what are some of the rumors about gatsby?
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The main topic of conversation is rumors about Gatsby. Nick hears from various people that Gatsby is a German spy, an Oxford graduate, and someone even claims Gatsby once killed a man. People used Gatsby for his extravagant parties: most of his "new money" guests didn't even know him.
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List all of the rumors told about Gatsby. The rumors were that he was a German spy and he killed someone. bootlegger, second cousin to the devil went to oxford. ... Gatsby tells Nick about his life because he wants Nick to trust him.
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Gatsby and Tom are both compelled by the desire for pleasure, cynicism and greed. Gatsby emerges more as a tragic hero driven by his love for Daisy. Tom, on the other hand, is more of a villain and brute despite, or perhaps because of, his education and upbringing.
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The men cannot stand each other, and Tom has been suspicious of Gatsby since the first time they met. When Jay Gatsby tells Tom that his wife doesn't love him, Tom insists that Gatsby is crazy. Gatsby continues to elaborate on why he could not be with Daisy but believes that she has loved him for the past five years.
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Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. As the novel progresses and Fitzgerald deconstructs Gatsby's self-presentation, Gatsby reveals himself to be an innocent, hopeful young man who stakes everything on his dreams, not realizing that his dreams are unworthy of him.
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It is important to realize, in addition, that Gatsby's conception of Daisy is itself a dream. He thinks of her as the sweet girl who loved him in Louisville, blinding himself to the reality that she would never desert her own class and background to be with him.
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"Her voice is full of money," he said suddenly. Gatsby explicitly ties Daisy and her magnetic voice to wealth. This particular line is really crucial, since it ties Gatsby's love for Daisy to his pursuit of wealth and status. It also allows Daisy herself to become a stand-in for the idea of the American Dream.
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The turning point of the novel comes in Chapter VII, when Tom and Gatsby confront one another. The confrontation begins when Tom antagonizes Gatsby and bates Gatsby with questions and insinuations about his past. For a while, Gatsby is cool, collected and in control. It seems that he will win the day and win Daisy.
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['facts that are found in many sources (ex: Marie Antoinette was guillotined in 1793.)', 'things that are easily observed (ex: Many people talk on cellphones while driving.)', 'common sayings (ex: Every man has his price.)']
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His unrelenting in his pursuit of his dream blinds him to reality and in allowing it to do so, he becomes the architect of his own downfall. The inability to achieve his pre-shattered dream, unscrupulous means aside, and his aloofness toward reality do not make Gatsby great.
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Gossip just came up from people or individulas with conflicting facts,sources,evidences,etc..its merely hearsay conveyed to other person . While news (on paper,tv,radio) will bring informations based on reliable sources,facts,events,and any activities. Where do you find the most accurate celebrity gossip?
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The Great Gatsby - The Valley of Ashes One major event is that of the first appearance of the valley, when Tom invites Nick to "meet his girl", whom lives in the valley. This sparks secrets Nick is to keep and several conflicts. The most drastic of all the events being that of the car accident.
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Huck Finn also used his lying skills to conceal his identity in public as well as being disguised as a girl. You can also lie to manipulate people as shown by the Duke and the King in their Romeo and Juliet plays.
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Tom admits in this chapter to sending George Wilson to Gatsby's house, claiming that it was an act of self-defense. Wilson would have killed Tom if Tom had not deflected the deranged man. To Tom, this is justification enough. To Nick, this is an indefensible admission of moral weakness and unforgivable selfishness.
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Nick has certain advantages which are explained in Chapter 1, particularly, his ability to be involved in the shallow, fast paced lifestyle of Gatsby and the others, while maintaining his moral center. Nick is attracted to the rich and glamorous ways of the other characters, but he is more realistic about life.
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Gatsby maintained the lie, which allowed their relationship to progress. Gatsby fell in love with Daisy and the wealth she represents, and she with him (though apparently not to the same excessive extent), but he had to leave for the war and by the time he returned to the US in 1919, Daisy has married Tom Buchanan.