... the real and the imaginary, Gatsby makes up all the dramatic elements that one can expect in a play. First of all, Gatsby patterns his role model provided by the traditional romance. Such model patterning is the common practice of the members in a society after the "loss of the transcendental models, those of religion and myth"(40, Wallace Martin). As we can ... . 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 i...

• Word Count: 2711
• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: High School