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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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Social Commentary on the American Dream The American Dream is the ideal that “every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative” (Dictionary.com). The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is not just a story about the rich and privileged. It comments on the social divides between the old and new rich while speaking about a disillusioned America. Fitzgerald’s characters
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The Great Gatsby Commentary This extract explores the introduction to Gatsby’s character and the curiosity felt towards him by the main character Nick Carraway‚ as well as the beginning of their friendship. The opening line of this extract opens with a contrast between the party and the introduction to Gatsby’s character. The atmosphere of the party is created by the noun “lull” which is a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity
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The Great Gatsby cover Commentary The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a detailed account of a summer that Nick Carraway‚ the narrator spent in West Egg‚ long island‚ living in a house next to a colossal mansion owned by a man named Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby was known to throw many “little parties” which were anything but “little”. The story includes many influential characters such as Daisy Buchanan‚ who is Nick Carraways cousin‚ Tom Buchanan‚ who is Daisy’s husband‚ Jordan Baker‚ Daisy’s
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Social Stratification and The Great Gatsby No matter which facet we view society from we have always been divided by social class. Whether it is wealth‚ power‚ or family‚ the majority of people cannot seem to resist having a prejudice against individuals belonging to a different social class because of one of these aspects. Since the beginning of civilization society has been divided due to wealth‚ which usually goes hand in hand with power and family. The novel The Great Gatsby is an excellent
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Social class and status plays a significant part in The Great Gatsby in which the characters are distinguished by their wealth‚ work‚ and living. The American dream plays a big role in the social class as people have to make their own decisions to get where they want to be in their life. In the novel‚ there are two cities‚ East egg and the West egg‚ which are separated by the valley of ashes. Between the two cities of which you live in‚ shows if you are from a wealthy family (East egg) or if you
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The Great Gatsby: Social Mobility Social mobility is the primary effect of the American Dream‚ which itself is an idea that seems simple‚ but is strangely hard to define. At the root of it‚ is the sense of a society’s greed for success obtained by hard work‚ honesty‚ and modesty. If in fact this Dream were in the reach of anybody‚ then society would exist as a community where "all men are created equal" and everyone would have the opportunity of social mobility by doing the best for themselves as
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“What part does social class play in the events of the novel?” In the Great Gatsby‚ social class plays an important role in determining the course of events. Geographical factors and occupation primarily decide the divisions in the community and the social class of the characters can bring people together‚ but also tear them apart. The social classes in the novel appear evident to readers‚ as they are commonly decided by their occupation and home region. They are divided into new rich‚ old
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achieve the dream. In Scott Fitzgerald novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ takes place in New York‚ New York. Jay Gatsby started from nothing in North Dakota but later discovered what wealth was like and wanted to live that life. Jay Gatsby was a major for the military but was sent off to war‚ leaving behind his beautiful girlfriend‚ Daisy. Fitzgerald illustrates the emptiness in relationships driven by social status and class. Throughout the novel social status and class are the major themes displayed by
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highest social prestige‚ as well as their money. Their fortunes have been inherited and their roots run deep in American society. Theirs is "old money." The East Eggers place great value on tradition‚ family background‚ social convention‚ and manners‚ and they look with contempt upon others who were not born to their kind of wealth. The Buchanans live in East Egg. Tom and Daisy are example of the old money and social snobbery of East Egg. Those who live in West Egg‚ like Gatsby‚ are also
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