. Jay has everything except the object he most desires, Daisy. Gatsby believes he can win Daisy over with wealth that he could achieve the ideal she stood for through his material possessions."
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Jay Gatsby, 2002.
Explores denial as a character trait in Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby".
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This paper explores the concept of denial in Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", where the creation of an image prevented Gatsby from realizing that he was ignoring important aspects of reality.
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Jay Gatsby and Willy Loman, 2008.
A comparative analysis of how the characters of Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and Willy Loman from Arthur Miller's "Death of A Salesman" face their pasts.
956 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper examines how 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. It also looks at how in "Death of a Salesman", Arthur Miller created Willy Loman, a man haunted by a past that he does not understand. It discusses how Jay Gatsby knew what his past was, and concealed it. Nevertheless, he could treat his father with generosity, if only from a distance. In comparison, the paper looks at how Willy Loman longs to recapture his past, but it is a past he has idealized almost beyond recognition. He does not realize that in the venality of his failing life, he already has it.
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"Fitzgerald gives only a glimpse of young Jimmy Gatz, through his father. Henry Gatz comes to New York for the funeral, "a solemn old man, very helpless and dismayed" (Fitzgerald, 111), after reading of Gatsby's death in the Chicago papers, and Fitzgerald does not explain how Mr. Gatz connected Jay Gatsby and his son. The old man confronts Gatsby's edifice with grief "mixed with awed pride" (Fitzgerald, 112), blind to the fact that "foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams" (Fitzgerald, 2). His worn-out photograph of Gatsby's house is "more real to him now than the house itself" (Fitzgerald, 115). "
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Character Exploration in "The Great Gatsby", 2006.
An analysis of the characters of Daisy, Tom and Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby".
1,032 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper explores how the character descriptions found in "The Great Gatsby" create melodrama and set the pace of the story. It looks at how Fitzgerald does this by paying attention to how the characters act, react and behave within their environments. It also discusses how by looking at how Daisy treats both her husband and lover, we can gain a greater understanding of the conflict that leads to Gatsby's demise.
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Introduction
Daisy
Tom
Conclusion
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"For the character of Daisy, Fitzgerald establishes her beauty on a pedestal or that of the symbol of the attainable, perfect woman. Everything about her body exudes grace and fine breeding. Even though much attention is paid to her body as symbolizing wealth and affluence, it is her voice that the author focuses on, as a way of establishing her as a sensual woman or a woman every man wants by his side. Her voice represents the divide between the classes as its richness and tone captivates the narrator. It remains rich and sensual. Gatsby says, "her voice is full of money" (Fitzgerald 120)."
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Class Backgrounds in "The Great Gatsby", 2008.
An analysis of the effect of the discrepancy in class backgrounds between Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan in Scott F. Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby."
1,010 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the love story in Scott F. Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby," and examines the reasons for the failure of the love affair between the characters Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. The paper describes the plot of the story, the characters and their class backgrounds and argues that the relationship was doomed by the discrepancy in the characters' social status.
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"As we have seen, the love affair between Gatsby and Daisy was doomed by their class differences. Gatsby was lucky to even manage to meet Daisy, and only achieved this because his uniform disguised his class. Moreover, even though Gatsby spent five years acquiring the wealth and possessions which he thought would lure Daisy back to him, this was not to be. To lure Daisy back and keep her, Gatsby would have needed more than money - he would have needed social class. There are some things money cannot buy, and class is one of them. Thus, despite Gatsby's best efforts, their love affair remained doomed by their class differences."
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Society in "The Great Gatsby", 2004.
An analysis of how the perspective of Nick's attitude towards high society changes throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby."
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This paper examines how "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald has the reader see the world in which Jay Gatsby lives through the eyes of an objective narrator, Nick. It looks at how, throughout the course of the novel, Nick's experiences with the higher social class and their reactions towards his friend, Gatsby, lead him from feelings of awe and admiration to those of disgust and repulsion. At the book's tragic end, Nick realizes it is not Gatsby who was the pitiful one, but those who pitied him.
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"In the heart of the novel, Nick is no longer completely blinded by the wealth all around him and he begins to realize several things. One of the many events that affect Nick is the affair that Tom is so blatantly having with Myrtle, as Tom himself readily admits to him, ?I want you to meet my girl.? (24). Even knowing that Nick is Daisy?s cousin does not dissuade him. Nick also begins to speculate about Gatsby, as some of Gatsby?s shady associates begin to confirm Nick?s suspicions about Gatsby?s less-than-desirable business practices. Nick also discovers that Gatsby is in love with Daisy. Nick begins to pity Gatsby but he also feels a little used, realizing that all of Gatsby?s efforts to get to know him were indirectly related to obtaining Daisy."
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