Today I will talk about how Jay Gatsby and Hamlet are alike? I will also show you how they are different from each other. Both of them are tragic heroes in a way‚ but their tragic flaws are different. Jay Gatsby’s tragic flaw is that he is trying to make his dream turn into reality. Hamlets tragic flaw is that he has an inability to balance reason and passion. Hamlet said “O‚ what a rogue and peasant slave am I! Is it not monstrous that this player here‚ But in a fiction‚ in a dream of passion‚
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Comparing Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan The book "The Great Gatsby" is beautifully written with the intention of providing the reader a clear view of the wealthy (through the eyes of Nick Carraway) during the Roaring Twenties. Two characters that are very important to the story and eventually end the story are Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan. Though they have some similarities‚ their personalities‚ jobs‚ and lovers are very much different in the way they live their lives throughout the story. Both
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hero accomplishes extraordinary things that usually are not common in most people. In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the hero and protagonist proves to be Jay Gatsby‚ a single-minded‚ successful‚ yet imperfect man. His early life was one of poverty and he rose over this to obtain astonishing wealth in his later life‚ which revolved around his former love interest that he would never let go. Gatsby overcame significant setbacks holding onto an optimistic outlook‚ strengthening his power and
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thinks of Gatsby as a “home wrecker” and a criminal. He cannot see any of Gatby’s virtues‚ but rather focuses on and exaggerates his questionable behavior (pursuing Daisy and bootlegging). Nick‚ on the other hand‚ sees both Gatsby’s virtues and faults and presents them to the reader from a neutral point of view. “Who is Gatsby anyhow?” demanded Tom suddenly.”Some big bootlegger?” (PG 104) • This quote reveals Tom’s suspicions of Gatsby’s wealth. Even though Tom doesn’t know that Gatsby is involved
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seem. When a man such as Jay Gatsby seems like he has his whole life figured out‚ he is really at the starting line trying to fulfill his American dream. However‚ when things are not looking so bright in Willy Loman’s business and family situations‚ Willy is looking for all the negatives instead of focusing on the positives. Willy Loman from Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is a more successful character compared to Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby in their family situations
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Jay Gatsby is too foolish and ridiculous a figure to be seen as a great hero. I completely agree with this statement‚ whilst Gatsby’s refreshing idealistic attitude may by considered noble and heroic at the start of the play as the play progresses towards the end we see Gatsby’s heroic romanticism dissolve into obsession. The oxford dictionary definition is someone who is admired for their courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities. This can be seen in Gatsby as “five years of unwavering
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economy and technology invention. It brought Americans more opportunities to get rich and a modern way of living. The era was also remarked by the decay of society’s moral during the Prohibition period. Fitzgerald describes this moral decadence through his famous work‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by portraying the infamous bootlegger‚ Jay Gatsby. Prohibition was a period during the Roaring Twenties in which the government banned all of the sales‚ production and transportation of alcohol through the 18th Amendment
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extraordinary. In F Scott Fitzgerald’s fictional novel set in the 1920’s The Great Gatsby the protagonist Jay Gatsby is a tragic hero. Jay Gatsby has three noticeable characteristics: a tragic flaw‚ is responsible for his own downfall‚ and is from noble birth. Therefore‚ in F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1920 book The Great Gatsby the protagonist is a tragic hero. As a result of Gatsby having a tragic flaw he is a tragic hero. Gatsby is incapable of letting go of the past and moving on. “‘You ought to go away‚’
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respect exhibited by Nick Caraway towards Jay Gatsby shows that Fitzgerald’s attitude towards respecting others was to become acquaintances before deciding whether they deserved respect or not. The mysterious Jay Gatsby has only been met by a few‚ and a stranger to Nick until he attends Gatsby’s party. Many characters wonder the nature of Gatsby‚ drawing conclusion and spreading rumors that he has killed a man and was a German spy during World War I. Gatsby knew of these rumors but decided to stay
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The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald’s magnum opus‚ The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence‚ idealism‚ resistance to change‚ social upheaval
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