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choosing this novel is because it seemed like an enthralling read. The main characters of this Modernist novel are Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, and Tom Buchanan. Nick Carraway, the narrator of the novel, is a young man who…

Jay Gatsby and his Own Wonderland The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, takes place in the Roaring Twenties. Jay Gatsby is a mysterious and ambiguous character, the story of his past does not correlate with his present. Gatsby is living a life filled with what the era stands for: glamour, parties, and materialism, but also falsity. One can argue his life is an illusion of his own making. His life at West Egg is a charade to regain his once lost love, Daisy. When Gatsby’s obsession with…

characters and actions have meaning. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the character of George Wilson as more than merely the spouse of Tom’s mistress. George Wilson 's character is a device which Fitzgerald uses to illustrate the person Jay Gatsby was on the path to becoming before he met Dan Cody, who took Gatsby in and taught him his own way of life. George Wilson is the picture of James Gatz’s future. George Wilson is the owner of a gas station in the Valley of Ashes. His…

in-depth analysis of the utilization of the literary devices, characterization and foreshadowing to reveal the untold stories of the character, Jay Gatsby. This will be proven through the characterization of Jay Gatsby with the false rumours that are told about him and the use of foreshadowing during various conversations acknowledging the mysterious personality of Jay Gatsby. First of all, the character development allows readers…

come down. Jay Gatsby learns this lesson the hard way. The The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, represents the 1920s stock market through the green light’s symbolism, the condition of Gatsby’s house, and the life of Jay Gatsby/James Gatz. The book traces the steady climb to an ultimate peak, then dramatic plummet of the stock market during that time period. Born into a poverty stricken family, Jay Gatsby works hard to swiftly increase his standard of living. Before transforming into Jay…

reinvent himself, and acquire the wealth that he so lusted after, but what caused him to fall was his unrelenting grip on nostalgia. Despite being a good-hearted and endlessly optimistic, Gatsby’s dreams were corrupted by the same wealth that he desired. Jay Gatsby was a hopeful man who dreamed a single dream for perhaps too…

Jay Bost begins his essay on the ethics of eating meat by introducing himself as a former vegetarian. He claims that he has given much thought about the ethics of eating meat. Bost agrees that the reasons for not eating meat are obvious and clear to him- “animals are raised and killed in cruel conditions; grain that could feed hungry people is fed to animals; the need for pasture fuels deforestation; and by eating meat, one is implicated in the killing of a sentient being.“ (Bost) However,…

(The Great Gatsby, 2015). The novel, The Great Gatsby, is written about a character named Jay Gatsby, who was consumed with living a lavish life and having lots of money, and his journey trying to achieve the American Dream. During this time, bootlegging, this is the transportation or selling of alcohol, was illegal (bootlegger, n.d.). Like today, in the 1920’s people were attracted to illegal activities. Jay Gatsby himself was known for bootlegging in the novel The Great Gatsby. There are a…

new friend, Jay Gatsby, who is a young millionaire wishing to reunite with his now married ex lover, Daisy Buchanan, while incorporating a theme of the American Dream and its failure. Throughout the novel, the characters model masks around others, not showing their true colors. Predominantly, Gatsby, and the one desire of his life, Daisy, put up masks in front of others; Daisy wears a mask making her appear like a naive fool, while Gatsby…

changing of how people valued themselves. Often during this time people thought that money, fame, or power equaled self worth, with many of the newly wealthy thinking that extravagant spending would help them build their confidence and social standing. Jay Gatsby from “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of these people. Due to his lack of self confidence,…