... the discussion of the lower classes, Fitzgerald connects them ultimately with failure, telling us morbid tales of the "American Nightmare-. In The Great Gatsby, Francis Scott Fitzgerald uses the lower class characters and their failures to prove that the conceptual American Dream is a belief that doesn't truly ... as he found what a grotesque thing a rose is and how raw the sunlight was upon the scarcely created grass."" (p. 162) At this point, Gatsby finally realizes his dreams are unreal. His repugnance towards a "rose- or love finally comes out. Because his Dream was love, he in ess...

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... month" and is " squeezed between two huge places that rented for twelve or fifteen thousand a season." (pp. 8-9). Nick's next door neighbor is Jay Gatsby. Nick's "second cousin once removed" was Daisy Buchanan who lived with her husband Tom in East Egg, just "[a]cross the courtesy bay" from West Egg ... , but more importantly, are indicative of Fitzgerald's view of what the consequences of achieving the American Dream held for Americans. The Great Gatsby is, in some respects, somewhat autobiographical in that Fitzgerald relied on his life experiences to form certain aspects of the novel....

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... of American life. The American dream has become the major focal point of many works of American literature. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby the pursuit of the American dream is shown through the lives of the protagonists. The story is set during the 1920's, a period when the ... "Hopalong Cassidy-, then set out to become wealthy and successful. He enrolled in the armed forces then was positioned in Kentucky where Gatsby met Daisy, who is Nick's cousin. Gatsby fell in love with Daisy immediately because to him she personified the aura of wealth, sophistication, charm, and ...

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