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single, concise action, one cannot help but recall the inherent ambiguity and independence of Camus Mersault, the protagonist of "...

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...

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

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

intelligence and talent to work in ways that are less than reputable in order to pursue an illusion of beauty. Making his fortune ...

move comfortably in the social circle of people like the Buchanans. Fitzgerald shows us all the trappings of wealth: the gorgeous...

no success at all; that belongs to the people who employ the hard workers. But the dream persists, and Gatsby seems to achieve it,...

not abhor, which is very important in setting up the story: "Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from...

the four most important symbols are the characters names, especially the women; the green light on Daisys dock, the so-called "val...

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

Fitzgerald was seeking in his style and the forms that were emerging in relationship to the 20s. Berman notes how many of his stor...

book, Benjamin Schreier claims that Gatsby, if not actually black-an unusual interpretation to be sure-is someone of color; he bas...

for that reason its possible that he colors the accounts he gives. However, he is the closest thing we have to a neutral observer,...

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

ever written. F. Scott Fitzgeralds portrait of Jay Gatsby resonates with almost every reader because he is so human in his hopes a...

with the wealth he possesses, and likely also very taken with his obvious infatuation with her. She does not stop his adoration of...

important to remember that at the time Fitzgerald wrote, "immigrants were coming to the United States by the millions because they...

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 ...

no face, instead, the eyes are behind an enormous pair of glasses which are sitting on a non-existent nose (Fitzgerald). Nick, who...

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...

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

retinas are one yard high" (Fitzgerald 15). The student researching this topic will note that there are divergences from the stu...

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...

different than those who attend his party and do little more than drink and let loose. With such a setting, as one of the most ...

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

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

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

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...