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Examples Of Eulogy Of Jay Gatsby

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Jay Gatsby’s Eulogy by Nick Carroway Ladies and gentlemen, we all collectively gather here today in a very different light. Today we are not attendees at one of Jay Gatsby’s legendary parties, rather we are here mourning, bidding farewell to a man who opened his doors and welcomed us all with open arms week after week. Despite the dazzling surface of his lavish life and the parties that everyone saw, he was a man that was very human. My name is Nick Carraway, and I stand before you today to reflect on the wonderful life that my friend, Jay Gatsby, lived. As I stand here in this beautiful mansion, I am reminded of the first time I came here and met Jay for the very first time. It was a very odd encounter as I raced around the scene trying to …show more content…

Gatsby stood on the edge of his own party and by himself stayed there staring across the bay with a certain look of desperation and a yearn for something more. At this moment, I was not able to really see the reason why he was so curious about the green light at the end of the dock across the bay. I did not know him at this point in time. Despite that, after spending just a couple of weeks with him, it became obvious to me what he saw in that green light, a dream. Gatsby’s life was a collection of unfulfilled dreams that flew through his heart and the grand hallways of his house. He lived with the belief that if he held out hope for his dreams, his life would come together. He never stopped believing that he could achieve everything he had ever wanted and write his own script. While things may not have always gone his way, up until that last day, he still believed in himself and his dreams, truly something that takes a great character. While I know that many may question the morals that Gatsby held in his actions. There are countless rumors that are constantly floating around pertaining to how he amassed such a large amount of wealth, his relationships, and even where he attended

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5. What is Gatsby doing when Nick first sees him? “Standing with his hands in his pockets regarding the silver pepper of the stars.” “He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling”. We can infer that Gatsby was looking at the green light in the distance that could have been a light at the end of the dock. “Involuntarily I glanced seaward-and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock.”

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The last few paragraphs of F. Scott Fitzgerald's legendary novel, "The Great Gatsby" connect the dream of Jay Gatsby and the "American Dream" through the comparison of Jay Gatsby's dream and the dreams of others. Nick Caraway first compares the dreams and motivations of Gatsby and New York's first settlers in a similar way, as something that both parties had been long seeking out and visually portrayed through the use of the color green, in the case of the settlers this was the land they found and in Gatsby's case it was the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. Nick also compares the dream of Gatsby to the dreams of others by saying that "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded

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F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, explores the idea of the pursuit of dreams and the unattainable desire to recreate the past. People everywhere are motivated by similar dreams that give them meaning to the things they do. Gatsby builds his life around his dreams and they shape his identity while also holding him back from true greatness. He is obsessed with this dream and like many people, can only see that it won’t work out after he has already devoted so much to it.

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He wanted to call him over, yet something let him know not to do so and allow him to sit unbothered. “He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling”(Fitzgerald 20). Gatsby’s trembling could represent the struggles he was experiencing while trying to reach for his dream which is the green light on the other side of the dock where Daisy lives. He hopes to be with her again, reaching for her. The American dream was about achieving your actual dreams, but over time it has influenced people to forget about themselves and only want what will make them successful;

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I am in no position to interject my personal judgement on Gatsby’s character, but I am able to provide some hindsight. His views of the world around him were

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While their love story didn’t turn out the way anyone wanted, he was still in love with her from the moment he laid eyes on her to the moment he took his last breath. He had an obsession with her that many would call scary, but I believe otherwise. He was the most loyal and dedicated man I ever met, even though I was just an employee. Throughout his life he went through a lot of ups and downs, nothing was handed to him, he had to work for everything he was given, yet, that never stopped him from achieving the best. While Gatsby had a lot, and gave a lot in the lines of business, his parties, his home, he was still one of the most humble men you would ever meet.

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Gatsby is essentially an innocent victim (romantic idealist) who is destroyed by his inability to accept reality. Gatsby had always knew that he wanted to be wealthy and successful since a young age. To himself “he was a son of God”( Fitzgerald 98). He was always hard-working and dedicated.

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While many business partners outlived Jay Gatsby, none of them attended his funeral. “Let us learn how to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead,” said Meyer Wolfsheim (Fitzgerald 170). A Lutheran pastor gave the service, after delaying for hours. While hundreds had attended Gatsby’s parties, few came to his funeral except for his father,

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It was a perfect dream that, in reality, was nothing more than a perfect illusion. Gatsby had high hopes, but he trapped himself in a cage that ruined it all. He had “an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness” (Fitzgerald 2), but the reality was that his hope came from being tied to his past and that led Gatsby on a endless run to catch what has already left him. He was always trying to take back his dream- represented by the green light- but it was always too far out of reach.

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Good Morning! We are gathered here today to celebrate and give thanks for the life of a remarkable gentleman Mr Jay Gatsby. I would like to say that I do not resemble the admirable speech which Gatsby acquired, thus I beg your pardon.

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Gatsby wanted to make his dream a reality and didn’t stop until he had achieved it. Jay showed his greatness in many ways especially through his determination, grit, and willingness to put anything on the line in order to achieve his goal. Many people see Gatsby and his life and get led to the assumption that he wasn’t great due to the fact that he attained his money through illegal means. Although this is true I disagree. Money is one of the most important and crucial things in life and you should put everything on the line in order to obtain it.

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He had the opportunity of creating a big life for himself on his own, but he never took it. This is similar to Sean Parker in the Social Network because he had went to Harvard, but also did not finish. (Find example in movie scene). This shows that neither of the characters valued education, and were somehow brought up and ended up making a lot of money. Their american dream came to them at the time, and didn’t have to work much for until they realized it wasn’t enough and had to try for what they really wanted, which for Gatsby was to have Daisy, and for Parker to have a big website and to be known along with

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The readers would expect that a “great” figure like Gatsby would be surrounded by his friends, colleagues, family, and lover at his final proceeding, but the reality is exactly the opposite. He is forgotten and not admired, and his lifetime finesse which he anxiously displayed through his parties does not seem to be remarkable anymore. Ideally, if Gatsby has truly achieved the American Dream, he should be a personification of someone who is eulogized, revered, and loved even until his last moment. However, this is not the case for Gatsby and this leads the readers to realize how he was not “great” enough to fulfill his American Dream. Interestingly though, Gatsby does not cease his chase after American Dream.

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This indicates that Gatsby was a man who believed in the “orgastic future” and a world that was superior to the one he found himself in. Furthermore, Gatsby 's attempt to pursue the American Dream is seen through his struggle to reach for the “green light” which symbolizes Gatsby 's dream of being with Daisy, This is demonstrated when: He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward—and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness (5).

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Stars and the moon, from an earthly perspective, are in close proximity, although reality, they are thousands of light years apart. Similarly, Gatsby relates two distantly related things, the green light and Daisy. Moreover, the comparison of the light to stars suggests that Gatsby’s dreams, like stars, seem far away and beautiful. Gatsby aims to achieve something greater than what he already has, which matches the concept of the American Dream. After Gatsby’s death, Nick reflects on the effect of the green light on Gatsby’s character.

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