... Great Gatsby defines the classic American novel", but what is the American novel? To answer this question we must first analyze the society and ideals of America. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is often regarded as the original "great American novel", but the obvious differences between the two books create conflicting ideas of what life is all about in ... America. Through comparison and contrast of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with The Great Gatsby we see that each book represents "different Americas": the lower and upper classes, rural and urban life, the disc...

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