How Is Zoey Portrayed In The Great Gatsby

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We are introduced to Zoey Fitzgerald-a 17 year old girl that comes from a rich family and lives in New York. Zoey is averaged sized and has beautiful blonde hair. She is book-smart but also athletic and always wear expensive clothes, make up and jewelry. She always thinks that she looks great and won’t even leave the house until her make up is perfect.
Then we see Zoey talking to one of her friends-Olivia in the hallway about how her younger brother gets all the attention from her parents. Olivia has long brown hair and usually wears dresses to school. She is book-smart like Zoey. She tells Zoey that life is too short to be anything but happy.
We see the inside of Zoey’s house which has a lot of paintings and a big spiral staircase that leads up to her room. Then she goes into the kitchen and we meet her mom and younger brother- her mom is helping her brother with his homework. Zoey asks if her dad is home from his business trip yet-her mom replies no. After that she goes to her room which is big with a mirror and a huge bed. On the headboard of her bed we see pom poms.
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This makes her feel sad and she feels like she should do something to help. Then she decides that she wants to volunteer at her local animal shelter.
After school, Zoey walks into her the animal shelter and asks if she can volunteer. While she is there another volunteer shows her some abused animals. After she sees the animals she decides to do a fundraiser for the animal

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