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gave back, to me that 's the win-win" – Jay Z (Carter, 2003) Shawn “Jay Z” Carter is among the most recognized identities in pop culture; one of the wealthiest recording artists alive (Lynch, 2014), as well as being widely considered in the hip-hop community to be a contender for the greatest rapper of all time. However, his rags to riches life story includes a checkered past, which he has never shied away from exploiting. This has made him a controversial figure, who comes under scrutiny from a surprisingly diverse set of groups (D’Errico, 2013). Despite valid criticisms of Jay Z’s glorification…

Jay Gatsby is the main character of the novel. He is a young man around the Nick’s age. He has tan skin and short hair. He is a son of a poor farmer in North Dakota. His real name is James Gatz. He is ambitious and determined to be successful. During World War I, as an officer, he met with Daisy and fell in love with her. After the war, he learned that Daisy got married and he got determined to win her back. Nick Carraway is the novel’s narrator. He is a young man around his 29s from…

concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. In…

Fitzgerald kills off the main character at the end of the Great Gatsby therefore he can address what directly represents the American dream. During the book The Great Gatsby certain moments’ drive evidence towards the American dream such as the death of Myrtle, and Gatsby’s murder. Fitzgerald demonstrates his positon on the 1920s wealthy American society through the choices to kill the main character Jay Gatsby. Gatsby’s unexpected murder shows how the authors demonstrates that sometimes your…

Throughout the whole book Gatsby is facts with many different struggles. These include his high social standing, his moral dilemmas, his fatal flaw. All of these reason affect society in some way. Gatsby was a great man, this is why Jay Gatsby is a tragic hero in The Great Gatsby. First, Gastby has a high social status. He has a private plane and a big house. When Nick meets Gatsby he asked him, “And don’t forget we’re going up in the hydroplane to-morrow morning, at nine o’clock.”…

One of the greatest classic American novels of all time is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, published in 1925. The story is narrated by Nick Carraway and follows the summer he lived next door to a mysterious man who was known for throwing lavish parties. That man went by the name of Jay Gatsby. Gatsby was a man in love with a young woman he had known prior to his deployment to Europe during World War I. Daisy Buchanan was the woman whose love he longed for. The Great Gatsby explores the…

The Great Gatsby is told by Nick Carraway who was Jay Gatsby’s neighbor. Nick Thinks he is the only honest person in this novel. He is no different than the rest. Nick was seeking to become a rich bond salesman in the Midwest to west of Long Island. Jay Gatsby is like any American with a dream to become rich and leave the poor life behind us. Jay was poor and had to fight to make his dreams reality. Jay had achieved his dream of having a big house, big social circle of people, and having…

"From Rags to Riches: The Death of Jay-Z" the author Cynthia Fuchs discusses the history of Jay Z (Shawn Carter) how history and the background of the artist. As music fans, we know Jay-Z as the musician who made several songs that include “Tom Ford”, “99 Problems”, and “Holy Grail”. However, there is more to Jay-Z than being a musician. His music videos contain a lot more contextual meaning than what it may appear at face value. He is able to do this by remembering/ demonstrating his roots of…

One example of a character whose want for wealth leads to corruption, is Jay Gatsby. On many occasions he is speculated to have been a bootlegger by multiple characters due to his relationships with shady characters like Meyer Wolfsheim and the origin of his vast fortune. Although, Wolfsheim only appears in the book twice, the first at the restaurant and the second after Gatsby’s death, his character makes a huge impression as he had human molars for cufflinks and he stated that he fixed the…

Contrary to what the surface of the book reveals, there’s more behind the story than being a tragic tale of romance. Fitzgerald shown throughout the ‘20s being the era of declination of the American dream, and through symbolism and exploring the story with drama, comedy, and various personalities had shown how materialism and greed of a lost generation. F. Scott Fitzgerald begins the story with a young man of the name Nick Carraway, who is considered the “author” of the story. Through the eyes…