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    history in which an event did not play out as he feels the founding fathers would have preferred it play out. For the duration of the book every event mentioned was a decision of an individual or had consequences decided by an individual. In the Dred Scott case the family originally would not grant him his freedom in Minnesota and when he asked for his freedom the court and judge denied him his freedom the flood of johnstown PA the government and first responders responsible for helping in…

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    Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire was the French author of the novella Candide, also known as "Optimism"(Durant and Durant 724). Voltaire's Candide is a philosophical tale of one man's search for true happiness and his ultimate acceptance of life's disappointments. Candide grows up in the castle of his uncle, a German baron, along with his optimistic scholar, Pangloss, and his young, beautiful cousin, Cunégonde. When Candide falls in love with Cunégonde and his uncle sees them kissing, Candide…

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    Both originate from the Midwest, however Daisy lives in East Egg which is considered to be classier, more upscale, and respectable than gaudy, fresh, and disreputable West Egg where Gatsby lives. This social status divide in Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship dates back to when they were first courting five years ago: “... he had deliberately given Daisy a sense of security; he let her believe that he was fully able to take care of her. As a matter of fact he had no such facilities” (Fitzgerald…

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    She is not part of the first class like most of the other characters in the book, but she still wants the material things just as bad. One way that Myrtle uses money to her advantage is throwing parties. The parties lead her peers to believe that she is wealthy, which she is not. Another way that she is influenced by money is pursuing in another love interest other than her husband George. “He borrowed somebody's best suit to get married in, and never told me about it, and the man came after it…

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    NAME : CRYSTAL MORGAN ID # : 620068655 TUTORIAL TIME : TUESDAY 9-10 AM TUTOR’S NAME : DR. MICHAEL BUCKNOR COURSE CODE : LITS 2301/E 23A COURSE NAME : KEY ISSUES IN LITERARY CRITICISM ASSIGNMENT : COURSE WORK #1 DUE : 18th SEPTEMBER, 2014 STATEMENT : #3 While their financial lifestyles were misguidedly extravagant, it is not only emotional ruin that these characters faced. The Great Gatsby also explores the concepts of economic,…

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    Daisy Buchanan Women

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    the women of the Roaring Twenties completely defied society’s expectations of them, and they obtained more independence than ever before. Of course, this rebellion caused negative feelings in the nation, which may be no better illustrated than in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.…

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    from the rest of the world? Even live in an illusion? Just how much are we truly willing to sacrifice? Well, two novels try to show us just how far a human will go through two very complex and tragic figures. Jay Gatsby from “The Great Gatsby” By F. Scott Fitzgerald, a wealthy, suave but mysterious gentleman who wanted nothing more than the love of a woman to complete his American Dream, while the other, Holden Caulfield, from J.D Salinger’s “The Catcher In The Rye”, a feisty young spitfire who…

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    The Great Gatsby Title Analysis

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    Scott Fitzgerald was being facetious in titling his novel The Great Gatsby. The sarcastic tone of this title is again evident in the assessment of the author and narrator's general views towards people like Gatsby. By providing this irony, Gatsby's character…

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    His real name was James Gatz. But he had a dream and ambitions of breaking free from the place he was born into. He created a new name for himself that reflected his true self identity. When a rich man Mr. Dan Cody on the yacht stopped at the bay, James warned him of the upcoming wind that would break soon. Mr. Dan Cody saw this young ambitious boy and asked his name and that’s how Jay Gatsby was born. A few years later, Gatsby appears as a very rich and lavish man who is having parties’ every…

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    Undine As A Villain

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    31, P. 243). Unfortunately, it only took the ransoming of her own son and the death of Ralph Marvel to achieve it. Like her second husband, Raymond de Chelles' family held titles, property, and possessions worth money; however, their lifestyles were much less than ostentatious. Undine wanted grandiose surroundings and to hob-knob with all the social elite. Regrettably, this was not going to be apart of her future with Chelles, nor would her past behavior be tolerated with her new husband. It…

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