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A Historical Overview of the Print Editions of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (937 words, 2 pages)

There are five principal terms of bibliographical description edition, printing (or impression), issue, and state. These terms are used so carelessly by booksellers and by alleged bibliographers that students and tyro collectors are frequently confused and discouraged. Although there is a certain amount of intentional chicanery in the promiscuous application ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Jazz Age Novel the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (584 words, 1 pages)

In his Jazz Age novel, The Great Gatsby, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald portrays society as snobs who bask in the wealth of the age. The novel was written in the heart of the Jazz Age and depicts it flawlessly. After World War I, many companies that had been making war ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Characters in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerlad (1439 words, 3 pages)

The great GatsbyIn F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" Tom Buchanan's attitude toward the other characters demonstrates his true personality. There are many things that make up his character which cause him to carry on in this manner.His attitude stems from the way he was brought up by his parents, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of an American Dream in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (576 words, 2 pages)

The Great GatsbyAn American DreamThe Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set in 1922 in the New York City area. It is about the American Dream and those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. Jay Gatsbyacquires the wealth and the power of his dream but not ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Corruption in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerlad (491 words, 1 pages)

The Great Gatsby is considered a masterpiece full of controversy about the 1920's life style. Fitzgerald uses symbolism to express in a more detailed way this life style of carelessness and corruption. These symbols are shown through out the characters' actions and thoughts as well as in the setting created ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Portrayal in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1028 words, 2 pages)

English 1000F. SCOTT FITZGERALDThe Great Gatsby In todays society, people use money in many different ways. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, portrays this very effectively. In the novel, Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby are both very wealthy men, but they use their money for very different reasons. The ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Realtionship in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (795 words, 1 pages)

The Great GatsbyIn the book, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, certain characters developed so that they contradict another character personality traits. This setup allows the characteristics of these two characters to be greatly notice by the readers. In this case, the development of Nick and Gatsby are a ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Life in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1816 words, 7 pages)

Life, like The great GatsbyImagine that you live in the nineteen twenties, and that you are a very wealthy manthat lives by himself in a manchine, on a lake and who throws parties every weekend. Thisis just the beginning of how to explain the way Jay Gatsby lived his life. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Hopes and Dreams in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1378 words, 2 pages)

Gatsbys Hopes and Dreams for his FutureThe Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald is recognized in American Literature as one of his greatest achievements. Many of Fitzgeralds works research the Jazz-Age for the single American dream of happiness and wealth (Poupard, Person 146). Critics concur that The Great Gatsby rises above ... Read More

The Moral Responsibility of Nick Carraway in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (810 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the course of any literary work many of the characters go though some sort of a change. These changes maybe life lessons which are necessary to obtain in life. These lessons include undergoing a development of responsibility or morality. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Characters in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1439 words, 3 pages)

THE GREAT GATSBYIn F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" Tom Buchanan's attitude toward the other characters demonstrates his true personality. There are many things that make up his character which cause him to carry on in this manner.His attitude stems from the way he was brought up by his parents, ... Read More

The Denial of Reality in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (904 words, 2 pages)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic- a novel complete with characters, setting, and symbolism that all contribute to the theme of the novel. The concept that people deny reality to see only what they wish to see is one that is present in history, current events, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Portrayal of American Dream in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerlad (1955 words, 3 pages)

The American Dream as it is Portrayed in The Great GatsbyPicture this, a person graduates from high school with honors, goes to college and graduates at the top of hisher class. After college, heshe is offered a job in the field heshe wants with an annual salary of about 400,000 ... Read More

A Literary Anaylsis of the Downfall of American Dream in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerlad (1382 words, 2 pages)

The Great Gatsby - The American DreamThe Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to capture its illusionary goals. This dream has varying significances for different people but in The Great Gatsby, for Jay, the dream is ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Man Behind Jay Gatsby in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (995 words, 2 pages)

The Man Behind Jay Gatsby In the Novel The Great Gatsby, not many people really knew the man known as Jay Gatsby. When he was rich and powerful, he was the man you "want to know." But when he was dead, life went on without him. It seemed as if ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Mysterious Life in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerlad (1142 words, 2 pages)

The Mysterious Life of Jay GatsbyThe story occurs some time during the twenties, in a little rich branch off Long Island, New York in two neighborhoods called East and West Egg. People often travel to and from the city by following an old motor road in a place called the ... Read More

A Comparison of the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and a Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris (502 words, 1 pages)

When writers write from a place of insight and real caring about the truth, they have the ability to throw the lights on for the reader. (Anne Lamott) When a reader can see a situation in a distinct and realistic way that appeals to his emotion, he knows that the ... Read More

Dreams Versus Reality in The Great Gatsby, a Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (551 words, 2 pages)

In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick is an advocate of the concept that reality can never measure up to the dreams that people create for themselves. This idea is not only true in the book, but also in real, everyday life. Gatsby understands this in The Great ... Read More

Comparing “The Rising Tide of Color” Against “White World Supremacy” And “The Great Gatsby” (1005 words, 2 pages)

Annotated Bibliography for ISP essay"Stoddard, T. Lothrop." Encyclopedia of Race and Racism. Ed. John Hartwell Moore. Vol. 3. Detroit Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. 100-101. 24 Nov, 2010-11-25. Stoddard declares in his article the comparison between The Rising Tide of Color against White WorldSupremacy and The Great Gatsby in a sense ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of the Jungle by Upton Sinclair and the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1093 words, 2 pages)

The Jungle and The Great Gatsby Compare and Contrast EssayBy Huetigg Upton Sinclairs The Jungle and F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby provide two distinct interpretations of American society during the early 20th century. There is a great disparity between the economic positions represented in the two novels, but there ... Read More

The East and the West Eggs in the Novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (557 words, 2 pages)

The 1920s, ten years of thriving life in America. People living the good lifeand people living in the slumps. East Egg, the prominent community of the oldrich. People who have known money all their lives. West Egg, the up and comingcommunity of the newly rich. Manhattan, the city of life. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters of Myrtle Wilson, George Wilson and Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald (1693 words, 6 pages)

In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the minor characters playan important role in contributing to the plot, theme and give the reader anoverall understanding of the novel as a whole. The three most important minorcharacters in the novel are Myrtle Wilson, Tom Buchanans secret mistress,George Wilson, ... Read More

An Analysis of Level of Civilization Based on Race in “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald (350 words, 2 pages)

The wealthy lifestyles of the Buchanans and Miss Jordan have morally corruptedtheir lives. Money has created boredom for them. Their ways of perceiving lifeand their altitudes towards other is vain. But each of them shows off theirvanity in different ways. Tom Buchanan, for example, believes that whitecivilization is going to ... Read More

The Change Brought by Life Lessons in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (810 words, 4 pages)

Throughout the course of any literary work many of the characters go though somesort of a change. These changes maybe life lessons which are necessary to obtainin life. These lessons include undergoing a development of responsibility ormorality. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway is acharacter that ... Read More

The Prominent Characters in the Great Gatsby by F. Scot Fitzgerald (378 words, 2 pages)

The novel, The Great Gatsby, has many characters in it. Four prominentcharacters are Tom Buchanan, George Wilson, Daisy Buchanan, and Myrtle Wilson.These four characters have some similarities, but in reality they are verydifferent people. Tom Buchanan and George Wilson have very little in common. Thefirst similarity is that they are ... Read More

A Comparison between the Development of Nick and Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Novel The Great Gatsby (792 words, 3 pages)

In the book, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, certain charactersdeveloped so that they contradict another character personality traits. Thissetup allows the characteristics of these two characters to be greatly notice bythe readers. In this case, the development of Nick and Gatsby are acontradiction of each other on one ... Read More

A Comparison between the Re-Invention of Main Characters in Fay Weldon’s The Life and Loves of a She-Devil and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1277 words, 5 pages)

Fay Weldons The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, and F. Scott FitzgeraldsThe Great Gatsby, the main characters, Ruth and Gatsby, go through a process ofre-inventing themselves. Each character tries to change themselves so they can,in some way, improve their lives. Though each character tries to re-inventthemselves, both of their ... Read More

The American Dream of Reaching Its Illusionary Goals in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (567 words, 2 pages)

The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set in 1922 in the New YorkCity area. It is about the American Dream and those who attempt to reach itsillusionary goals. Jay Gatsby acquires the wealth and the power of his dream butnot the happiness. We have to wonder ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1110 words, 4 pages)

The book 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald was an 'icon of its time.'The book discusses topics that were important, controversial and interestingback in 1920's America. The novel is 'an exploration of the American Dream as itexists in a corrupt period of history.' The main themes in the book ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of American Dream in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1375 words, 6 pages)

The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream,and the downfall of those who attempt to capture its illusionary goals. Thisdream has varying significances for different people but in The Great Gatsby,for Jay, the dream is that through wealth and power, one can acquire happiness.To ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013