The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, delves readers into the thrilling and extravagant world of the American 1920's. The post war economy of the United States was at a boom; people consequently developed highly indulgent habits. The frequent purchases of luxuries and overzealous spending became common holds. The previously thought well defined line between 'want' and 'need' began to blur. Perhaps the people indulged as a sort of self-reward ... we look at Gatsby's situation with Daisy. He could've had any girl in the world: they would be easily swooned by his wealth alo...

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... as "a son of God and he must be about His Father's business, the service of a vast, vulgar, and meretricious beauty" (Fitzgerald 104). Throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby, there are many images that would lead a reader to believe that Gatsby was indeed a son of God. Some critics would even agree that Jay Gatsby establishes a literary role as a Christ-like figure. He came to West Egg ... here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. That's one of his little stunts. I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him and I wasn't far wrong" (Fitzgerald 141). The selli...

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... you happy but only for a short amount of time; after that, the consumer becomes bored with having everything that he could possibly want. This is just one of the ways the characters in the novel are swallowed up by these misleading representations of the American Dream. The true meaning of the American Dream is lost by the characters in The Great Gatsby, and leads them to the downfall of their life trying to ... obtain it's illusionary goals. For Jay, in The Great Gatsby, the interpretation of the dream is that through wealth and power, one ... ...

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