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rich (New Money) can’t never become fully respected by society/Old Money. The mansion represents the culmination of the cliché American Dream, dream which consists in making enough money to indulge yourself with ridiculously expensive possessions. This is highlighted when the narrator describes how “inside, as we wandered through Marie Antoinette music rooms and Restoration salons..” (pg. 70) Fitzgerald uses “Marie Antoinette” the once Archduchess of Austria, who later became famously known for…

As a refugee in Iran for almost 8 years, I also faced discrimination, persecution and oppression. This occurred just because I was an Afghan. The government did not allow me to attend public schools and my parents decided to go back to Afghanistan for this reason. I was happy, but unfortunately I did not have any idea that in my motherland, in the country where I belong, I would not have my freedom, my voice and most especially…

run from the taxi driver who proceeds to chase him. This sequence uses several film techniques to add to the effect of this moment with the intention of showing what challenges Gardner will have to face in order to complete his internship. This Intention, I believe, is to display the beginning of gardner's decent. The techniques that are used to achieve this intention are the location, symbolism, the acting and the costume in this sequence. This scene follows gardner as he runs from the taxi…

Nick for the first time, he automatically assumed that he was going to discuss, ”’looking for a business gonnegtion.' The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling, Gatsby answered for me: 'Oh no,' he exclaimed, 'this isn't the man.' 'No?' Mr.Wolfsheim seemed disappointed. 'This is just a friend. I told you we'd talk about that some other time” (70-71). Gatsby quickly wants to move from the subject of business because of the immature nature of the sketchy bootleg business. In the rise of…

Nick's second cousin “once-removed”. Gatsby is a top secret person who is always throwing parties, and very few people have ever seen him. Gatsby introduces himself to Nick, this makes Nick not only feel special, but confused. Nick and Daisy have no idea of the master plan going on in Gatsby’s brilliant mind. As the plot changes, this plan changes each of these characters. Gatsby was a dreamer who was charming and mysterious. Gatsby is a very secretive man, and always throws huge parties at…

The American Dream “The American Dream is still alive out there, and hard work will get you there. You don’t necessary need to have an ivy league education or to have millions of dollars in start up money. It can be done with an idea, hard work, and determination.” The American Dream is based on equality, success, liberty, and rights. The American Dream should not get confused with greed. Money is a major part of the American Dream, which people can get addicted to. People live for money, they…

Within The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a hero by the name of Gatsby and a villain by the name of Tom. This time, however, the gorgeous dame, Daisy, chooses the villain. Though this may seem like a twist, looking at it from Daisy perspective makes it clear that she had no intention of leaving her beloved wrongdoer. Tom and Gatsby are more alike than they care to admit, but they each have their own traits defining them as their own unique character. Throughout the entire novel, Tom is…

and make the most of it. This idea involves working hard and being optimistic about the future success in life. 2. What impulses are deeply rooted and perhaps “bred” into Americans? The pursuit-of-happiness impulse is deeply rooted and perhaps “bred” into Americans. A constant search for the “Next Big Thing”, to go break barriers and go beyond imaginable. 3. Kluger says that “Happy people don’t just accumulate fortune; they invent things”. Why do you think he says this? Do you agree or not?…

success through thrift and hard work, this notion has been by replaced by the ideal of “get rich quick.” Using large-prize television game shows, state lotteries, and compensation lawsuits as his main points of evidence, Warshauer is able to effectively assert his overall claim in a logical, cohesive manner. However, at times, the article becomes repetitive due to the overuse of certain pieces of evidence and phrases. Furthermore, because the article was written…

The Feminist Side Of The Great The Great Gatsby, a book wrote by F. Scott Fitzgerald, show us the life of an extraordinary man called Jay Gatsby, also known as Gatsby, a man who just have and live for that one desire: to get back together with Daisy Buchanan, the love of his life. Along the story we can see a lot of feminist characters and not just the characters but also the way they behave in the 1920’s. What is feminism? Feminism is the belief in the social, political, and economic equality…