Americans have much better lives compared to several other nations across the world. This powerful nation has strong military, low infant mortality rate, and high standard of living. These are all great aspects of America and these are the points that are broadcasted to the people around the world. Is America actually the perfect nation? If people dug deeper and looked beyond the seemingly flawless surface, they could see it is most definitely not. F. Scott Fitzgerald did not think so, either. When he wrote The Great Gatsby in the 1920s, he lived in France which gave him a better perspective on America and how it had many unsolved problems. Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby to point out flaws and corruption within America and its society. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald acknowledges that America is restricting feminism from fully blossoming and
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Scotts Fitzgerald’s showed that the American dream was unachievable. Basically, the rich stay rich and continue living their crooked lives, and the poor die and are left alone with none of their so-called friends. One character that remains pure throughout the story is Nick Carraway and he can see through the façade of all the characters. In Tanfer Emin Tunc’s book he explains how Nick notices the corruption, “On the advice of his affluent cousin Daisy Buchanan, he rents ‘a house in one of the strangest communities in North America’: Long Island. Nick expects to find personal fulfillment but all he finds is the ‘foul dust’ of moral decay” (Tunc 67-68). Nick Carraway is a great contrast to the other characters in the book, and he often points out their shallowness. In Gatsby’s death, he tries to arrange the funeral for Gatsby, although he had only known him for a few months. He tried to convince people to come to Gatsby funeral, with no benefit to himself. He exemplified moral behavior and made the reader notice the horrible actions of the other
Scotts Fitzgerald’s showed that the American dream was unachievable. Basically, the rich stay rich and continue living their crooked lives, and the poor die and are left alone with none of their so-called friends. One character that remains pure throughout the story is Nick Carraway and he can see through the façade of all the characters. In Tanfer Emin Tunc’s book he explains how Nick notices the corruption, “On the advice of his affluent cousin Daisy Buchanan, he rents ‘a house in one of the strangest communities in North America’: Long Island. Nick expects to find personal fulfillment but all he finds is the ‘foul dust’ of moral decay” (Tunc 67-68). Nick Carraway is a great contrast to the other characters in the book, and he often points out their shallowness. In Gatsby’s death, he tries to arrange the funeral for Gatsby, although he had only known him for a few months. He tried to convince people to come to Gatsby funeral, with no benefit to himself. He exemplified moral behavior and made the reader notice the horrible actions of the other