In the 1920’s, many people greatly prospered economically and socially. This caused many people, ranging from the poor to the middle class, to believe in an endless prosperity. This endless prosperity came to be known as the American dream. The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, displays how a person was able to prosper during the Roaring Twenties through the belief of the American dream. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald depicts the failure of the American dream through the “non-judgmental” eyes of Nick Caraway. The Great Gatsby is about a man, called James Gatsby, and his story of love with a woman, Daisy Buchanan. Throughout Nick’s experiences with Gatsby, Fitzgerald often displays Gatsby as a person that is kindred to Mark Twain’s
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Through the novel, Fitzgerald uses Gatsby’s characteristics and the setting to portray how the American dream is unattainable. Through the perceptions of Gatsby’s characteristics through Nick, it is evident that the American dream is lacking in its promises. Fitzgerald initially portrays Gatsby as a wealthy fellow who holds many parties but is non-social at these events. When Gatsby is first introduced, he exudes the personality of an old posh rich man with his use of the name “old sport” and his mannerisms at his party. These characteristics and mannerisms relate to the American dream in that the American dream is a false view of reality’s opportunities. The success of the upper class is portrayed as an expensive event with its host, Gatsby, excluded from the rest of the wealthy class. This represents that though …show more content…
Throughout the novel, Gatsby’s actions and background depicts how the American dream may be able to imbue a person with the passion to work towards a goal, but the dream itself is not obtainable. Fitzgerald also uses his depiction of the Eggs to express how a person can only achieve something based on the opportunities they are given, disproving the American dream’s belief of endless
Through the novel, Fitzgerald uses Gatsby’s characteristics and the setting to portray how the American dream is unattainable. Through the perceptions of Gatsby’s characteristics through Nick, it is evident that the American dream is lacking in its promises. Fitzgerald initially portrays Gatsby as a wealthy fellow who holds many parties but is non-social at these events. When Gatsby is first introduced, he exudes the personality of an old posh rich man with his use of the name “old sport” and his mannerisms at his party. These characteristics and mannerisms relate to the American dream in that the American dream is a false view of reality’s opportunities. The success of the upper class is portrayed as an expensive event with its host, Gatsby, excluded from the rest of the wealthy class. This represents that though …show more content…
Throughout the novel, Gatsby’s actions and background depicts how the American dream may be able to imbue a person with the passion to work towards a goal, but the dream itself is not obtainable. Fitzgerald also uses his depiction of the Eggs to express how a person can only achieve something based on the opportunities they are given, disproving the American dream’s belief of endless