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certain light. The narrator to tells us that, "Ive heard it said that Daisys murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an ir...
expensive roadster, and momentarily loses control of the car, striking and killing a woman, Myrtle Wilson, whom readers later lear...
In seven pages this essay analyzes the motivation behind the title character's obsession with Daisy Buchanan and what she represen...
In five pages a character analysis of Jay Gatsby and some insights into his true identity are presented. There are no other sourc...
he comes back to try and win Jonquil again, and by then he is a success; in addition, he has made his fortune in civil engineering...
about the characters thoughts and motivations. So we are going to read the story and see what happened through Nicks eyes, which m...
is affirmed in Pecolas mind when Maureen comes to her aid to protect against the boys who are teasing her and they immediately sto...
In ten pages this paper discusses the three groups of characters, the dual plots, and the evil of Great Britain that are featured ...
This essay pertains to "Saints and Soldiers," a 2003 film directed by Ryan Little. The writer provides a brief summary of the plot...
This paper analyzes characterization and the theme of abandoned ethics seen in Fitzgerald's classic novel, The Great Gatsby. The a...
In five pages the new criticism of this classic old character is discussed in terms of its patterns of cause and effect, compariso...
feels about herself. Mable, left to pretty much fend for herself after her fathers death, must struggle to maintain the household...
There has been a great deal of research about gifted children over the last decade or so. They may not become eminent but they wil...
As a young woman Catherine was apparently already determined to be a very powerful and effective leader. She "was ambitious as wel...
no success at all; that belongs to the people who employ the hard workers. But the dream persists, and Gatsby seems to achieve it,...
move comfortably in the social circle of people like the Buchanans. Fitzgerald shows us all the trappings of wealth: the gorgeous...
same time he undercuts Gatsby by telling readers that he made his money illegally; he was a bootlegger (he sold illegal whiskey du...
important to remember that at the time Fitzgerald wrote, "immigrants were coming to the United States by the millions because they...
intelligence and talent to work in ways that are less than reputable in order to pursue an illusion of beauty. Making his fortune ...
not abhor, which is very important in setting up the story: "Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from...
the four most important symbols are the characters names, especially the women; the green light on Daisys dock, the so-called "val...
of Gatsby himself, at least in part. Gatsby is far from a worthless fool like Trimalchio, but he is surrounded by sycophants and o...
Fitzgerald was seeking in his style and the forms that were emerging in relationship to the 20s. Berman notes how many of his stor...
for that reason its possible that he colors the accounts he gives. However, he is the closest thing we have to a neutral observer,...
book, Benjamin Schreier claims that Gatsby, if not actually black-an unusual interpretation to be sure-is someone of color; he bas...
America in the 1920s" (Gibb 96). Gatsby is, in many ways, the epitome of new growth and renewal and thus of a metaphorical landsca...
ever written. F. Scott Fitzgeralds portrait of Jay Gatsby resonates with almost every reader because he is so human in his hopes a...
This essay is on "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare and "Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe. The writer asserts that the centra...
This essay describes the thematic function of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Six pages in length, ...
shaped by trying to achieve the American dream, but by experiencing what occurs when others achieve and pass on the values of weal...