... the American dream as an illusion which can never be achieved, and according to recent events in America, Fitzgerald is evidently correct. The personification of Daisy as the American Dream, the issue of meritocracy, Myrtle's death, the image of the green light, as well as the manner in which Gatsby ... how the upper class persistently destroys the dreams and hopes of the aspiring middle class to take their place in the elite class. When Daisy runs over Myrtle, Daisy's first matter of concern is herself and whether she will be able to avoid the consequences, and not whether Myrtle is okay...

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... of his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into it with creative passion!"(Fitzgerald 92). As Daisy leaves the picture Gatsby is still left with the consequences of his indulgences in wealth and materialistic lifestyle, yet they seem to lose there ... meaning. Similarly, despite the vitality of Gatsby's vision of her, Daisy remains a curiously beautiful fraud of a hopelessly corrupt world, which is ambiguous to Gatsby and his ignorance as a dreamer. (Minter 86). Gatsby ultimately ... was a land made for men like Gatsby and was intended to be a plac...

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... see in the book is love. There are many examples of love, or seemingly a lack of it in some relationships, such as Tom and Daisy and the way in which Tom commits adultery with a mistress named Myrtle Wilson who is also committing the act of adultery upon her husband. There ... is also the example of the love that Daisy and Jay Gatsby share, or rather Gatsby's unrequited love for Daisy. Gatsby and Daisy could be said to have an unhealthy relationship since Gatsby only had a short relationship with her, a relationship she ... though he never did. Love in this novel often seems to be tai...

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... he is lying about because of the fact that San Francisco is most definitely not in the Middle West. Many of his fibs are just attempts to fit in with Daisy Buchannan. Finally, Gatsby's carefree attitude is clearly demonstrated through the lavish parties that he throws, "Once there they were introduced by somebody who knew Gatsby, and after that they ... Nick, but her compliments throughout the novel always seem far-fetched. She avoids confronting the actual intentions of her speech. Another interesting scene is when Gatsby throws his shirts to Daisy, " 'They're such beautiful shirt...

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... Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald reveals a tone of contempt toward materialism, while emphasizing the importance of strong character. Fitzgerald's tone of contempt surrounds Daisy Buchanan targeting toward her materialistic emphasis on life. The statements she makes and the actions she does are all fake and shallow. While talking to ... Gatsby for the first time in many years, Daisy's voice is heard "on a clear artificial note I certainly am awfully glad to see you again'- (Fitzgerald 91). This feinted gladness shows ... to the public through their upright actions. In several instanc...

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... corruption is characterized by greed and overpowered by money and material wealth. Gatsby's one lingering hope throughout his entire life was set upon winning Daisy with his materialistic values, and his life ended tragically as he soon would learn the rough truth that reality would reveal. From Gatsby wasting his ... entire life and money on hope of Daisy's return and Myrtle wanting to leave her whole past for Tom, to the artificial fantasy of a perfect life that the Buchanan's appear to ... aside from dwelling on the past. Though Gatsby may have been the base of the corruption of the...

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... themselves that they do not notice as the worlds they had constructed crumble around them. Gatsby and Lear are unable to recognise the love which Daisy and Cordelia respectively have for them and it is telling that, as these characters approach the pinnacle of their collective lives on their planet, ... with fabrics and leaving them crumpled on the floor. This carelessness stands in stark contrast to the way he so arrogantly discusses his imports, yet Daisy takes great pleasure in watching the things that Gatsby treasures so dearly lay in a heap. This idea of material things and their si...

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... class, her voice that was "full of money,"" things that Gatsby had never experienced before (Fitzgerald 127). And so Gatsby spends a lifetime trying to get Daisy back by "making his fortune the old fashioned way: he stole it- (Cohen). He bootlegged liquor and dialed in the illegal bonds business with Meyer Wolfshiem ... his goal, Gatsby came to believe that with his money and power, he could do anything, he could bring back the past, and win back Daisy. He was corrupted with the idea that wealth and power could get you anything, one of the reasons for his downfall ""If you wanted ... to...

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... bad drivers" and materialism and at times seems to border on being an anti-hero. Gatsby's story is undoubtedly tragic; he dies alone putting Daisy before himself. As the novel progresses and Fitzgerald deconstructs Gatsby's self-presentation, Gatsby reveals himself to be an innocent, naive and hopeful young man ... who stakes everything on his dreams. Gatsby invests in Daisy an idealistic perfection that she cannot possibly receive in reality and pursues her with a passionate zeal that blinds him to her limitations. His dream ... victim of the dream that so many people desire - the drea...

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... and East Eggs of Long Island, The Great Gatsby tells the tale of Jay Gatsby (an incredibly wealthy but yet a complete mystery of a man) and of his undying love for Daisy Buchanan. During extravagant parties in which what can only be described as organized mayhem takes place, the reader is witness to the immoral actions of what is considered the upper ... reprehensible. For instance, he passes no judgement or criticism upon Tom when he openly has an affair with Myrtle and shows no evidence of guilt or remorse about cheating on Daisy. Though the refusal to pass judgement on such an obviou...

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