... narrated by Nick Carraway, his morality and neutrality causes the reader to be more sympathetic to his views. The structure of the story relates to the characters reaching for the American Dream and how they climb towards their goals. One the Dream is reached, the corruption of the dream is most apparent. The Great Gatsby was set in the 1920s "The Jazz Age", in the very rich areas of West and East Egg- these ... Tom are just as materialistic and as careless as each other. This shows how the American Dream can never truly make one happy. I think this is a good piece of literature as it i...

• Word Count: 1099
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School