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One of the most debated topics in The Great Gatsby is “What is the most essential symbol in the novel?” The most essential symbol in The Great Gatsby is the Valley of Ashes. Three examples of this are the Valley of Ashes represents the social decay of life during the Roaring Twenties, The Valley of Ashes represents the poor, and the Valley of Ashes represents drastic contrast from the rich and glamorous lifestyle in the Eggs. One example of the Valley of Ashes being the most essential symbol in
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Many people cannot live up to the description of “honest”. The description is driven through F. Scott Fitzgerald riveting story. The theme of Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, tells how honest people really are and how true colors do show over time. This theme is demonstrated through decisions the characters decide to take in the book. Tom is a man who isn’t so honest at all. Tom always lies to Daisy, his own wife. Fitzgerald’s writes,“He nodded sagely. ‘And what's more, I love Daisy too
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made delicious on the the whim such as getitng involved in the stock market. Stocke market could led it major wins and major lossses. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a tragic tale full of obsessions, longing for social mobility, and the American Dream. Jay Gatsby has many unhealthy obsessions throughout the novel. But the most infamous obsession is his love for Daisy. Gatsby believes in a sick way that he is hers and she is his. It was love at first sight for him. Gatsby believes that they are practically
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Their Eyes Were Watching God What qualities make a good man? Some qualities a good man should have are loyalty, consideration, compassion, and selflessness. In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, written by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie Crawford is the protagonist. She is a young, beautiful African American woman. Throughout the story Janie married three different types of men. Although Logan Killicks is a landowner, and Joe Starks is a successful business man neither of them are right for
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in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those they dislike.” (Hamilton). With the help of James Madison and John Jay, Hamilton planned to write a series of essays defending the new United States Constitution entitled the Federalists Papers. The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, but after six months, they wrote eighty-five essays. John Jay wrote five. James Madison wrote twenty-nine, and Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one (“Alexander Hamilton” 1998). “A well adjusted
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In her essay, “The Plastic Flamingo: A Natural History,” Jennifer Price asserts that the United States culture is driven by the materialistic wants of society and the aspirations of the bourgeois family to surpass others, she uses Americans and their obsession over the pink flamingo to support her argument. Price uses diction, irony, and symbolism to additionally express her views of the culture of the United States. The generation that had been raised in the depression began to focus their attention
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I am doing my research paper on Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby, and the archetype I have chosen is American Dreamer. An American Dreamer is someone who sees the American Dream as an obtainable goal and vigorously pursues it. Jay Gatsby qualifies for the archetype American Dreamer because in his journey to wealth and prosperity he is reunited with a lost love from five years previous, her name is Daisy Buchanan. I am doing my research paper on Jay Gatsby because I have wanted to read this book for
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A popular saying in today’s society is “Money can’t buy happiness.” Yes, that statement is extremely true but maybe people should be saying “Money can’t buy love.” In the novel, The Great Gatsby, love is bought in many ways. One clear example is, the relationship between Tom and Daisy. Tom and Daisy’s marriage was organized by Daisy’s parents strictly because Tom had money. “It was hard to realize that a man in my own generation was wealthy enough to do that.” (6). Of course, Daisy may have felt
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How does Gatsby create such wealth to capture Daisy’s attention? Froehlich suggests that Gatsby’s mentors Dan Cody and Meyer Wolfsheim had a lot to do with it. He first met Dan Cody on Little Girl Bay, where he transforms from a boy of seventeen to a man as a commodity to an agent of exchange (217). Gatsby recognized Dan’s wealth and power and serviced Cody “in a vague personal capacity” (Fitzgerald). He prostitutes himself to Cody, even though Gatsby is straight. He accepts Dan’s friendship, which
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