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    novel The Great Gatsby‚ F.Scott Fitzerald criticizes the American society of the 1920´s for its emphasis on money‚ superficial relationships and obsession over class. Some characters in the novel are in love not with other characters but with their social status. . Jay Gatsby‚ a young man was not that wealthy‚ he actually came from a poor family from North Dokota. Gatsby was not fulfilled by his life‚ because what he wanted the most was to become part of a higher class. Gatsby met Daisy

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    The Great War‚ America promised a limitless amount of both social and financial opportunities for anyone inclined to pursue a hard working lifestyle--An American Dream. But for others striving and realizing for the dream had altered them‚ as they acquired wealth to only pursue the pleasure. In the novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the lives of three characters present the emptiness that result when wealth and pleasure have ended in themselves. These characters Jay Gatsby‚ George

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    words depict the atmosphere of the great expansion and hustle of society into the new age of the 1920’s. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby is a social commentary on American society in this golden age. His novel presents the betrayal of the "American Dream" through the illusion of money‚ materialism‚ and social status. Fitzgerald uses Jay Gatsby to show that The Dream of wealth and social acceptance can corrupt the most innocent of people‚ as Gatsby uses illegal means to obtain wealth

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    Abidi‚ 1 The Deceitful Green Light Green is the color of hope and it is viewed as one of the most important symbols in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby believed in the power of green light and its ability to provide him with everything that he desired. He felt that it could take away all his worries and create a prosperous life for him. Gatsby is characterized as being naïve since his dreams led him from rags to riches‚ and he was able to see a new developed America. Clearly‚ the green light

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    THE GREAT GATSBY The Great Gatsby is the story of Jay Gatsby narrated by Nick Carraway‚ the neighbor. The story shows different themes throughout the movie like greed‚ power betrayal and justice. It also shows a vivid peek of the American life in the 1020s. The lives of the characters revolve around the mysterious Gatsby which give the story an unexpected outcome. The only thing known at the beginner of the film about the mysterious Gatsby was that he had an “extraordinary gift for hope”. The

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    Literature Per. 4 The Great Gatsby Essay Gatsby and His Non-American Dream Everybody wants to have that American Dream. Whatever or whoever it is‚ it is a dream. A dream to some people can mean like a goal or fantasy wise. A dream in general is a series of thoughts‚ images‚ and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep. But an American Dream is the traditional social ideals of the United States‚ such as equality‚ democracy‚ and material prosperity. Jay Gatsby does not have an American

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    Period 1 10 December 2012 The Great Gatsby The novel the Great Gatsby is a very well written book by F. Scott Fitzgerald and is probably the most known out of his novels. In the Great Gatsby Fitzgerald shows us that in the 20’s money was a huge part of how you are viewed by everyone. Money determined how you were viewed and how people perceived you.People felt like they could alter how people viewed them by having a lot of possessions. In the novel Jay Gatsby has to resort to Daisy’s materialistic

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    The Great Gatsby as a Social Commentary After the First World War‚ American society enjoyed prosperity as the economy soared. At the same time‚ Prohibition created millionaires out of bootleggers. Consequently‚ materialism and superficiality immediately filled America. F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ a witness of people’s spiritually empty lives‚ wrote “The Great Gatsby” which gave him literary importance even today to reflect this ill society. As one of the greatest Modernism work‚ “The Great Gatsby” successfully

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    has gradually transformed into a materialistic vision of having a big house‚ a nice car‚ and a life of ease. In the past century‚ the American dream has increasingly focused on material items as an indication of attaining success. In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is a self-made man who started out with no money and only a plan for achieving his dream. He is so blinded by his luxurious possessions that he does not see that money cannot buy love or happiness. Fitzgerald demonstrates how a dream can

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    21 November 2013 Money in The Great Gatsby Gatsby has it all‚ the money‚ lavish parties‚ fame and many connections. But money can not buy love‚ class and happiness. Class is what separates the old money East Egg and the Nouveau riche west egg that is described as the "less fashionable" (Fitz-Gerald‚ 7) and although Gatsby has an equivalent amount of money as the Buchanans’ he is still known as the "newly rich" of Long island and couldn’t buy class that would impress the rather demanding Daisy

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