... , Drouet, a flamboyant and traveling salesman whose success in business is related to the image that he projects to others, approached her. Drouet is symbolic of the lure, changing facade of America's new economy and the increased mobility of the middle class of worker that was ushered in by the coming of the industrial age in America. In the early stages of her stay in Chicago, Carrie resided in the home of her sister Minnie and her ... . Tom shot Gatsby and in turn pulled the trigger on himself. Nick believes Gatsby's story to be the story of the West. He pointed out how all the major c...

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• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... ?" This leads us to the next theme which is the American dream. The American Dream/ Wealth/ Dreams and Goals Many characters have the American dream in this novel such as Nick Carraway, the narrator throughout the novel, who moves to New York to become a bond salesman in hopes of making his own fortune. Nick is also arguably the most innocent among the main cast of characters usually not doing things ... that are wrong and being a mostly honest man. Another character who pursues the American dream is Myrtle Wilson who is sick of her husband and wants a taste of the finer life and so slee...

• Word Count: 1093
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate