... familiar to society as a corrupted essence of reality and ideals that the characters, especially Jay Gatsby, truly represent. The question saunters, what truly is the corruption of the American Dream? In The Great Gatsby, the longing for the real American Dream---a simple white picket fence, a perfect family, a true love, and security---is not uncommon, but the corruption is characterized by greed and overpowered by money and material wealth ... Daisy tumbled short of his dreams---not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion," Nick acclaims in the novel...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... build on their kindness they have shown other people. The society that is out of wack can cause a person to become confused that generally is good and bring them down alongside the fall of that society. The web of materialism and power can entrap the innocent ones falling on the corrupt people. In the classic novel, The 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 ... what is morally correct. This is obviously a humanoi...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate