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Literary Elements within The Great Gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby , there is an assortment of hidden meanings and symbolism, from gender roles to corrupt youth this book shows not only the problems of the 1920’s but also the problems of modern day. The carelessness of the youth by spending money wildly for no sought out reason and the wealthy’s obliviousness to problems that sit right in front of their faces are both motifs in which Fitzgerald expresses throughout his book…

to tend to be rooted in their pasts. This is because the characters in the book want to recreate the past. The second paradox is that the illusions they embrace are rooted typically in their pasts, even though, as Nick Carraway knows and as many of the others…

practicing as “clicking in.” (87). This explanation of the feeling of deep practice resonated with me because I felt that same “clicking in” feeling around mid-term of this semester. In my last paper, one of my goals was to be more conscious in my dancing; I wanted to be more of aware of the what, how and why of my dancing rather than just going through the motions and regurgitating what I’ve previously trained my muscles to do. Although I did not know it was called this, essentially, my…

at my usual spot at Forest Hills Station and recognized a few students from my school wearing all black as well and couldn't help but smile. My best friend Ariana, approached me and you could just see the excitement in her eyes. “Are you ready for this?” “Not at all, what if something goes…

luxury himself. As Nick Carraway says, “ The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from a Platonic conception of himself...So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this this conception he was faithful to the end.” After Cody dies, he leaves…

many characters. To Huck wealth is a burden that he does not want, “I don’t want to spend it. I don’t want it at all— nor the six thousand, nuther. I want you to take it; I want to give it to you—the six thousand and all.” (Twain, 18). Huck maintains this idea throughout the novel, seeing wealth as a burden that he does not need to be happy. His idea of wealth vastly contrasts with his father’s idea of wealth, with Pap wanting the wealth just so he could drink his life away, “I borrowed three…

Over the years there has been an issue with money around the world but they don’t seem to realize what is causing this problem. Athletes are the problem. They get paid millions of dollars and they don’t play. So my argument is why athletes get paid millions of dollars and sit around and collect it. My first reason is athletes getting payed while injured. How can you just sit at home and collect money when it can be used on more important things like school budgets. Kids are struggling to get to…

love with other women. Another example in Midnight in Paris is Gil’s dreams for life vs Inez’s. Gil wants to stay and live in Paris, but Inez does not. She rather Gil stay a screenwriter and live in Beverly hills than him become a novelist. She wants this because she says he would struggle if he became a novelist. Inez’s focus is money and Gil focus is trying to go after…

F. Scott Fitzgerald made The Great Gatsby as an critique to the American society during 1920s The Great Gatsby is an outstanding novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which portrays all the different aspects of the American society during the ‘Roaring Twenties’. It tells the story of a man who followed the American dream and went from nothing to everything. However, even though he has all the materialistic goods a man could ever need he is missing out on the one thing he desires the most. His old but…

Dream. During the Gilded Age, greed motivated industrial innovation and for people to improve their ways of living. But with great responsibilities come great consequences, and the consequence of greed, people see greed the same as selfish. Despite this, the positives heavily outweigh the negatives. During the Gilded Age, greed influenced the industrial innovation.…