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    American Dream appeared in 1931 in J.T. Adam’s novel Epic of America. But without using this exact expression‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald had already publish a novel commenting on the myth of American ascendancy in 1925‚ The Great Gatsby. With the Gold Coast mansions on Long Island‚ New York as its setting‚ this literary classic captures the aspirations that represented the opulent‚ excessive and exuberant 1920s” (Bloom‚ 67). In this essay I will analyze how the events in the novel The Great Gatsby depict

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    The Green Dream (Great Gatsby Essay) What is the “American Dream”? Is it tangible or metaphysical? Is it attainable or forever out of our reach? Is it a capitalist plot to keep the proletariat in their place? I am sure I do not know exactly‚ but noteworthy novelist‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ has an interesting take on the idea. In his novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ he satirizes the American Dream so well through the usage of imagery and symbolism that the reader often finds themselves drifting indolently towards

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    Winter Dreams Literary Analysis The short story‚ “Winter Dreams”‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald holds lasting impact today‚ mainly for the author’s ability to weave love‚ desire‚ emotion‚ and the moral fiber of an individual into a story. The underlying theme is centered on how charisma can drives a person to lose sight of their true goal in life‚ thereby finding pleasure in selfish gain which results in eventual loss. I will develop an analysis of characterization and theme in this famed short story

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    The story I chose to read was “Winter Dreams” by Fitzgerald. Addressing the first part of the question‚ Fitzgerald’s “Winter Dreams” depicts the transformation of traditional American culture to a materialistic‚ joy-seeking society. Fitzgerald’s short story is unique in comparison to other modernist works as he takes a longer timeframe to express his message. The story begins with Dexter as a young teenager and ends with him being in his late twenties to early thirties. Nonetheless‚ the story underlines

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    American Dream The Great Gatsby‚ a book relative to many different time periods and has shed light on many with its realistic tragedy. What makes this book great is its’ excellent depiction of life in the Roaring Twenties. These themes in the book parallel many generations and topics brought up in World and US History. One of the more relevant and apparent themes is corruption of the American Dream. As in the real world‚ the characters in The Great Gatsby find out that the American Dream is not just

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    Love is a strong word using it to take advantage of people makes you look like a gold digger. A person only really in for the relasionship for benefits not for real love. In the story “Winter Dreams” A boy named Dexter Green a 14 year old caddy at a Golf Club in Black Bear‚ Minnesota. One day he meets a girl named Judy Jones who he fell in love with. Later then he finds out she has so many other men that she dates. Years later after college Dexter invests in a laundry business in the city it’s not

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    In the Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s cynicism about the american dream in the 1920s is represented by the characters Gatsby‚ Daisy‚ and Nick. America was changing because in the 1920s an era of unexpected prosperity and material excess. Decayed social and moral values. Rising stock market equals lots of newly wealthy people spending money at unprecedented levels. These changes affected fitzgerald’s belief because he believed people had grown cynical‚ greedy‚ and obsessed with the empty pursuit

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    Winter Dream In Fitzgerlad’s story a young man falls in love with a woman and despite trying‚ he fails to win her over and winds up losing her forever. When comparing the plot with more modern day fairy tales‚ there is some discussion. In most fairy tales they end happily ever after with the prince and the princess together. In Winter Dreams‚ however‚ young Dexter doesn’t wind up being with his love‚ Judy‚ in the end. Judy marries another man after Dexter rejects her on their final night together

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    The American dream stays as a picture for desire‚ achievement‚ and euphoria. In any case‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ reviews the American dream from a substitute perspective‚ one that uncovers understanding into the people who twist these models to their own specific self-important dreams. Fitzgerald renders Jay Gatsby as a man who takes the Dream too far‚ and winds up perceptibly unfit to perceive his counterfeit presence of riches from reality. This ’intriguing’ American novel depicts

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    to all of their questions. Jay Gatsby and Blanche Dubois in The Great Gatsby and A Streetcar Named Desire‚ respectfully‚ give away everything they have in order to attain what they believe to be the ultimate form of happiness: the American Dream The American dream is a notion that states that anyone can achieve what they desire if they simply work hard enough for it. However‚ when speaking of the American Dream the question arises “Can anyone achieve the American Dream no matter their circumstances

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