F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby perfectly illuminates the American life of the Jazz Age. ... Within the character of Jay Gatsby we can see the dueling parts of Fitzgerald's own personality. ... "In many ways, The Great Gatsby represents Fitzgerald's attempt to confront his conflicting feelings about the Jazz Age" ("Gatsby" n. pag.). Through Fitzgerald's great use of characterization, readers are able to imagine life of the self-made millionaires of the Jazz Age, the nouveau riche. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Great Gatsby portrays 1920's life. The novel's author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, describes the lives of the upper-class segment of society, a group of which Fitzgerald possesses first-hand knowledge. ... F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicles the wealth-obsessed, self-obsessed attitudes of the 1920's upper-class. ...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... Destructive power is one of the main themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the American Dream and the "foul dust" or the carelessness of a society that floats in the wake of this dream. ... Myrtle Wilson's desire for upper class status rivals that of all other characters in The Great Gatsby. ...

• Word Count: 1310
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote many books delving into the 1920s and how the people of this time were careless in their actions. ... In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel the Great Gatsby, morality played a huge factor in how the reader views the people of the 1920s. ... Even though the characters in the Great Gatsby, and man! ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby have many things in common. ... As F. Scott Fitzgerald saw it the American dream was originally about discovery, individualism, and the pursuit of happiness. ... In The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby are portrayed as totally different people, but they do share many of the same characteristics. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... Destructive power is one of the main themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the American Dream and the "foul dust" or the carelessness of a society that floats in the wake of this dream. ... Myrtle Wilson's desire for upper class status rivals that of all other characters in The Great Gatsby. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the technique of conflicting, but somewhat similar characters in The Great Gatsby in order to demonstrate how pursuing one's desires can lead to both destruction and growth. ... As the title infers, Jay Gatsby is nothing short of great. ... If placed in correct order, these observations show a culmination of his understanding of Gatsby, and the growth of his sensitivity of Gatsby's greatness. ... Fitzgerald is clearly criticizing them for this behavior through Gatsby, who is too good and not good enough at the same time. ...

• Word Count: 1642
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... Destructive power is one of the main themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the American Dream and the "foul dust" or the carelessness of a society that floats in the wake of this dream. ... I agree that The Great Gatsby is a perfect example of the destructive power of dreams. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the book, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald seems to be saying that materialism and the decline and death of the American dream are interrelated. ... Even Gatsby, the character we, the readers, are supposed to like the best, is materialistic. ... So, what Fitzgerald is essentially saying, is that it is called the "American Dream" for a reason. ... In conclusion, Fitzgerald is saying that unbridled materialism leads to, and is the cause of, the death of the American Dream. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School