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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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 ...

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 (...

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

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

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

certain light. The narrator to tells us that, "Ive heard it said that Daisys murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an ir...

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...

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 ...