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    McKenna Walquist Period 1 Gatsby Essay As time flows everlastingly on‚ the dreams which man builds its self upon are prone to change. Throughout American history the American dream has changed from being one which inspired and fed the hopes of people all over the country‚ to the twenties’ mangled interpretation of it‚ where everything revolved around money and status. This theme is expressed in multiple characters and more specifically Gatsby who is a prime example of such corruption. The

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    so. F. Scott Fitzgerald was one that no matter his status‚ was always wanting more to reach a dream of his. Like the protagonist in his novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald makes it clear through the character‚ Jay Gatsby‚ that one is never satisfied with both their wealth and their wants. Jay Gatsby dreams of getting his old lover‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ back although she is already married to Tom

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    The Great Gatsby Final English 11 December 16‚ 2013 The American dream is a tearm used that means you go from absolutly nothing to being an average american. An average american is a person with a steady job and a place to live. In the past‚ The american dream has focused on main important thing to try and gain succes. Jay Gatsby started out with absolutly nothing just to make his dream come true‚ but he is so focused on nice eligant things that he doesnt realize that money really cant buy

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    the “American Dream” to most it would be having the perfect life the perfect everything. The whole idea of an “American Dream” is all that Gatsby ever wanted; in the book The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The thought of having a prefect house ‚prefect wife‚ and great wealth are Gatsby idea of said “American Dream”. Growing up Gatsby lived in the rural area of South Dakota he was impoverished but then grew up to be extremely wealthy. There are many rumors on how Gatsby gain his wealth

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    The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about the struggle of achieving the American dream‚ and how much a person is willing to do to reach it. The book’s focus is on the obsession of Gatsby‚ the protagonist‚ and his feelings for Daisy‚ a married woman who he was previously involved with. The novel also focuses on Gatsby’s determination to make her fall in love with him by the glitz of money and power. Fitzgerald uses the symbols of wealth‚ superficiality and irresponsibility to convey

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    The American dream is defined in many different ways by many different people. In The Great GatsbyGatsby has his heart set on Daisy to gain her love again but is soon ruined when he does not realize he can’t repeat the past. In another person’s viewpoint of the American dream is that they see the issues it can cause for the government such as "income inequality" (Merino). While some may say that it can cause government issues‚ the American dream is a reality to achieve whatever dream that the American

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    Corruption of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby Dictionary.com states that the definition of The American Dream is the ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American. The idea is that every American can reach this “American Dream” with hard work. After World War 1‚ the stock market boomed‚ so ordinary people suddenly became rich. This created a barrier between “old money” and “new money.” The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is

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    A man who had a dream of becoming reunited with his true love‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ Jay Gatsby was determined to make this dream a reality no matter the trials and tribulations. He achieved all of his goals through hard work and determination with his love for Daisy being the driving force behind his motivation. The title “The Great Gatsby” is very suitable because Gatsby’s power to make his dreams a reality is what makes him “great”. Gatsby began as James Gatz‚ a young seventeen year old boy from North

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    The American dream is to achieve greatness; to make greatness from nothing. Fitzgerald knows this dream and how it can lead to destruction. He explores this in his book The Great Gatsby. His characters build masks to try to project their ideas into reality‚ but their dreams pull them too far from the real world and lead to their downfall. Tom‚ Myrtle and Gatsby construct masks to reach their dreams but these fantasies drag to a breakdown. Myrtle wilson changed everything. Her goal was to wedge herself

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    The American Dream is the idea that anyone who comes to America can achieve wealth through hard work. In the Epic of America‚ Adams stated that the American Dream is a social order where every man and woman would be able to progress without the chains of their past interfering. The Great Gatsby is a negative review of the American Dream. It shows that anyone can make money‚ but not everyone will find happiness through wealth. The Great Gatsby took place during a very rough time in American history

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