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    The Great Gatsby: The Corruption of the American Dream through Materialism The American dream is an ideal that has been present since American literature’s onset. Typically‚ the dreamer aspires to rise from rags to riches‚ while accumulating such things as love‚ high status‚ wealth‚ and power on his way to the top. The dream has had variations throughout different time periods‚ although it is generally based on ideas of freedom‚ self-reliance‚ and a desire for something greater. The early settlers’

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    2013 The Great Gatsby Essay Women‚ for several years‚ have been trying to reach the same equality and superiority as men have today. In the novel‚ the author shows many points on why he believes women are inferior to men. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Nick Carraway moves to New York to learn about the bond business. Nick is very unique compared to everyone who lives in the West Egg. Like his neighbor‚ Jay Gatsby. Throughout the novel‚ Gatsby tries to win back

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    The Great Gatsby ESSAY: The Fall of the American Dream The figurative as well as literal death of Jay Gatsby in the novel The Great Gatsby symbolizes a conclusion to the principal theme of the novel. With the end of the life of Jay Gatsby comes the end of what Fitzgerald views as the ultimate American ideal: self-made success. The intense devotion Gatsby has towards his rebirth is evident by the plans set forth in Gatsby’s teenage schedule‚ such as "Practice elocution‚ poise and how to attain

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    The Great Gatsby The American dream is an ideal that has been present since American literature’s onset. Typically‚ the dreamer aspires to rise from rags to riches‚ while accumulating such things as love‚ high status‚ wealth‚ and power on his way to the top. The dream has had variations throughout different time periods‚ although it is generally based on ideas of freedom‚ self-reliance‚ and a desire for something greater. The early settlers’ dream of traveling out West to find land and start a family

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    In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald’s main innovation was to introduce a first person narrator and protagonist whose consciousness filters the story’s events. This device was not a total invention since a character through whose eyes and mind the central protagonist is discovered is to be found in two of Conrad’s books : Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim. As usual with this device‚ the main protagonist remains strange and shady. This technique reinforces the mystery of the characters. The second advantage

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    attributes‚ define the character traits portrayed within‚ “The Great Gatsby‚” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This novel introduces the reader to a young women named Daisy‚ as it examines her relationship with her husband Tom. Their marriage lacks a deeply connected love. The reader is lead to believe that Daisy wed Tom for mostly money . On the other hand‚ before Daisy met Tom‚ she was passionately in love with Jay Gatsby. However‚ Gatsby had little money and Daisy wanted to find a well-off man . Daisy

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    Great Gatsby The beginning of the book originates during the summer time and changes seasons as the book goes on until finally ending at the start of fall. The change of seasons represents the agonizing emotional draws between the characters as their personalities evolve from the sadness of the rainy season in the spring and then heating up to the hot weather of the summer. Throughout these season changes‚ Jay Gatsby reveals the outcome of his belief in “the green light‚ the orgiastic future

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    age groups and backgrounds share this fear. Many individuals believe that to receive somebody’s affection‚ they must assimilate into that person’s society. Jay Gatsby‚ like any normal person‚ wants to fit into society. His feelings for Daisy make him strive to achieve that goal. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby attempts to fit into Daisy’s society by any means available. The only way Jay makes enough money to enable him to be able to live near Daisy is by bootlegging

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    nobility of spirit. In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is a tragic hero. Jay Gatsby is an enormously rich man‚ and in the flashy years of the jazz age‚ wealth defined importance. Gatsby has endless wealth‚ power and influence but never uses material objects selfishly. Gatsby’s wealth is gained through bootlegging and other speculative practices. The corrupt ways in which he made his money soured the pure idea of the “real” work ethic and foreshadowed his corrupt life. Gatsby believes in The Great American

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    Great Gatsby as Modernist Literature By the end of World War I‚ many America authors were ready to change their ways and views on writing. Authors were tired of tradition and limitations. One of these writers was F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was a participant in the wild parties with bootleg liquor‚ but he was also a critic of this time. His book‚ The Great Gatsby is an excellent example of modernist literature‚ through its use of implied themes and fragmented storyline. The Great Gatsby is a

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