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Fitzgerald characterization  creates a tone around the theme of happiness when he writes about the chracters. The chracters may be wealthy but that is not enough. The materialistic attitude can be seen in The Great Gatsby the characters slowly achieveing the American Dream. But that is not enough for one of our chracters, Gatsbys welth gave him moments of happiness but that wasn't enough. If money can get him the girl he would take the risk even though the consequences might lead him to his death. In my opinion Fitzgerald attitude towards happiness is well money can't be able to buy you happiness but love can. So what I am trying to state here is that money is taking over their feelings and slowly they are being unhappy people with problems and Fitzgerald shows this when he talks about Tom, Tom has it all wealthy man but in reality he isn't happy with himself. Most of the chracters in the Great Gatsby seem to have it all but not happiness. I think it does depend on love to

I think the central message of the book is thinking before you do something you might regret. The main point of this book is being to quick to agree with your decisions and not being able to change it later on. Live in the present and learn to deal with the past.

The great thing about The Great Gatsby is that the characters and their decisions also reflect life in American today. For Example, "whenever you feel like criticising anyone just remember that all people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." People now in days criticises a lot not knowing the advantages they had or just cause they are heartless. This can really reflect to our world right now. In my opinion i wouldn't say Gatsby is the best but also not the worst so just a good character. He is a good character because he shows that he really cares for someone and would go through fire for this person anything to have them but in general he seems like a good guy not the best but good. He is not the best because he doesn't show himself much respect in my opinion. I think that Nick is honest with himself he has more self respect compared to the other characters.  He does constantly hang out with dis honest people which is kind of like, wh

 In the book it starts out in spring and things blossom in spring then towards the end of the book autumn begins and in autumn everything well dies. Everything starts out good at the beginning of the book but then going more further everything seems to fall apart with the characters. We found out in class that someone killed Wilson but then we read more and turns out he committed suicide. Gatsby is also dead as well. Then the puzzle starts to connect towards the middle of the book. Daisy - married - Tom - cheater Don't know                       Girlfriend George - married- Myrtle -  cheater So then George thinks that Myrtle is cheating on him with Gatsby so he kills him and then kills himself. Most of the people Gatsby new were just fake to him straight forward. Nobody arrived at Gatsby funeral. Tom and Daisy are careless of their action and just in general, selfish, ruin friendships and marriages. Tom lied to Wilson that Gatsby was driving the car even though he kne