than-life and virtually impossible to touch, almost as if they were a

fantasy? In The Great Gatsby, set in two wealthy communities, East

Egg and West Egg, Fitzgerald describes Gatsby as a Romantic, larger-

than-life, figure by setting him apart from the common person.

Fitzgerald sets Gatsby in a fantasy world that, based on

illusion, is of his own making. Gatsby's possessions start to this

illusion. He lives in an extremely lavish mansion. "It is a factual

imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side,

spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool,

and more than forty acres of lawn and garden." It models an extravagant

castle with a European style. Indoors it has "Marie Antoinette music-

rooms and restoration salons." There is even a "Merton College Library,

paneled with imported carved English oak and thousands of volumes of

books." There is even a private beach on his property. He also has his

own personal hydroplane. Gatsby also drives a highly imaginative,

"circus wagon", car that "everybody had seen. It is a rich cream color

shipper of his "holy" love, Daisy Buchanan. The promise is that he will

However, the medal he received looked to be either fake or borrowed.

Some common words found in the essay are:
College Library, Fitzgerald Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Oxford Sup-, Gatsby Romantic, Ville Normandy, Stretched Daisy's, , Gatsby Fitzgerald, Holy Grail, fantasy world, sets apart, larger- than-life, gatsby's possessions,
Approximate Word count = 893
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)