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Most look at wealth as a fairly positive thing and in some cases that can be true. In The Great Gatsby, however, that is not the case. Jay Gatsby is one of the main characters in this book and plays a very prominent role. He is looked upon as this rich man with a perfect life, but lots of people have suspicions of how he got rich in the first place. There are some suspicions that he may have gotten wealthy in the wrong way by lying his way to the top. Gatsby is always throwing parties and having…

The Great Gatsby In the story of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it has taught us that ladies would go after guys that are high class and have tons of money. Back in the Jazz Age, many females would like to live in a wonderful life. The would like to marry guys that are able to support themselves by getting what they want to have or what they need the most. Most ladies do not the men for who they are, but what they had become and their title. In this story, there are three ladies that…

Adam’s American Dream portrays America as a place where anyone, no matter one’s race, religion, or their “circumstances of birth or position,” can pursue their desire to make a reputable name for themselves.This is only attainable as long as they have the motivation to do so. He understands that people come from different backgrounds and the opportunities will differ due to one’s “ability or achievement”. Meaning that people become proficient at different skills due to lifestyle and natural…

The American Dream can be defined as a realistic goal that one hopes to achieve through hard work and determination. Raised on a small, poverty-stricken farm with penniless parents, Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby had high hopes of making a name for himself and acquiring the wealthy status. Gatsby went on to join the war, leaving behind his lover, Daisy Fay, and promised himself that she would be with him for the rest of their lives. After the war, Gatsby finds out Daisy…

You can’t repeat the past. In, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald multiple characters are impacted by: social classes, women’s rights, and inequalities. Daisy Buchanan was most affected by women’s rights because she cheated on her husband, with Gatsby, and she went back to her husband because in that time period that is just what women were expected to do. Stay faithful, stay at home, and stay with your husband no matter what. Nick Carraway is most affected by social classes considering…

Careless Hedonist’s Withstand Time Approximately 15.6 million people in America acquired plastic surgery and 3, 866 people died at the hands of drunk drivers in the state of Illinois. Hedonism is the belief that pursuit of pleasure is the purpose of human life and carelessness is a person’s failure to recognize the possible consequence of their actions. In today’s society some virtues that people hold include: hedonism and carelessness, which are two of the same virtues that many of the…

bodybuilding popularity skyrocketed and continues to skyrocket to this day. One of the biggest names in bodybuilding is Arnold Schwarzenegger even though his last competition was 1980. Schwarzenegger took home first place in four Mr. Universes and seven Mr. Olympias both of which are highly prestigious awards in the bodybuilding world. If you look back to the Eugene Sandow and then look to Arnold Schwarzenegger, you can see how drastic the changes were to bodybuilding over the course of half a…

In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald portrays the American Dream as something tangible, yet unattainable. Throughout his life, Fitzgerald was unable to achieve his American Dream, and this is expressed in his novel. One of the ways he portrays this is through the character of Myrtle. Myrtle believes that she can achieve her dreams by being with someone wealthy, which takes the form of Tom. This is shown when she gets a dog, indicating her desire to solidify her relationship with Tom. “‘I want to get…

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby is based on the movement or the idea called modernism. Many authors have used the modernist movement during the early 19th century by incorporating the American Dream, having their own portrayal on the idea. This movement is the change in culture and trends. There is a sense in that modernism takes a step forward past reality by rejecting the reality. For example, “In modernism, science explains everything, which took away all the power of God…”…

The question of whether ambition is positive or negative is a debate that is still discussed to present day. Ambition is almost always the downfall or the rising of a person. It is the drive to want to accomplish the things that might seem out of reach. The author of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, wrote about the lives of a few very wealthy characters who thrived in the 1920’s, some as a result of said ambition. Christopher Beha responded to the novel with a quote stating that the novel…