... by F. Scott Fitzgerald and is narrated by a character named Nick Carraway. The story follows a man named Jay Gatsby, who is Nick's neighbour; he is a man who has wrapped his life within the past five years around his sole desire to be with a woman named Daisy Buchanan. The Great Gatsby is a novel of tragedy, love and rich vs. poor. In this novel ... the American Dream. Another motif used was cars. In Chapter 4, Gatsby drives over to Nick's house to take him out for lunch, and Nick encounters Gatsby's car: "It was a rich cream colour, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its mon...

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... goal, Gatsby interconnects fantasy and reality becoming unable to distinguish the two. In the end his 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 ... rampage. The one thing that helped Wilson track down Gatsby was the immensely wealthy and lavish life that Gatsby lived, it was the magnificent car that Gatsby drove. "Gatsby's gorgeous cream-colored car is also...

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• Grade Level: High School