... dream... 'not just the American dream, but the human dream,'" ("Fitzgerald" 30). Historically, this novel is useful in understanding what was going on in America after World War I, but from another prospect. Fitzgerald presented so clearly the "restless" American society with all it's corruption and crimes, ... Tom wrong when he told Wilson that Gatsby was driving the car, but also because it sums up the destruction of truth that Tom projects throughout the rest of the novel. Tom doesn't know the difference between right and wrong, only what is in his best interest. ... private cars and ...

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• Grade Level: High School