The American Dream After World War I‚ America seemed to guarantee unlimited financial and social opportunities for anyone willing to work hard – the American Dream. For some‚ however‚ striving for and realizing that dream corrupted them‚ as they acquired wealth only to seek pleasure. Even though the characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby appear to adore the freedom of the 1920s‚ their lives reveal the decline of happiness that results when wealth and pleasure swallow them. Specifically
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The Death of the American Dream in the Great Gatsby World War I brought out the deepest‚ darkest‚ most malignant tendencies of human nature. Young men died in the thousands on the battlefield‚ martyrs of a wanton cause. 1920’s American society mirrored the Great War’s atmosphere of excess. The newly wealthy class‚ in onslaught‚ threw lavish parties and indulged in sexual promiscuity as exorbitance became the new state religion. Traditional values‚ including that of the American Dream‚ seemed to
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The Great Gatsby movie vs. book In his movie there were many details that remained loyal to the book. There were some others that were changed slightly‚ either for filming reasons or for careless from the director. Surprisingly‚ there were some facts that were left out‚ that in my opinion were critical for the story and the symbolism on it. The movie showed many things as they are described in the book‚ and also as many people imagined them. The golden toilette set‚ the medals and Daisy’s picture
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The American Nightmare The idea that anyone‚ regardless of ethnicity‚ religion‚ or socio-economic background can succeed through hard work is what is commonly referred to as the American Dream. This dream‚ regardless of whether it truly exists or not‚ is a pursuit of all Americans‚ and is what brings people from all four corners of the Earth to the United States of America. Most would view the desire to succeed and fulfill the “American Dream” as a valuable and praise worthy endeavor. Fitzgerald
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The Great Gatsby I: All throughout grade school and even high school‚ my teachers‚ parents‚ and even friends told me not to take the easy way out when it comes to books. Always read the book before the movie. I usually took the easy way out‚ watched the movie‚ and then skim the book. After doing this project I see what everyone was talking about. The book is much better than the movie‚ it gives you more of a sense of what is going on‚ a greater sense of when the story takes place‚ and it gives the
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Jill Robinson‚ “The American Dream‚ the idea of the happy ending‚ is an avoidance of responsibility and commitment” (http://www.brainyquote.com). What Robinson is saying is that a lot of people expect to achieve the American Dream‚ i.e. happiness‚ through the accumulation of external things‚ meanwhile avoiding the true origins of happiness‚ which are internal. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby’s character also faces this dilemma as he reaches for the American Dream‚ believing that
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Throughout history people have strived for success. The definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams ‚ "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth. This idea is obviously farfetched‚ but also somewhat obtainable. The belief that you can make anything of yourself through any means necessary is obviously very inspiring to those that come from poverty and misfortune
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The American Dream: The Great Gatsby The American Dream is ready to enjoy everything the world has to offer in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby. However‚ enjoying these things comes at a high price. The American dream according to a few people in the novel is all about finding a life less ordinary and reaching the top. It’s about finding fortune or true love. The readers see this in the novel which shows what the people back in the day strived for. How empty their lives have become.
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The Great Gatsby and the ’American Dream’ In Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby the concept of the ’American Dream’ appears in two ways. On the one hand Fitzgerald’s view and imagination of the American Dream and on the other and‚ within the plot‚ Gatsby as the ’possible’ personified American Dream come true.<O:P</O:P Francis Scott Fitzgerald practically puts the notion of the American Dream on the same level as ’human dream’. But more remarkable is the fact that Fitzgerald’s concept
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Summer Assignment-Movie Analysis The Great Gatsby 2013 1. The Great Gatsby motion pictures is a drama film. 2. The Great Gatsby shows us the various love affairs that goes on in the raging 20s of New York City‚ through the viewpoint of Nick Carraway. Throughout the movie‚ relationships‚ hidden pasts‚ secrets‚ and affairs between Nick’s friends are revealed and shown. Gatsby‚ who is known to hold extravagant parties in the probation period of US history‚ befriends Nick in order to get close
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