... is recognized in American Literature as one of his greatest achievements. Many of Fitzgerald's works research the Jazz-Age for the single American dream of happiness and wealth (Poupard, Person 146). "Critics concur that The Great Gatsby rises above being a mere chronicle of a past American ... era, and most believe that the novel's continued popularity demonstrates modern America's fascination with the American dream" (Poupard, Person 147). In this book Fitzgerald uses Gatsby to compare the real American dreamer with what has become of the American society ... Dreamers in a healthy soc...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . These rights allow people to pursue and realize their hopes and dreams to the fullest of their capacities. However, in the pursuit of this "American Dream- comes the personal check that distinguishes an attainable goal from a hopeless fantasy. As Robert E. Hughes puts it, America was built by "hard-working ... , while for most, that is a hopeless possibility. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald explores the pursuit and reality of the American Dream through his wishful protagonist, Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is an ambitious young man who seeks to obtain wealth and power throug...

• Word Count: 1565
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... remains incomplete. Throughout the novel, the reader realizes that his true love, Daisy Buchanan, is what's missing. Initially, it seems that Gatsby grasped onto his unattainable dream, because Gatsby and Daisy saw each other on a somewhat regular basis. Later on in the story, however, conflicts arose due to Daisy's husband, Tom. When ... actually be true. When Daisy told him that she would always love Tom, Gatsby was astonished. She crushed all hope that he ever had for achieving his dream. Although Gatsby believed that he had Daisy for a while, he really did not attain the unattainable....

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• Grade Level: High School

... more about his mysterious neighbor. Gatsby tells Jordan that he knew Daisy in Louisville in 1917 and is deeply in love with her. He spends many nights staring at the green light at the end of her dock, across the bay from his mansion. Gatsby's extravagant lifestyle and wild parties are simply an ... relationship with Jordan, and he ends up moving back to the Midwest to get away from the people that surrounded Gatsby. Nick reflects that the American dream of happiness and uniqueness has disintegrated into the simple pursuit of wealth. Gatsby's power to transform his dreams into reality is...

• Word Count: 1619
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School