‘The Great Gatsby’ is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel was completed by 1925 and published in 1926. Fitzgerald lived in a community similar to that of careless and materialistic ways of West Egg, so he had the opportunity to witness the homes and lifestyles of the rich, although he himself did not exactly have the “perfect” lifestyle, this making me relate to the story and making it have a deep influence on me.

The main themes of the novel are materialism, corruption and The American Dream.

The American Dream started out as more than just materialistic desire, it also had foundations in spirituality in relation to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. This spiritual aspect of the Dream was soon ditched for the more attainable and quicker materialistic aspect of the Dream.

I am going to show how effective Fitzgerald is at portraying the materialism in the American society throughout his novel ‘The great Gatsby’.

Fitzgerald illustrates the corruption of the dream through his portrayal of the characters lives and relationships with each other. The main characters in Fitzgerald’s novel are symbols of some aspects of

Its seen as a very dry, desolate place where the ashes form shapes roughly resembling hill, housing and ugly gardens. Its lined down one side with a river described as “foul”. This area plays an important part in relation to the themes. It represents the destruction caused by the pursuit and gain of material wealth. As it is a dumping ground for the wastes of, in respect to the characters, the rich. The dust from the ashes is often used when describing the possessions of the inhabitants of the valley, such as the wrecked ford or Wilson’s suit and everything he owns except his wife. The dust shrouds their lives, dust from the more fortunate, the rich. The few inhabitants are poor and without hope in the wastes. They desperately grasp at any chance of wealth and their dreams. Mr Wilson being hesitant when questioning when Mr Gatsby’s car will be up for sale shows this

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