As Americans strove to find and claim for themselves a piece of what they considered to be the "American Dream", they inevitably got lost in the process, and Fitzgerald created several poignant and distinct characters in The Great Gatsby who epitomized the era and his beliefs in how the era affected people. ...

• Word Count: 2520
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Having fallen in love with Daisy in 1917, prior to leaving to fight in World War I, he does everything he can to recreate the love he and Daisy had shared. ... " Not only were Mitchell's delusional ideas of love in direct alignment with those of Jamal and Gatsby, they were also a product of the era she wrote the song in. ...

• Word Count: 2763
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School