... 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 ... the poorest. Nick gets the least consequences, and Wilson ends up with the most. This is basically social stratification; Fitzgerald shows that not only is there a difference between the poor and the rich, there's also differences within the poor. This strict ... stratification contradicts the ide...

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... backgrounds. Fitzgerald also incorporates color, weather, and seasons to better display these cities and the characters living within them. In this novel Fitzgerald fortunately uses location to differentiate social statuses among his characters while the weather and seasons of those locations help guide the characters and the direction of this novel. Each character from the novel helps support the ... but Gatsby sees this beautiful glowing green light that invokes power, pleasure, and love within him towards Daisy. This faint light emphasizes the love between Gatsby and Daisy but their s...

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... but broke up when he had to leave for war. She promised to wait for him when he returned, but she never did. She then married Tom, who had a higher social status than Gatsby at the time. Although Daisy remained faithful to her husband throughout their marriage, Tom did not. Tom was having an affair with George Wilson's wife Myrtle. George ... Mr. Wilson about Tom's affair with Myrtle and did not mention that Daisy was driving the car that struck her. A professor would choose this novel to show their students how social stratification exists in our everyday life. The Great Gatsby portray...

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• Grade Level: High School