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of Gatsby himself, at least in part. Gatsby is far from a worthless fool like Trimalchio, but he is surrounded by sycophants and o...

same time he undercuts Gatsby by telling readers that he made his money illegally; he was a bootlegger (he sold illegal whiskey du...

This essay describes the thematic function of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Six pages in length, ...

value into ultimately empty goals; this is indicated by the comparison of Gatsbys quest for Daisy with the "American dream" itself...

shaped by trying to achieve the American dream, but by experiencing what occurs when others achieve and pass on the values of weal...

America in the 1920s" (Gibb 96). Gatsby is, in many ways, the epitome of new growth and renewal and thus of a metaphorical landsca...

not exist as it does in The Great Gatsby, leaves the reader without reason to involve himself in the realistic aspects of the stor...

and a truly brazen attitude - were in vogue, as was drinking. Although Prohibition was in force to try to prevent people from imbi...

role in this respect. Plato held that the key agent in any sort of behavior but especially ethical or moral behavior (or lack of t...

they have somehow missed the spiritual dimension which they purport to seek, and have been sidetracked instead into seeing materia...

so much as for the enjoyment of others, for the pride he could have when looking at what he achieved through the eyes of others. T...

calls friends. In particular, is his pursuit of Daisy. Why Daisy, one might ask? Simple. She was the symbol of landed wealth, of t...

shirts and strolls her through his kitchen. There, we see Daisys hand trailing along a large work table...the elegant chandeliers ...

family that was better off than his own. In order to make something of himself he began to write articles for various magazines. H...

we are offered the changing nature of that American Dream as it turned to something far more materialistic and powerful in a capit...

the city may appear attractive and it certainly attracted Nick, it is hollow. He expresses this by returning home to the midwest. ...

on the world scene. And, we know that the one individual who could perhaps sway him from his innocent and noble ways is Gatsby him...

is lives in the swanky neighborhood of town while Myrtle lives in closer proximity to the billboard noted above. Gatsby is acknow...

less than legal involvement. But, for the most part that did not matter, for the premise of the book, in relationship to acceptabl...

is when Gatsby holds out his arms toward a small green light in the distance, which the reader learns later is the green light on ...

so pervades The Great Gatsby that Fitzgeralds true achievement was to appropriate American legend."1 The book gives us both romanc...

example, how he constantly throws huge parties that are very elaborate and clearly of wealth. Yet he never really attends them. He...

two people who hold true to the notion that determination and hard work can get you ahead in the world of the American ideal. Gats...

his personal life, and physically; hes a bigot, hes a racist, and he has a mistress who he makes little effort to hide from his wi...

done in their lives as they see no hope in the future. Their American Dream is one that came smashing down with the pessimistic re...

pursues a materialistic dream that is draped in romantic expectation. Nick comes to feel that Gatsbys misplaced idealism and roman...

in the promised land did so through the exploitation of the land, its resources, and its natives" as is the case with Jay Gatsby (...

beautiful Daisy Buchanan. His enigmatic behavior and opulent lifestyle are designed to impress Daisy and bring her back into his l...

As such he makes a very good narrator. He also cares about people, which also makes him a reliable narrator. This is good because ...

basis for Nicks disillusionment with the decadence of east coast American society (Fitzgerald 3). Gatsbys pursuit of the American ...