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…The Great Gatsby written by F Scott Fitzgerald in 1920’s illustrates the failure in striving for the American Dream. What he failed to understand was that Daisy and he lived in two different worlds, which because of social circumstance was never allowed…

…”. Fitzgerald presents a dark satire by portraying the immoral Jay Gatsby as an icon for the decay of the dream Franklin proposed and promoted so avidly. Fitzgerald masterfully allows the reader watch the evolution of Franklin’s American dream from its fertilization…

…Pantheism, and Tennyson's such thought was evident in the novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald's piece can be related to Tennyson's view in that the people of the twenties were living in their dreams -the American dream of success and happiness - wanting to believe…

…portrayed the American Dream in his novel, "The Great Gatsby." This novel reflects Fitzgerald's life experiences since he had once been heartbroken by a rich girl, like the character Jay Gatsby. World War I had just ended and this gave a better reason…

…Incorporation of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author incorporates the aspect of the American Dream to develop the story. The American Dream’s goals embody the story to show how…

…Incorporation of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author incorporates the aspect of the American Dream to develop the story. The American Dream’s goals embody the story to show how one…

…The American Dream as it is Portrayed in The Great Gatsby Picture this, a person graduates from high school with honors, goes to college and graduates at the top of his/her class. After college, he/she is offered a job in the field he/she wants…

…Jay Gatsby, the central character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. The American dream offers faith in the possibility of a better life. Its intention is the belief that material wealth alone can bring that dream…

…We all have goals and dreams we want to accomplish. But the pursuit of a dream based on false illusions will ultimately lead to tragedy. This is true in Arthur Miller's play, "Death of a Salesman", and in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby…

…Casting Doubt Upon the American Dream in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby' is set in the Jazz Age of America, the 1920s which have come to be seen as a bubble of extravagance and affluence which burst with the Wall Street Crash in 1929. Fitzgerald…