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With the story unfolding out in the vein of a Greek tragedy, F.Scott Fitzgerald, with his quintessential work The Great Gatsby, has created a novel that destroys the illusion of the American Dream – a dream of money, wealth, prosperity, and happiness. The American Dream is shown to be a tragedy, an achievable goal that…

What we see Is not always what we get. In some cases we are prepared to get what we want and in others, it is unexpected and not what we hoped it would be. This theme, and a few others, can be seen in the book, The Day of the Locust by Nathaniel West and…

‘The Great Gatsby’ is a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald that was published in 1925 during the ushering in of the Jazz age. The author uses the novel to display his own early life as reflected in the character of Nick Carraway, a young educated man from Minnesota who moves to New York after World…

Secrets, lies, jealousy, and rumors are a lethal combination which not only destroy lives but also cause multiple murders. Jay Gatsby, the character in Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, and Iago from Shakespeare’s play Othello are consumed with chasing a dream and are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Gatsby met…

Struggle in class is a central element in the analysis of social change in western societies; the basis of the perspective is economics. This is known as the Marxist theory. Marxism was created by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Marxism was a philosophy that said that the current government systems of the time (capitalism and…

The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an American novel that reflects the impact money has on society. F. Scott Fitzgerald exemplifies certain protagonists establishing their power through money and utilizing the wealth to manipulate others. In the Great Gatsby, money is the foundation of power which allows certain protagonists the privilege of…

Note on The Great Gatsby Chapter One The narrator, Nick Carraway, begins the novel by commenting on himself: he says that he is very tolerant, and has a tendency to reserve judgment. Carraway comes from a prominent Midwestern family and graduated from Yale; therefore, he fears misunderstanding those who haven’t enjoyed his advantages. He attempts…

Alcohol is deep-rooted in American culture. People bond over a beer or a bottle of wine and it customary for there to be at toasts at everything from weddings and family gatherings to funerals. However, what happens when the government decides that America’s past time needs to be outlawed? Bootleggers, the impoverished, old money, and…

The Great Gatsby is a novel that was written by the author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Mr. Fitzgerald was a novelist from The United States, he also wrote short stories, and he was a screenwriter as well. during his lifetime he had a total of four novels and one hundred and sixty-four short stories. The researcher…

“The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it,” said the late, great comedian George Carlin. Many Americans are just starting to wake, dazed and confused, from a century long slumber, induced by the sedative of hope that allowed those already in positions of power to…