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prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, and it went into effect in 1920. The great parties, dangerous gangs and gangsters, cool and fancy cars, Charleston or Burlesque dresses and those long cigarette holders characterise this time. However, this was only the surface, the objects of the era. Actually, not everything was so shiny…

she does not have the romantic ideal, not the courage to sacrifice for the ideal. Although she loved gatsby, but more coveted luxury comfort cattle live. Daisy is "money first materialism" the embodiment of the hedonism of the outlook on life. Is this materialistic society typical embodiment…

As someone who has read this book before, I can definitely say that it’s very interesting rereading and examining how the relationships and initial interactions between the characters develop from the start. Putting this book into historical context as set in the “roaring twenties,” a time filled with an immense obsession of opulence and wealth, it seems that the author Fitzgerald is trying to comment on affluent society based on the characterization of his richer characters. Tom seems to be the…

"the great Gatsby" is a novel that incarnates the American Dream in the 20 century. Gatsby is a major figure during the story who bears the traits need to catch up with his goals , whereas his surrounded people live in illusion life without considering anything alike. Gatsby holds different features to cope with the difficulties to grab out his dream and make it real. some of them are ; strong determination to make it real , compelling hope into his dream, and hard working. Indeed, these traits…

anything and I want to help my younger brothers because no one had helped me. My people are not seen as great people as they once were but now I can go to school and come back and do greater things so others can do the same. The best part is that if this dream is reached it would show me nothing is impossible and you are never too old to dream or accomplish anything. Everyone has their own ideal image of a dream or the American dream but to earn it a lot of work is required. All F. Scott…

day he will become the man Daisy wishes him to be. Having hope that something will happen is more important than the actual occurrence of that something. Having hope is what allows humans to be motivated to do anything; if there was no desire to survive humans would not work in order to be able to earn money for basic necessities. If there were no desire to be successful and on top then capitalism would not exist, as well as the entire American Dream. Even if someone were to never accomplish…

Motif Essay One theme used in this novel was wealth. The characters were very judgmental and did not care about what others thought. A motif that was used was that the characters were very hypocritical. Tom hated how bootleggers weren’t being found out yet tom drank all the time. Daisy also said that she could never have loved tom yet she did. Tom also was against women going and cheating yet tom was cheating on daisy. Tom is often seen with alcohol or he is drinking it. Nick is with Gatsby at a…

In the Great Gatsby there are several connotations with a wide spectrum of colors .Many characters are associated with colors that have a deeper meaning. Daisy is Gatsby’s love and she tends to wear or be connected with the colors gold and white. White means purity even though Daisy is not entirely pure. Gold is attached with money and riches while she is married with Tom who is affluent. First off, Daisy is always involved with gold which flashes how rich she is. Daisy lives in an…

The Great Gatsby the reader gets a glimpse of the bad personality that the rich and the privileged possess; egoistic, smug and rude. "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone… just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had."(Fitzgerald 1). This quote was said by Nick Carraway’s father, his wise words are trying to encourage young Nick to not think of himself as the most important but to instead realize and be grateful for all the privileges that he…

Gatsby is willing to take the blame for daisy Because he is in love with her and thinks it’s what he should do for her. Reel 2 Tom says to George “He didn’t even stop his car”(Fitzgerald 141). This is implying that a man hit her with the intention of killing her not on accident. Later in the story Tom says “he was crazy enough to kill me if I haden’t told him who owned the car” (Fitzgerald 178). It is apparent to the reader that George Wilson…