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    definition of great is to be dominant,superior than others that are associated in the same field as you such as in love,work,sports performance and in any field where there is competition. Greatness is an intangible object that can’t be measured. It is a word associated with those who are different from others in their own unique way that makes them great, The title of the novel written by author F.SCOTT FITZGERALD is quite ironic,the title character is neither ‘great’ nor named Gatsby. He is a criminal

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    (Griffin). An example of the use of archetypes would be in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby tells the story of a man and woman that split up just before the man went off to war. Gatsby, said man, returns from the war only to find out Daisy, the woman, has married. Throughout the novel Gatsby tries to woo Daisy by throwing big parties and showing off his expensive house and car. The Great Gatsby begins in late spring/early summer; Both seasons align with a certain genre

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    The author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, composed the novel, The Great Gatsby, in 1925. There are many motivations to why he composed this novel. One reason F. Scott Fitzgerald composed the novel was on account of he was impacted by a specific occasion that occurred in his life and it has changed him. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24, 1896. He was named after his second cousin, whom is the author of the National Anthem, of the United States of America. He was born into

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    The Great Gatsby The novel, “The Great Gatsby” was written by Fitzgerald Scott, this book is based upon the obsession that Gatsby has for Daisy. Gatsby had different intentions on loving Daisy, but he just couldn’t explain what he really felt .Explaining to you about why Gatsby came back and what his real intentions were on Daisy are going to be very shocking. “The Great Gatsby” had great meanings and views, now it’s time to explain what happens further on with Gatsby and Daisy and there mystery

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    Included in the first three chapters of the book “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, are the characters that influence the life of Mr. Gatsby. The introduction is given to the reader by the narrator, Nick Carraway,. Nick gives the audience a description of the characters and it is through him that the reader learns that each and every one of them have either something that they are hiding, or an attitude that they hide in while in public. The idea that a character is not what he/she seems

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    The Great Gatsby’s spot on depiction of the 1920’s may have contributed greatly to the novels success in American literature. Many of the scenes that take place within the story show exactly what was happening out in the real world. For example, prohibition proves that the novel, undoubtedly, could not have taken place in any other time period. In 1919 the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution took place, this banned the distribution and manufacturing of alcohol (The Roaring Twenties

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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    story of Jay Gatsby will never lose its relevance in our American culture. The story of love and pain takes place during the roaring 20’s and provides layers of symbolism, whether it be the green light or the valley of ashes. The novel The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, and since has been adapted many times to television, plays and movies. The most recent remake of the novel was released in 2013 using the same name. Directed by Baz Lurhmann, The Great Gatsby was yet another

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    The Great Gatsby appears to be describing a character from the novel, which it is. The title and other characters describes him as great. In the first chapter, the narrator Nick, says “If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away” (2) about Gatsby. Because of this, The Great Gatsby

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    -F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby “He had one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced, or seemed to face, the whole external world for an instant and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself,” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby. In this quotation, the main

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    The Great Gatsby is the representative of Fitzgerald. The structure of this novel is excellent,the description of it is accurately,the emotion of it is abundant. T. S.Eliot think it is the first step of American modern fiction has taken since Henry James. Arthur Mizener said that in the novel,Fitzgerald is the first people using the view of the 20th century,making the realize of James rooted in American life which has a dramatic conflict between kindness and evil. The reason of his works are liked

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