... wishes. That last statement will be considered heretical by many, but there are those who agree; Francis Scott Fitzgerald would be one. In his book, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald touches upon the lower parts of the social spectrum, where most of the Dream lives on. During the ... discussion of the lower classes, Fitzgerald connects them ultimately with failure, telling us morbid tales of the "American Nightmare-. In The Great Gatsby, Francis Scott Fitzgerald uses the ... up to his standards, since the prerequisite to his standards (that Daisy loved him before) is false, another failing lo...

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... towards others vain. Their wealth has revealed their vanity for the rest of the world to see In the novel The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald shows a clear contempt of the American Dream, an ideal that the characters that he has created either chase or have achieved. Through his ... use of money by the characters is an obvious central theme throughout the novel, but as the text draws to a close Fitzgerald emphasises that money cannot govern human emotions. Gatsby's money fails to entice Daisy away from her husband, and the death of Myrtle is an event that cannot be erased ... this case, ...

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... the service during World War I and moved to New York City after being discharged ("The Great Gatsby- 1). Nick and Fitzgerald both inadvertently find themselves surrounded by high society people who are dishonest and corrupt ("Noteworthy Novels: The Great Gatsby- 1). Like Nick in The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald found this new lifestyle seductive and exciting--he had always idolized the very rich, and now found ... himself in a decade in which unrestrained materialism set the tone of society, particularly in the large cities of the East ("The Great Gatsby- 2). Jay Gatsby has the same experie...

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... Zelda, which enhanced her worth in his eyes. This precise uncanny feeling is felt by Jay Gatsby towards Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald writes, "It excited (Jay) too, that many men had already loved Daisy--it increased her value in his eyes" (Fitzgerald, 141). Fitzgerald was very surprised and hurt to realize, despite her sexual responsiveness, that Zelda would not marry ... 's beauty as well as Zelda's corruption into his deceiving portrait of Daisy Buchanan. Great Neck, along the coast of Long Island, where Fitzgerald lived between 1922-24, inspired the setting of The G...

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... People- 71). "[. . .] Daisy Fay Buchannan was named for Henry James heroine; Daisy Miller- (Malcolm Cowley). Lehan relates Daisy to Ginevra and shows how Fitzgerald uses Ginevra in a variety of his works. The story [of Gatsby] was compelling for Fitzgerald because it was one he had lived firsthand when his love affair with Ginevra King broke up. Both Isabelle of "Babes in the Woods ... (Bruccoli 211). He was the victim of an unsolved murder and was also supposedly associated with The World Series Scandal (Bruccoli 211). Fitzgerald based the relationship between Gatsby and Dan Cody on hi...

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... , "I want to write something new - something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned." From reading this novel, Fitzgerald accomplished what he set out to do. He wrote a masterpiece loved by generations. The Great Gatsby exemplifies the "American dream" in the person of Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby, the novel's tragic hero, came back to his home country after fighting in World War I and became a self ... the billboard. Thus, God is watching over the land which once was paradise, but now has been reduced to ash-heaps by man. Fitzgerald uses Gatsby as the rise and fall of ...

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... us a period "described as a corrupt, amoral and violent time, in which loneliness, frustration and lost spiritual values are typical." Within this bleakness Fitzgerald has chosen to write about Jay Gatsby, a man who symbolizes the American Dream, who has "an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I (Nick) have never found in any other person." Nick lives in this bleakness ... a hero. Nick is a critical narrator, casting an unattractive view of all the major characters, except for Gatsby. It's his judgemental stance that personifies his idealization of Gatsby. Nick fo...

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... revolves around Daisy; he even "revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes." (Fitzgerald 97) Gatsby has built his fortune through some mysterious business practice. He knows Daisy loves money, wealth, and prestige, and he believes he can use ... shirts,' she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. 'It makes me sad because I've never seen such - such beautiful shirts before.'" (Fitzgerald 98) Gatsby not only uses money to buy impress Daisy, he also attempts to recreate his past with it. He "sets out to give personality - '...

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... . "The son of 'shiftless and unsuccessful farm people,' James Gatz was always ambitious." He left his family at the earliest opportunity and invented a new history and persona for himself," ("Fitzgerald" 37). Although Gatsby belongs to the high society, he never quite fits in. He always feels somewhat like an outsider even though he hosts the parties with which everyone attends."His vast ... riches will never lift him into their social milieu. There is no room for Gatsby's sentimentality in the sophisticated cynical world" ("Fitzgerald" 38). He will never be an "equal" because his money ...

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... nearer to Broadway. While living there, he became an alcoholic and was characterized as an irresponsible writer. This was the basis for the family's move to France in 1924, where Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby. Although it was not completely successful immediately, it is now accepted universally as a superb piece of literature with a lesson for everyone who reads it. The Great ... after his own life and personality. Nick's "down to earth" persona is the absolute contrary to the people of the 1920's whom Fitzgerald detested. The simple pleasures of life satisfy and excite Carraway and...

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... if the past were lurking here in the shadow of his house, just out of reach of his hand. "I"m going to fix everything just the way it was before""(Fitzgerald 116). Jay Gatsby believes that he can manifest a fantasy life where he is prosperous, and where Daisy is devoted to him. R. W. Stallman in his critical essay states, "To fix time and reinstate ... him. Some of these obstacles consist of moving to a residence near Daisy. Jordan and Nick speak of Gatsby's obsession with Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay""(Fitzgerald 83). Jay Gatsby's object o...

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... of boundaries by all that lived during the era. We see all three of these aspects perfectly portrayed in The Great Gatsby, a novel by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. In this novel, the main character Jay Gatsby is shot by George Wilson. Even though Gatsby was physically killed by Wilson, there are many other characters who contributed to the end of his physical and metaphysical life ... was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me!" (Fitzgerald 137). He angered Tom with this remark and set the foundation for his hostility towards Ga...

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... , Myrtle's sister, told him several false tales. First she said, "Well, they say he's a nephew or cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm's. That's where his money comes from" (Fitzgerald 32). Gatsby wasn't in any way related to Kaiser Wilhelm; therefore, it became evident how incorrect these accusations were. As Nick and Catherine continued to talk, she also said, "I'm scared of ... him" (Fitzgerald, 32). Gatsby fully separated himself from people, so as an outcome, people got crazy ideas, like Catherine who said she was scared of him. Many other people also had outrageous thoughts about ... she neve...

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... .novelguide.com suggests, this is possibly how the author sees the route to achieving the goals of the American Dream: "The idealism evident in Gatsby's constant aspirations helps define what Fitzgerald saw as the basis for the American Character. Gatsby is a firm believer in the American Dream of self-made success: he has, after all, not only invented and self-promoted a whole new ... and over time he has single-mindedly worked on her persona, perfecting it in every way that it was not already so. Gatsby has created an illusion of what Daisy must be to fulfil his desires and aspirations...

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... - the wild parties, free associations, mansion home, etc. There is no real equation between the characters in The Great Gatsby and Zelda Fitzgerald, who was eventually overtaken by the lifestyle she and F. Scott Fitzgerald lead, and experienced a number of mental breakdowns which caused her to be hospitalized in mental facilities (sanitariums) for the remainder of her life. Myrtle Wilson's sister, Catherine, declares ... color; it is bland and vacant, just like Daisy's and Jordan's interest in life, their personalities and their intelligence. There are a handful of other characters in ...

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... ever really believed in its existence before"(117). Through these senses Nick and the reader realized that Gatsby's dream was unattainable. Fitzgerald places Gatsby in an awkward situation to force him to choose between moving on or continuing to live in the past. Yet, Gatsby cannot accept the fact that Daisy is not the women he use to know and belongs to someone ... impress Daisy. He threw lavish parties, bought Italian shirts, owned a yellow sports car, and had a library full of books. Fitzgerald describes the books as, "asolutely real- have pages and everything [] knew when to stop -...

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... it will be given to [them]. Seek and you will find." When the party starts to die down and Gatsby is "standing alone...looking from one group to another", Nick can "see nothing sinister about him" (Fitzgerald 50). Just as Jesus was not sinister because he "committed no sin" throughout his life on earth (1 Peter ... 2:22). Nick even states that Gatsby "was a son of God" and "must be about his Father's business" (Fitzgerald 98). In Luke 2:49, Jesus, the son of God, tells his earthly parents that he "must be about [his] Father's business ... not have a clean slate to start her life over. ...

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... recommendations. West Side is less sophisticated and therefore less desirable for it is open to the "new money." By creating this setting Fitzgerald is trying to make the reader understand that a character like Gatsby needs a certain environment to exist. Although Gatsby's persona is surrounded by different rumors, and "contemporary legends such as the "underground pipe-line to Canada" attached themselves to his name ... : a beautiful rich girl. However, to be a part of that society one has to sacrifice certain things - moral values and feelings. Throughout the novel Fitzgerald shows the...

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... The Roaring Twenties?" Nearly all credit must be given to the arts and entertainment of this volatile period in time. F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, is perhaps the most recognized of authors associated with the literary flowering of the 1920's in America. The concern of most ... of the materialism that had suddenly swept the country. Credit was easy, interest rates were low, and corruption abounded. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald portrays how the American dream of success had withered until at times it was nothing more than greedy desire. The sanguine American dream t...

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... . From there emerged a state of material well being that was characterized by reckless jubilance, overarching cynicism, greed, and an empty pursuit of pleasure. Within the novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Jay Gatsby to illustrate the corruption and eventual downward spiral of the American Dream to the vulgar pursuit of wealth and materialism in the 1920s. The transformation from James Gatz, the ... her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into it with creative passion!"(Fitzgerald...

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... piece of work. The novel is an almost perfect artistic creation, which is perhaps the single most American novel of its time. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses The Great Gatsby as the vehicle by which he offers the central concerns of his writing career and much of the United State's life as a nation to the world. These central concerns of ... and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other's names."(Fitzgerald, 44) Wild and improbable rumors circulate about Gatsby, and when Nick meets him, he finds himself charmed an...

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... and going further into debt just to obtain the latest technologies. Proof of this materialist thought comes from the book "The Great Gatsby- by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The protagonist, Jay Gatsby, is plagued everyday for five years by the memory that he was unable to marry the woman of his dreams. His goal ... pursuit causes him to fall in love with money because of its overwhelming presence within his dream. In his book "The Great Gatsby-, using the character of Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how Gatsby's dream led to his irresistible need for material wealth, ultimately leading to the death o...

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... are full of limitless possibilities of being everything they dream of. Materialistic values and the power of money mislead the characters throughout this novel. Fitzgerald presents the main character, Jay Gatsby, as a romantic who embodies the American dream. Gatsby only has one motive in being wealthy and that is to win Daisy's heart. However, he develops into an idealization of the American dream ... you make of it and if he never gives up he will reach his destination. When Nick states to Gatsby that you can not repeat the past and Gatsby replies " Can't repeat the past?'..."˜Why of...

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... order to fulfill their hopes and dreams, even if the path to success is difficult and strenuous, just as Gatsby did. The color green is also used in The Great Gatsby to represent money and wealth. Fitzgerald also uses green to represent the success that Gatsby achieves; his money, which is green, is obtained through illegal practices, but even so, he becomes successful and ... of money in his life, as another way to win Daisy back. The green leather shows how much Gatsby wants to be accepted, rich, and powerful in order to obtain Daisy. Basically, Fitzgerald uses the color green in orde...

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... my own house was an eye-sore I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbors lawn and the consoling proximity of millionaires- all for eighty dollars a month- (Fitzgerald 9,10). And Gatsby who lives in " a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool ... and a salmon fisher or in any other capacity that brought him food and bed he went to St.Olaf college but only stayed for two weeks then dropped out- (Fitzgerald 104,105). Gatsby's make believe past was quite a story "My f...

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