In "The Great Gatsby", how do dreams/hopes influence certain characters?
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it makes gatsby yearn for the past. it makes him build up this image of himself as a successful man (better than tom) so that he might one day be able to reunite w/ daisy.\n\ni'm not so sure about nick=&#92;
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Power \nDifferent types of power, some used and abused. Democratic power is shown when choices and decisions are shared among many people on the island. Jack shows authoritarian power by threatening and terrifying others. Some of the boys utilize brute force, when hunting for pigs, and later hunting for Ralph. \n\nFear of the Unknown \nThe boy's fear of the unknown on the island leads to their fear of the beast. The boys cannot accept the notion of a beast existing on the island, nor can they let go of it. The recognition that no real beast exists, and that the only beast on the island is fear itself is one of the deepest meanings of the story. \n\nBlindness and Sight \nPiggy is blind to his immediate surroundings but really understands what is going on on the island. Unfortunately, the boys do not realize that Piggy sees more, and he is treated poorly and is eventually killed.
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Actually, there is a mythology character...Morpheus, the god of sleep, was imagined as a shape changer...hence the term, Polymorphism. He could appear in dreams in any shape he chose.
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"For better or worse, our future will be determined in large part by our dreams and by the struggle to make them real." (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)\n\nThis has been my favorite quote for years. So when I saw your question I got very excited! \n\nI am a self professed "dreamer." Dreams seriously are what have driven me through life. When I discover something that I know will bring happiness to myself or those around me, I often consider that my dream: Something untouchable for the time being......but hopefully attainable as a goal down the road. It may be a struggle.....it may be a challenge....but I don't dismiss those hopes and dreams as merely a "fantasy." I find ways to achieve that goal and attain that dream. So what should we do? Definitely we should tell ourselves that our dreams can come true. Mentally if we accept that they are attainable then we can surely reach out and grab them. And that is my next suggestion......go for it. Do NOT let anything stop you. If its worthy of dreaming and hoping for.....it is worth pursuing. \n\nI wish you the best of luck in making all of your dreams come true. :)
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gatsby get wealthy by bootlegging u know selling alcohol during prohibition. as u may recall he deals with crooks like meyer wolfshiem which imply to the reader he's into illegal things since wolfshiem fixes the world series. His pharmacies are a cover up to the illicit things he's doing to get wealthy. Like tom buchanan once says "he's just a bootlegger".
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I've had a couple life altering dreams...one that I believe familiarized me with a future boyfriend who was going to help me change the course of my life and another that I believe was an explanation as to the major purifying event/time in my life that I would go through.  Both of these dreams have stayed with me for more than half of my life.
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it mostly criticized the consumerism of the society\nwriters were fitzgerald and scott\nbooks like the great gatsby\nbut im not sure of the significance or changes it caused
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There is a specifc spot in the text that describes Queen Mab 0 it's probably about 50 lines long - she is the queen of dreams, and basically put the equivilant of sleeping dust on sleepers - giving them dreams - but she tries to give them dreams they want, or dreams that willhelp them (eg the solider dreams od battle, so that he wont be scared to fight).  She is tiny, her carriage is some sort if nut i think, like an acorn shell, but it describes it right in the text - this passage is often discussion in reference to fantasy/magic, while the Baz Lurhman version of the movie equates Queen Mab with the drug ecstasy, so a rather interesting interpretation. good luck finding the correct passage! once you find it, it's all there!
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Freud interpreted dreams as being symbolic manifestations of subconscious desires which were too dangerous to face up to in their real form.\nHowever, these days, most psychologists are more likely to believe that dreams are either random triggerings of old memories, thoughts, and perceptions; or somehow the brain's way of sorting out the important stuff from the rubbish.\nThere is no 100% accepted theory of why we dream, but in general, the idea of "dream interpretation" is mostly disregarded these days.
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I know that various dreams were written and explained by ancient Chinese people in a book. I was looking online to explain your dream. So... basically you were killing someone, that actually means you are going to have really good luck, and the weird thing is the more bloody the scene was, the better luck you will have.
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What is Hope's relationship like with her mother?\n \nHow does her mother's brief visit effect Hope? \n\nIf a rule of waitressing is to never date the cook, why do you think Hope dates Braverman? What kind of a guy is Braverman? \n\nDo you think G.T. is the father figure Hope is looking for in her life? How does meeting him change her? \n\nHow has Eli Millstone corrupted the mayoral election? \nWhy do you think G.T. decides to run for mayor? How can Hope help him win? \n\nOver the course of the novel, how does Hope change and grow? \n\nIn the end, which characters in this book have hope?
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Freud called dreams "the royal road to the unconscious."  Or was that Jung?  Darn, I'm geting my patriarchs mixed up.\n\nAnyway, according to psychoanalytic theory, dreams are the way the unconscious communicates with the conscious mind, through symbolism.  Thus, interpreting dream symbolism is a way to learn about your deepest self.
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I belive that dreams can mean things and i know surtain things mean stuff...\nActor : Watch out, a surrounding enemy. \nAgony (seeing oneself agonizing) : Good health, this dream is interpreted by law of opposites. \nAirplane : Spiritual advance. \nAirplane that falls: Spiritual fall, to lost the way. \nAmbush : Treason. \nAngel: It represents prosperity. \nAnt : Patience, forecast. \nArmy, in favor of one's self: Divine law in favor. See police. \nArrows: Pains and misfortunes. \nAttack, by an animal in general: Enemies. \nAxe : Destruction. \nBarn: Poverty. It is interpreted by law of opposites. \nBat: Black magic. \nBee: They represent the labor. \nBeach, stormy: Not control of sexual passion. \nBees, working: The person is being informed not to waste time in any important aspect of life, work on this aspect is a must. \nBicycle: It represents spiritual balance. \nBird, flying : It foretells a trip by water. \nBoat: Somebody will leave. Work in alchemy (sexual transmutation.) \nBoar, wild: Low passions. \nBody, to see it tangled: Calumnies, gadgets. \nBook, given by Masters: Future wisdom will be received. \nBroom : You must eliminate your defects. Internal cleaning. \nBull, attacking: Enemies. \nBull, white: Venerable Master. \nBullet: Bad thought. \nBuying, to see one's self: Gain. \nCage : With a bird in, it means freedom and without bird it means prison. \nCamel: Trip by earth, wealth. \nCandy, to see one's self eating : Bitterness according to the amount of sweet eaten.\nRemember that a dreams that foretells some painful situation is a warning of what could of happen, but this can be changed by doing a cosmic business. \nCane, a broken one: Illusion or lost hope\nCar, driving one and sudden turned off: spiritual danger. \nCastle : Spiritual ascents, symptom of spiritual work. \nCat that attacks : Treason of husband/wife or close person. \nCelebration : It represents tragedies. \nChains (to drag them) : Melancholy. \nChains (to break them) : Happy event. \nClock (or watch) : Work with kabbalah (this dream is due to interpret with symbology of numbers). Also it can symbolize the time.
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dreaming happens during your REM sleep or rapid eye movement sleep and supposably dreams tell you about your consious state of mind at that time (but like many other psychological issues, only based on theory) and about the person thats always in your dream, it depends on what they look like and what theyre wearing. i really do believe in dream interpretations
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1) Tom Buchanan -  Daisy’s immensely wealthy husband, once a member of Nick’s social club at Yale. Powerfully built and hailing from a socially solid old family, Tom is an arrogant, hypocritical bully. His social attitudes are laced with racism and sexism, and he never even considers trying to live up to the moral standard he demands from those around him. He has no moral qualms about his own extramarital affair with Myrtle, but when he begins to suspect Daisy and Gatsby of having an affair, he becomes outraged and forces a confrontation. (Spark Notes)\n\n2)Tom\nBeing born into a family that is wealthy has made Tom a spoiled man. He hasn't really worked his entire life and instead spends his days in indulgence and ease. This is what motivates Tom; gratification. He has a shameless affair with Myrtle because it satisfies his needs. He flaunts their relationship in public because he does not concern himself with the consequences of his actions, he's never had to. This is also why he and Daisy escape in the end of the book. There was a situation they would have to face and they didn't want to. So they ran to their money and fled the situation, leaving it to be dealt with by others. Tom will spend his whole life doing things like that because that is who he is: A careless man who won't be bothered by the suffering he causes. (Homework-online)\n\nTheme discussion (homework-online)\nTheme Discussion\nThe word that can sum up many of the themes in the book is position. The word encompasses themes like class, wealth, social standing, and others. Gatsby's whole life is spent trying to attain money and status so that he can reach a certain position in life. That is what motivated him to move to West Egg, make money by any means necessary, and strive to win Daisy back. There is a position in life that he yearns for and will do all that it takes to achieve it. \n\nDaisy and Tom on the other hand show how people can use their position to look down on others and live their life carelessly. As Nick says about Daisy, "in a moment she looked at me with an absolute smirk on her lovely face as if she had asserted her membership in a rather distinguished secret society to which she and Tom belonged". It is this superior mind set that allows Tom to cheat on his wife and allows he and Daisy to run away from the death of Myrtle. They need not worry about such things because they are too good for it. Nick sees it as a kind of carelessness. "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness...". They can use their wealth and position to escape whatever they choose. \n\nThe word careless also sums up one of the most important ideas in the book. Nick refers to Jordan, Tom, and Daisy as careless in one form or another. Their actions are careless and they are careless people. This is due to the ease of their life. These people live the decadent life of the roaring twenties that many of the writers of this era were criticizing. The mindless, indulgent, irresponsible life style where consequence is just an afterthought. Fitzgerald uses these characters to expose this life with their selfish actions. This carelessness can be seen when Tom and Daisy run away after Myrtle is killed or when Jordan is driving Nick through the city. These people do not worry about paying for their actions so they do as they please. Tom is not worried about hurting Daisy so he flaunts his relationship with Myrtle, his mistress. Daisy, in turn, goes off with Gatsby without a thought to her marriage. Consequence is a unheard of concept to these people so they live their lives without thinking about it.
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oh man i loved that book!\nthey both were arrogant and thought they could get what they wanted easily.\ngatsby thought he could get the girl (i forgot her name) back by showing her his house\nand tom thought he could have a woman on the side and still have a good marriage.\ntom was the personification of the alpha male theory, while gatsby wanted to be an alpha male
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When Meyer Wolfsheim describes the murder of Rosy Rosenthal at the Metropole years before, his language, mannerisms etc., seem to indicate that he is somewhat a shady man himself gleaned from his discussion of money, guns, and gang connections.How do we know this.\nGatsby tells Nick that Meyer is the man who fixed the 1919 World Series. This is hardly the sort of man with whom a person of Gatsby's claimed background and esteem would associate with.\nNick is shocked about everything relating to Meyer Wolfsheim - due to his proper Midwestern upbringing. So he becomes curious about Gatsby's relationship to Meyer. His doubts are further aroused when Gatsby is away from the table to make a phone call; Meyer brags to the host on being quizzed by him, that he has know Gatsby for several years and he is a "man of fine breeding" and a handsome and perfect gentleman who is "very careful about women." \nThe introduction Of Rosy Rosenthal in the conversation thus gives Nick an indication that Gatsby may not be what he claims to be.