In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, there are detailed descriptions of big parties. The purpose of such descriptions is to show . ( ) A. emptiness of life B. the corruption of the upper class C. contrast of the rich and the poor D. the happy days of the Jazz Age 相关知识点: ...
Could be the mismatched, miscast actors: Redford might be a plausible Gatsby if he were focused, but he's not in character here and his immobile face reveals nothing to us; as his Daisy, Farrow has some catty lines and works her little-girl smile and big eyes to some effect, but she...
however is not one of The Great Gatsby themes. At least not in the classical interpretation of the book. The wealth itself and the prosperity it brings is all over The Great Gatsby themes: one way or another Gatsby made it in life and the reader is overwhelmed with the descriptions of hi...
Tom Buchanan—hulking, hyper-masculine, aggressive, and super-rich—isThe Great Gatsby's chief representative of old money, and (in a book with many unlikeable people) one of the book's least sympathetic characters. He is Gatsby's rival for Daisy's love, but he is also caught up in an...
Nick Carraway—our narrator, but not the book's main character. Coming East from the Midwest to learn the bond business, Nick is horrified by the materialism and superficiality he finds in Manhattan and Long Island. He ends up admiring Gatsby as a hopeful dreamer and despising the rest of ...
The concept of the great Gatsby really describes the 1920s life. The characters, the descriptions, all describe what the united states and what the American dream was supposed to be. Most of Gatsby’s pursuit for money and fame is driven by Daisy. Money is a huge motivator in the characte...
Which character tells him this? 2 During the impromptu party, Myrtle Wilson, Tom's lover, tells the story of how they met. How did Myrtle and Tom meet? 3 During the party, Gatsby and Daisy disappear for about a half hour. Tom doesn't seem to notice. Where did they go? 4 During ...
symbolic purpose. The novels we considered this semester are not exempt from this assertion, in fact, one illustrates the principle precisely. The novel that exemplifies the concept is The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald gives us exhaustive descriptions of the dwellings of nearly every character...
Jay Gatsby, the central character of the novel, is depicted as a self-made millionaire who is driven by his love for Daisy Buchanan, a woman from his pastwho is now married to Tom Buchanan, an arrogant and wealthy socialite. Gatsby"s pursuit of the American Dream and his relentless desire...
His vivid descriptions and vivid imagery bring the world of The Great Gatsby to life, and his prose captures the ambience of the 1920s with remarkable precision. Overall, The Great Gatsby is a timeless and thought-provoking novel that continues to resonate with readers today. Its exploration of...