• After Reading CH1 of "The Great Gatsby" by F.Scott Fitzgerald

     

    Essays1 Literature

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Published: 12.06.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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  • Essays 'After Reading CH1 of "The Great Gatsby" by F.Scott Fitzgerald', 1.
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Through their dialogue, a moral rootlessness is expressed. It is clearly seen when Daisy speaks of her daughter, "I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool" which implies that Daisy has a collapse of principles whereby she does not value such things as intelligence but rather only superficial matters. Also, it gives the impression that Daisy sees her daughter as an appendage that will not grow up to pursue her own happiness but that of others. Furthermore, her absurd speech after she is plainly aware of Tom's infidelity, "There's a bird on the lawn..." suggests she has a lack of morality.…

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