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Tall, blonde, handsome, and serious are all things used to describe the cartoon character Fred in Scooby Doo. Shaggy is usually described as the polar opposite. He is displayed as gangly, awkward, and stupid. Both are part of the gang of ghost hunters in the cartoon Scooby-Doo. Fred and Shaggy have differences and similarities.
Comparison of Kanye West and Jay Gatsby Materialism is a key part of our society. It is something that exists in real life, and is portrayed in literature. A real life representation of materialism in our society is Kanye West. Kanye West is one of the most successful rappers of our time. He is known for his extreme rants and controversial verses and sayings.
The Great Gatsby was one of many creative stories F. Scott Fitzgerald successfully wrote during his era. The 1920’s brought new things to Fitzgerald and his newly wedded wife, but once all the fame and glamour ended so did they. Fitzgerald’s life eventually came crashing down in depression and misery following the 1920’s, and he would never be the same. Fitzgerald became very vulnerable to this era and could not control himself, which came back to haunt him. Fitzgerald wrote the book in first person limited, and used Nick as his narrator to explain the dramatic story which revolved around the life of Jay Gatsby. Nick told of the roaring 1920’s, and how the wealthy people of New York lived and prospered, just like Fitzgerald. Drinking, partying,
“A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.” (Proverbs 12:4) A man should never come between another man and his wife no matter how much history they have together, Gatsby knew that money would take a grasp at Daisy’s heart. Knowing she was married, he took his chances anyhow. Jay Gatsby, or at least that’s what he’s known by, put so much dedication into himself to became a part of the upper social class to win Daisy’s heart again. He can’t seem to stay from his past thinking that someday his dream of falling back in “love” with Daisy, who seems to be an allusion of his past, which comes to an aw when he realizes that their no longer. “They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which
“If you love two people at the same time, choose the second one, because if you really loved the first one you wouldn 't have fallen for the second” (Johnny Depp). F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby emphasizes the similarities of the characters Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby despite their different backgrounds. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Tom and Gatsby are alike because of their extreme wealth, mutual desire for Daisy’s love, and lack of morals.
For example, Leonardo Dicaprio’s character of Gatsby was focused on emotions. I enjoyed that Redford was very calm and cool about everything and the way he approached the character but, Dicaprio made such an open and outgoing character which made the movie more entertaining. DiCaprio captured Gatsby’s intensity and charm and brought out the crazy mood swings and took his character and the audience to a more emotional place. Both Robert Redford and Leonardo DiCaprio had their own way of approaching the character and really selling Gatsby but Leonardo DiCaprios was better. Another reason I prefer the 2013 version of the 74’ is because of the bond and friendship Nick Carraway played by Tobey Maguire and Gatsby had MaGuire was able to bring a true and strong meaning to their friendship that made his and Gatsby’s bond feel organic and real and you were able to see that clearly unlike with Waterston where you just saw the friendship and didn’t feel any emotion. But I felt much more of a connection with his character than I did with the ’74 version. If you have read the book and seen the original film, then you understood where Nick was coming from in the scene where he was furious with Gatsby, after he believe he killed Myrtle only to find out that Gatsby wasn’t the one driving the car that killed Mrytle, MaGuire, did a fantastic job in showing his emotions and how what happened to Myrtle and the person that killed Myrtle affected him. I loved that Nick was a lot more real in this movie. He didn’t hold back and he gave the audience a reaction that anyone in life would have had if they were in his situation. Nick had the major issue of being dragged into situations because of people he knows. I thought Maguire did a great job of showing ...
In the Great Gatsby, by F Scott Fitzgerald the novel does not reflect an autobiography, but several of Fitzgerald’s personal experiences are reflected in it. Similarities can be drawn between the novel and Scott Fitzgeralds own life. Similarities include Gatsby and Fitzgerald 's want for success through continuous failure, dreams of success, strong feelings towards alcohol, and their love life. Nick’s qualities that relate to Fitzgerald include his honesty as a man in relation to the liars surrounding him. Also his mid western values to not be judgemental makes him a perfect observer, but also makes him the perfect outsider, which is how Fitzgerald always felt in the company of rich people. The relation between Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby
Insincere? The definition is not expressing genuine feelings. This was a trait that was possessed by many people in the time period of the 1920’s. The detrimental effects of war and post-war life left many people questioning if genuine people still existed in the world. This was shown by two extremely influential writers of this time period, F. Scott Fitzgerald and E.E. Cummings, whose engrossment in the insincere life of others inspired and influenced them to write on it. F. Scott Fitzgerald, writer of the novel The Great Gatsby, and E.E. Cummings, writer of the poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town”, convey a similar theme in their works through the use of tone, imagery, and motifs. Both selections are about the insincerity and carelessness
In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby is coming to the end of his journey of love to have Daisy. Gatsby’s love for Daisy was purely based that it was his first and only love. While Gatsby was fighting in war, he was building the American dream, while Daisy was enjoying the fact that her beauty could get her almost anything she wanted. The difference between Gatsby and Daisy is in their character and devotion for each other that differentiate them.
In the story ''The Ravine'' were two rambunctious teenager boy name Vinny and Joe-boy.They went on an adventure where people claim a teenager boy died there .
Both characters from two different books show how both characters deeply wanted to be the perfect family therefore achieving the American Dream.
I will be comparing Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby. They are both very interesting and different characters but share some similarities. For example, they are outsiders to their social class. Gatsby is self made but is also a criminal and nick Isolates himself from people. Nick secretly judges people and i am going to assume gatsby does the same. When tom would be arrogant nick and gatsby would just put up with it for a bit. They are also ambitions. However nick is less ambitious compared to gatsby. Gatsby wants to have extravagant parties and a mansion and nick wants excitement but wants to be an observer rather than being in the midst of everything. A difference is that Gatsby has a different outlook on life he believes
As people go throughout their life, they strive to make dreams they believe are unachievable, come true. The iconic American Dream is a symbol of success within the United States that many people aim to secure throughout their lifetime at any cost, even compromising their true identity. In Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin In The Sun, both authors work to display how Jay Gatsby and Walter Younger work towards obtaining their dream, but fall short due to society and timing. By attempting to reinvent themselves through money, gaining power within their personal life, and their image, Jay Gatsby and Walter Younger aim to complete their American Dream to become successful in their lives.
As an American citizen we seem to make presumption that all cultures are different from ours, and some might even call those cultures weird. Americans fail to realize just how similar we are to these “weird” cultures. By reading Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe and The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald , it makes the reader realize how similar the African culture is from the American culture. There 's those obvious differences we already knew about with the two cultures, but readers can learn that not just American culture value men and give them advantages, but many cultures including 1900 's African culture. In both books we come across two main characters that is portrayed as being more superior compared to others. Okonkwo, main
Friendships can be very destructive when you’re trying to achieve your dream. Have you ever wanted to achieve your dreams but one of your friends was holding you back from achieving it. That’s what happened in the stories Of Mice and Men and The Great Gatsby. In Of Mice and Men, Lennie was holding George back from achieving his dream and in The Great Gatsby Tom was holding Jay Gatsby back from achieving
F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, once said “It’s just that I feel so sad these wonderful nights. I sort of feel they’re never coming again and I’m not really getting all I could out of them.” Jay Gatsby from Fitzgerald’s book, and Gil Pender from Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris both feel as if though they should be happier in their seemingly wonderful lives; however they think they would be happier in another time. Gatsby wishes to recover the feelings he had in his youth when he was with Daisy, and Gil seems supremely nostalgic for an era where he imagines he might be understood. Yet the difference between the two characters is that Gil reconciles the fact that he will never capture true happiness living in the past while