At first inspection F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby' appears to be just another novel about post world war one America, but viewing it as such would only be scratching the surface of a much deeper, darker and depressing story. The ... be considered as such it would have to meet the criteria of being able to explore and deal with important philosophical and moral topics of importance such as: love, class, wealth or death. These are but a few examples of what is considered 'valuable literature' would contain. I believe that Fitzgerald's novel does meet the criteria ... of &a...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... board for the employed sector of the economy. However this essay is not exploring American history beyond explaining aspects of the text. I intend to examine and prove in the following paragraphs that the cultural identity presented within The Great Gatsby is one that is extremely distinct and however barely secure ... calls herself "Flapper ". The presence of these women within the novel is another undeniable example of how the cultural identity presented in The Great Gatsby is one definable, but definitely mid-change and thus definitely not secure. An additional note for interest is tha...

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In The Great Gatsby, a theme widely explored by Fitzgerald is how class divisions that separate the wealthy from everyone else are presented. Considering that American society was supposed to be classless, Fitzgerald highlights all of the distinctions between those who had money ... elite had so much money they could afford to destroy a prestigious status symbol without caring. This is shown in the Great Gatsby when Owl Eyes crashes the car at Gatsby's party in chapter three (p43), and how he knew "very little about driving." This in turn attributes recklessness to the wealthy because they t...

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... rags to riches, of amassing a great fortune that will assure a life of luxuriant ease, power, and beauty in an ideal world untroubled by care and devoted to everlasting pleasure with nothing to intervene between wish and fulfillment (70)." In my essay I bring into discussion issues arising from ... the pursuit of this dream by examining the lives of the protagonists of two important American literatures: Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The protagonists of ... class dominate the lower, and where cruel, duplicitous and unfeeling men like Tom,...

• Word Count: 7760
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate