... of a "shiftless and unsuccessful farm people."(104) He also notes that Gatsby "never accepted them as his parents at all." (104) As an ambitious sixteen year old, Gatsby composed a series of plans for his self- improvement at the back cover of a book titled, "Hopalong Cassidy," which Gatsby's father shared with Nick ... him on the yacht to a trip in Barbary Coast and West Indies, where Gatsby gained a window into the life of the wealthy and famous. Nick notes that Cody and his yacht represented to Gatsby, "all the beauty and glamour in the world." (106) Cody was also a heavy drinker and o...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the wealthy and socially connected crowd during that time. In contrast to the modern day woman, the traits shared by the women in Fitzgerald's book are somewhat disturbing, sometimes laughable, but more importantly, are indicative of Fitzgerald's view of what the consequences of achieving the American Dream held ... , declares that Myrtle was "crazy about [George, her husband] for a while" (p. 39). Myrtle Wilson vehemently denies being "crazy in love" with George, but rather, that "[t]he only crazy I was was when I married him" (p. 39). Myrtle explains that George was not the person she t...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . Another way in which Fitzgerald casts doubt on the American Dream is through his use of the Valley of Ashes, a place that lacks life, colour, spirit or hope. "A fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens, where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys of ash- grey men, who move dimly and already crumbling through the ... powdery air." This quotation highlights that the Valley of Ashes has arisen due to the City's waste production, and is progressing. "Ash-grey men" depicts them as barely living; there is such pitiable quality of life. This...

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• Grade Level: High School

... reality that will eventually foil their wishes. That last statement will be considered heretical by many, but there are those who agree; Francis Scott Fitzgerald would be one. In his book, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald touches upon the lower parts of the social spectrum, where most of the Dream lives on. During the discussion of the lower classes, Fitzgerald connects them ... to him; yet that's not reality, instead it's something "like- it. Once again showing that Gatsby loses touch on reality because of this frenzy American Dream. Fitzgerald sums up his book and this message once again ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... War I, with people buying on margin and going further into debt just to obtain the latest technologies. Proof of this materialist thought comes from the book "The Great Gatsby- by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The protagonist, Jay Gatsby, is plagued everyday for five years by the memory that he was unable ... distinguish the two. In the end his pursuit causes him to fall in love with money because of its overwhelming presence within his dream. In his book "The Great Gatsby-, using the character of Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how Gatsby's dream led to his irresistible need for material wealth, ultima...

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• Grade Level: High School

... and will be utterly submerged by the other races. The Rise of the Colored Empires has reinforced his perception that his race is more civilized. This book has made Tom believe that it is all scientific and true. He does not realize that he is a racist. He thinks that just because ... and will be utterly submerged by the other races. The Rise of the Coloured Empires has reinforced his perception that his race is more civilized. This book has made Tom believe that it is all scientific and true. He does not realize that he is a racist. He thinks that just because ... the American dream liv...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the world around them. Unlike the other three texts, the novel is not a tale of romantic love, but rather of humanistic love in the way we treat others. When the book begins, the children have an innocent outlook on the world, believing that everyone is honorable and treats each other as equals, due to their father's humanistic approach to life. These ... never comes out of his house. In reality, Boo Radley is nothing but a kind man who ultimately saves Scout and Jem's lives. It is not until the end of the book when Scout realizes she had fallen into an illusion of prejudice, just like ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... had never really accepted them as his parents at all."" (Fitzgerald 104). Gatsby motivated by his ambitions wrote a series of plans for his self-improvement at the back cover of a book titled "Hopalong Cassidy-, then set out to become wealthy and successful. He enrolled in the armed forces then was positioned in Kentucky where Gatsby met Daisy, who is Nick's cousin ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . His resentment of his humble birth and the poverty-stricken family and his resolution to attain for himself wealth and refined tastes are revealed in the schedule found in the book he read when he was a boy. And he has a wild imagination about Daisy and the house she lives in. To Gatsby, Daisy's house has "a ripe mystery about it"(155). He ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School