"The Great Gatsby" Essay

Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 05:16:24
Category: / History / War & Conflicts
Length: 5 pages (1484 words)
F .Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is a story of a group of "friends" who live on two separate islands in Long Island, New York. The main characters are, Nick Carraway who is also the narrator, Jay Gatsby, Tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and Myrtle Wilson. The story takes place in the 1920's in Long Island, New York as well as New York City. It is said to be "an exclusive literary group of …
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…Nick Carraway tells lies of omission he believes that he is being honest and a "nice guy" by not saying anything to anybody but he is really causing the situation to get worse. His lies of omission led to the deaths of Myrtle and Gatsby. Therefore the "American experience" in the 1920's is really lying about anything and everything in order to get ahead and make it seem like you are a high class citizen.
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