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Outline For The Great Gatsby

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He is not tormented by conflicting emotions; after meeting Daisy, Gatsby's life is determined and ruled by one emotion--the need to experience life again as he had known it for a brief while with Daisy in Louisville, the emotional need to actually repeat the past. Gatsby is motivated by love, and there is no conflict in his feelings for Daisy. Nick sees Gatsby as having the most romantic personality. He does reject one particular norm of society at large. Gatsby chooses to become a gangster and build his fortune through criminal pursuits. He has secrecy in accordance to his "business ventures" because of their illegality. In a near-violent accost with thee Gatsby, Tom clarifies his criminal activities: “You're one of that bunch that hangs around with Meyer Wolfshiem . . . I found out what your "drug stores" were.” …show more content…

Gatsby's reaction to these revelations gave a hint that the romantic Gatsby is, of course a dangerous man. Nick notices a change in his usually controlled demeanor: “Then I turned back to Gatsby--and was startled at his expression. He looked--and this is said in all contempt for the babbled slander of his garden--as if he had "killed a man." For a moment the set of his face could be described in just that fantastic

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I. Introduction: The dream of having Money, a nice car, big house, nice clothes, and a happy life all symbolizes the American dream, but all this causes destruction. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, he validates his theme of the fatalness of the American Dream through the use of a green light to symbolize Gatsby’s goals and dreams of having a happy life with the love of his life, Daisy, through Myrtle to show how the American Dream causes destruction, and the hope for happiness can destroy happiness. II. Thesis Point one: A. Topic Sentence: The unreachable bright green light is an important part of this novel. B. First Assertion Statement: 1.The green light is seen as impossible to reach.

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And with this doubt, his whole statement fell to pieces, and I wondered if there wasn’t something a little sinister about him, after all.” (Fitzgerald Chapter 4, page 65) In this quote, Nick is realizing that Gatsby may not be as honest as he first appeared. The fact that Gatsby stumbled and choked on his words as if he was trying to hide or conceal something makes Nick become suspicious of Gatsby and the life he portrays. Gatsby’s character has been developed since the beginning of the novel as rising from rags to riches and attaining notoriety and unending wealth.

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