... miss it? What do people plan?" and their equally empty past; "They had spent a year in France for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrest fully," These quotations indicate that they have an empty life, with nothing to do; yet them seem exhausted having done nothing. "Drifted" shows they moved about, forever seeking something. The idea that Daisy ... often disastrous consequences. This shows that while the Dream can offer purpose, failure to achieve it can cause dangerously crushing disappointment. Both Miller and Fitzgerald emphasise materialism as an increasingly i...

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