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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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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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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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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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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The American Dream was an inspiration to everyone no matter what age. To live the “American Dream” was in the minds of many Americans. The novel Great Gatsby‚ the American Dream has been portrayed as corrupt or wrong way to live as opposed to the pure and honest way. In the 1920’s‚ the idea that the American Dream is about wealth and possessions have somehow leaked into people’s brains. As a result of this dream‚ The Great Gatsby and the other characters got so immersed in trying to live this dream
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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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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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1 20 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
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The American Dream is dead The main theme of “the great Gatsby” is that the great dream of American is dead. The American dream is defined by people as “The belief that everyone in the United States has the chance to be successful‚ rich‚ and happy if they work hard enough”. Three features of the American Dream are shown as that people can make their dream come true‚ everyone has the same opportunity to achieve their goals and life should become better and richer by their own effort. However‚ readers
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