... theme which is the American dream. The American Dream/ Wealth/ Dreams and Goals Many characters have the American dream in this novel such as Nick Carraway, the narrator throughout the novel, who moves to New York to become a bond salesman in hopes of making his own fortune. Nick is also arguably the most innocent among the main cast of characters usually not doing things that are wrong and being a mostly honest man. Another character who pursues the American dream is Myrtle ... , leading to the death of Myrtle and ultimately the murder-suicide which of he is the former. This provides us...

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... adventures, so he ventured into other avenues in his writing He said "I want something new, something extraordinary but simple " and with this Idea came the Great Gatsby. In The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway moved to West Egg to work as a bonds salesman. He was invited by his cousin to have dinner at her house even though they haven't seen each other in ... thirtieth birthday. Proprietor Michaelis that he had locked his wife up. Later, Myrtle runs in front of a car from the city, and is killed. Nick resumes his perspective as Tom's car pulls up to the commotion at the garage. It becomes cl...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... association, resemblance, or convention, for example works like Death of a Salesman, Catcher in the Rye, and The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby issues many symbols which are reflected in the film as well as the novel. For example, the Green Light which connects Gatsby and Daisy represents or symbolizes Gatsby's dreams and goals in his life. The green light associates him to Daisy, because his dream is to be with Daisy. As well as ... mainly about the fall of the American Dream in the 1920s. This film shows a completely different perspective of the American peoples social and moral value...

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• Grade Level: High School