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The Novel The Great Gatsby By F
Phuong Nguyen
Taireh/ Period 4
CP English 3
May 15 2014
The Titles Money, love, and society. The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scout Fitzgerald is about a man who worked so hard just to get a girl of his dream. The novel is not only about Gatsby but also about the difference classes in society. Even though the title of the novel is The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald had a hard time deciding the title for the book before ultimately picking The Great Gatsby. Three titles he was considering beside The Great Gatsby were Among the Ash Heaps and Millionaires, Trimalchio in West Egg, and Under the Red, White, and Blue. Unfortunately, he was wrong choosing The Great Gatsby as the title. He should have chosen Trimalchio in West Egg as the official title. First, one of the three titles Fitzgerald considered was Among the Ash Heaps and Millionaires. The ash heaps represents the East Egg where all the poor people live in. And the millionaires represent the new money live in the West Egg. Just like in the novel, Tom didn’t really care about what happened to Myrtle when she got into a car accident. He cared about himself first so he wouldn’t get in trouble. Daisy was not even responsible for Myrtle but “she and Tom had gone away... and taken their baggage with them” (Fitzgerald 177). Second, another title that Fitzgerald considered was Under the Red, White, and Blue. These colors represent the American flag and the American dream. The American dream is about getting rich and. Many characters in the novel had American dream. Myrtle wanted to fit in as she “changed her dress to a brown figured muslin” (Fitzgerald 31) when she went to the city with Tom and Nick. Gatsby wanted to have Daisy in his life and George wanted to have a happy family. However, none of the characters was able to achieve their dreams in the end. Myrtle was killed and George killed himself after he killed Gatsby. No one in the novel was able to accomplish their dream. The title Under the Red, White, and Blue

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