F Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby: Search for the disintegrating American Dream
Title: F Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby: Search for the disintegrating American Dream
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Details: Words: 1173 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
F Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby: Search for the disintegrating American Dream
Category: /Literature/Biographies
Details: Words: 1173 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby can be seen as a novel that deals with a man's pursuit of the American dream. During the 1920's, many strove to achieve the American dream; having a family, wealth, and happiness. Success was marked by one's achievements and the American dream was supposedly attainable for all. Gatsby tries to live out his dream by believing that wealth will buy him the happiness that he once had in the past.
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to disregard his family in order to impress is not the correct way of living the American dream. More importantly, Gatsby's desire for money and careless regard for how he obtains it overtakes his inner happiness and this leaves him with nothing. The idea of the American dream still holds true today; be it wealth, love, or fame. Gatsby's is a prime example of an American dream that becomes corrupted and leads to ultimate failure