The American Dream is a naïve belief; it lies in the ideas of unlimited opportunity‚ impractical levels of success‚ and a perfect life. This Dream is particularly alluring for the poor‚ and immigrants fleeing oppression. It speaks of freedom and opportunity‚ a land full of unimaginable possibilities and endless wonder. From early colonists who left Europe as peasants and outcasts to seek land and wealth‚ to present day illegal immigrants hoping for a better life‚ the American Dream has drawn people
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ a major theme is the American Dream versus Gatsby’s dream‚ the ideal dream‚ and the corruption and destruction of the dream. Fitzgerald reveals that the American Dream was transformed from a pure idea of security into a scheme of materialistic power. Through Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald showed the perseverance and hope the founding fathers had. Though the American Dream was corrupted‚ Gatsby’s was not. It was the "foul dust" who were corrupted that ended Gatsby and
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The American Dream for The Great Gatsby Even though we call the american American‚ is it really american? In the book The Great Gatsby‚ many of these characters are not American‚ but they are still living the American dream. While some characters are living the American others are not and what set them apart will astonish you. Just like humanity‚ the American Dream has two sides to it. One side one where you make a boat load of money with very little work or none at all and the other side is where
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The Great Gatsby is a novel that illustrates the society in the 1920’s and the associated beliefs‚ values and dreams of the American population at that time. These beliefs‚ values and dreams can be summed up be what is termed the "American Dream"; a dream of money‚ wealth‚ prosperity and the happiness that supposedly came with the booming economy and get-rich-quick schemes that formed the essential underworld of American upper-class society. This underworld infiltrated the upper echelons and created
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A Simple Dream The Great Gatsby‚ a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is about the American Dream and the downfall of those who attempt to capture its illusionary goals. This is a common theme central to many novels. This dream has varying significances for different people but in The Great Gatsby‚ for Jay‚ the dream is through wealth and power. To get this happiness Jay must reach into the past and relive an old dream. In order to do this he needed wealth and power. Jay
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The Great Gatsby: The American Dream "Their love is founded upon feelings from the past‚ these give it‚ notwithstanding Gatsby’s insistence on being able to repeat the past‚ an inviolability. It exists in the world of money and corruption but is not of it." The Great Gatsby‚ a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is about the American Dream‚ and the demise of those who attempt to capture its false goals. For Jay‚ the dream is that‚ through wealth and power‚ one can obtain happiness
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American Dream The American Dream was something a lot of people in the 1920s could connect with. This is probably why F. Scott Fitzgerald’s made it one of his themes in the Great Gatsby. The reasons why so many people could connect with it was because so many people were experiencing it. During the roaring 20s people were doing anything to be prosperous. Even the privileged looked to join in on the vision. They would sell things that are alcohol which was illegal at the time to make them
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Decline of the American Dream Americans are good dreamers who are willing to work hard to turn their dreams into reality‚ and some of them do succeed. By the 1920’s‚ a multitude of people have made large amounts of money‚ but due to the material excessiveness of the rich‚ some gradually corrupted the purity of their American Dreams. In The Great Gatsby‚ F.Scott Fitzgerald criticizes the theme of the decline of the American Dream in the 1920s by showing the opulence and sloth of both rich and poor
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The American Dream is interpreted as someone starting at the bottom on the social or economical level and working hard towards success‚ luxury‚ and comfort. This dream shows that anyone‚ no matter who you are‚ can become successful and live a happy life. The American Dream is symbolized by having wealth‚ luxurious belongings‚ and healthy/happy family. The dream is represented by the ideas of someone who is self-sufficient and works hard to achieve the goal they placed in front of themselves to become
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April 2013 Gatsby’s American Dream In the novel The Great Gatsby written by E. Scott Fitzgerald “ The American Dream” presents itself by showing the desperation of Jay Gatsby trying to reach his true American Dream. As we all know the American dream is unobtainable realistically speaking‚ but what will one person do to achieve this goal? Jay Gatsby is a rich‚ handsome‚ bachelor who seems to have it all. He’s living the life that most people now could only dream of. The luxury cars‚ ritzy parties
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