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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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    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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    The disillusionment of American dream in the Great Gatsby and Tender is the night Chapter I Introduction F. Scott Fitzgerald is the spokesman of the Jazz Age and is also one of the greatest novelists in the 20th century. His novels mainly deal with the theme of the disillusionment of the American dream of the self-made young men in the 20th century. In this thesis‚ Fitzgerald’s two most important novels The Great Gatsby(2003) and Tender is the Night(2005) are analyzed. Both these two novels

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    Broken Dreams and Fallen Themes In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald employs the use of characters‚ themes‚ and symbolism to convey the idea of the American Dream and its corruption through the aspects of wealth‚ family‚ and status. In regards to wealth and success‚ Fitzgerald makes clear the growing corruption of the American Dream by using Gatsby himself as a symbol for the corrupted dream throughout the text. In addition‚ when portraying the family the characters in Great Gatsby are used to expose

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    Gatsby and the Complexity of the American Dream F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is an exploration of the American dream in modern society‚ in which money and prosperity are significant factors and it may not be as simple as you think; and the movie Citizen Kane is another example of the complex issues relating to the American dream. First‚ we will explore the American dream‚ in which it is to make a great deal of money because it provides for a comfortable living‚ and characters in the novel

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    The Moral Declination of the American Dream as Portrayed in “The Great Gatsby” At first glance‚ “The Great Gatsby” is just a story of love and passion. But author F. Scott Fitzgerald meant it to be so much more. This novel is symbolic of the “disintegration of the American dream‚” taking place during an era in which most people’s moral and social values were almost completely forgotten. The American Dream‚ as it was before the 1920’s‚ was viewed as the notion that anybody could succeed in America

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    The American Dream is often misleading because it makes one believe that if they obtain the fame‚ fortune‚ and a new beginning‚ it will bring happiness; only to realize it causes one pain. The American Dream is often deemed as the main goal of the American culture‚ and is the one of the many reasons why people come to America today. In the American Classic The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby‚ a man of many mysteries‚ is madly in love with Daisy‚ a woman from the past‚ who is now

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    together is the idea of the pursuit of the American dream and how each individual in America can pursue their dream in whatever way they choose. The differences between the subjects of these books is what the American dream actually means to each person and if it is actually attainable. Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ and Daisy are all searching for their own personal American dream‚ but it is unclear whether they all can actually attain it. A clear example of the American dream being reached and still not being enough

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    Living the True American Dream?” A Study of Various Factors which Proves the Corruption of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby The American Dream provides motivation for people to aim for a goal in life. Everyman has the right to seek his own happiness. A man strives to “be better and richer” in character. The American Dream is an ethical approach to life. James Adams highlights that “it is not a dream of motor cars and

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