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The Idea in F. Scott Fitzgerald`s “The Great Gatsby” that Illusion Leads Inevitably to Disaster. In the novel “The Great Gatsby” Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates a few ideas of false reality. They include an illusion of love and the American Dream. These two illusions contributed to the tragic final of one of the main characters. Perhaps…

            “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.  It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther…” (Fitzgerald 9).  These words were written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the last part of his novel “The Great Gatsby.”  In…

Picture this, a person graduates from high school with honors, goes to collegeand graduates at the top of his/her class. After college, he/she is offered ajob in the field he/she wants with an annual salary of about $400,000 a year. He/she marries the person of his/her dreams, has two children and moves into alarge, elegant…

Throughout The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby plays the main character. He is slowly introduced and revealed by Nick Carraway, his neighbor. Gatsby does both right and wrong things, he has acquired his great amounts of wealth through shady business and all to attain a financial situation that is equivalent to that of his love, Daisy…

The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920s, illustrates the failure of striving for the American Dream. What he failed to understand was that Daisy and he lived in two different worlds, which, due to social circumstances, were never allowed to intermingle. Daisy was a rich southern belle who became involved with…

Fitzgerald presents the negative influence of category on romantic relationships in ‘The Great Gatsby. ’ Discuss this sentiment and see how Charlotte Bronte’s ‘Jane Eyre’ illuminates your apprehension of the nucleus text. In ‘The Great Gatsby’ love and relationships are the chief subjects. with Fitzgerald underscoring the differences in category between Gatsby and Daisy and…

The American dream, a concept present in American literature from its inception, is an aspiration for individuals to escape poverty and attain wealth, while also acquiring love, high status, wealth, and power along the path to success. Despite undergoing changes over time, this dream is often grounded in notions of freedom, self-reliance, and yearning for…

When the first settlers came to America many years ago, they found freedom and opportunity. With hard work and determination an average man or woman could be prosperous. This concept was not only revolutionary in theory, but has proven to be true for many successful individuals. This idea has come to be known as the…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck both depict the same message expressed in Oscar Wilde’s quote: “Ambition is the last refuge of failure” (“Oscar Wilde quotes”, 2010). In these novels, the characters strive for the American Dream but ultimately fall short, unable to achieve social progress,…

F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays a less romanticized perspective on the ideal of the American Dream, which glorifies economic wealth and old money. Gatsby’s transformation aligns with this ideal, although it remains unclear how he becomes rich. The novel offers evidence suggesting that Gatsby did not acquire his wealth through moral means. Regardless, Gatsby remains steadfast…