Effective texts contain recognisable narrative tropes that facilitate new understandings of our world and ourselves. This is evident in William Shakespeare’s play, Othello, and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby which both portray new understandings of the tragic hero narrative trope. A tragic hero...
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Chapter 1: Setting “I graduated from New Haven in 1915, just a quarter of a century after my father, and a little later I participated in that delayed Teutonic migration known as the Great War. I enjoyed the counter-raid so thoroughly that I came back...
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The novel Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald which was published in 1925. Fitzgerald presents the rich and powerful in society as not caring about the destructive impact they have on others, especially the poor. The story is narrated by a guy named...
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The contrast between the new rich and the old rich is a prominent theme in the novel and is reinforced by certain techniques throughout the novel. Fitzgerald uses characterization to portray the contrast between the two cultures on Long Island. The ambitious and bombastic new...
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Throughout chapter 8, Fitzgerald compares the past with the present. Gatsby is trying to recreate his past-recalling his history and memories with Daisy, allows Nick to understand the depth of love he still has for Daisy. But after the accident, Daisy has been loyal only...
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Fitzgerald uses symbolism in The Great Gatsby to express underlying emotions. The first example of his use of symbolism is when Nick and another guest at Gatsby’s party are observing the books in Gatsby’s library. The guest described by Nick as “a stout, middle-aged man,...
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My chosen media for analysis and comparison to Macbeth is “The Great Gatsby” – a 2013 romantic drama film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel of the same name “The Great Gatsby”. Both follow the story of Jay Gatsby, a man who builds his...
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In the early 1900’s the American society was influenced with rapid and easy possession of wealth, as we can understand while reading the book The Great Gatsby. Money in our lives affects our behavior. F. Scott Fitzgerald has many characters in his novel; but the...
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Luhrmann’s film The Great Gatsby serves as a symbolic tribute to 1920s America. The movie emphasizes a society of materialism and corruption while also portraying a sense of the social structure and spiritual desolation associated with the 1920s. In the movie, Baz Luhrmann uses symbolism...
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Indian-American author Fareed Zakaria once stated, “Americans have so far put up with inequality because they felt they could change their status. They didn’t mind others being rich, as long as they had a path to move up as well. The American Dream is all...
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The American Dream: The Decay of the ethos of American citizens as a result of manipulation The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Park Avenue: Money, Power, and the American Dream by Alex Gibney accentuate the increasing degeneration of a society divided by people...
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The color that someone likes the most, more often than not reveals a lot about their personality. With that in mind, Fitzgerald uses certain colors to show certain characters’ true intentions and personalities. In the book The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald pushes the idea of the...
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