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From the way one lives to the way one dresses, money seems to be a very important factor in the way people lead their lives. In Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, aspirations of unobtainable goals lead to unhappiness. The settings of Gatsby in West Egg, Daisy in East Egg, and Myrtle in Valley of Ashes all have different effects on the characters’ morals and values. Scott Fitzgerald paints a picture of West Egg as a place where greed runs prevalent, which in turn shapes Jay Gatsby’s covetous…

Everyone wants to be happy. Some people will travel across the sea and leave their home and family in search for happiness. They will throw away everything they have in order to attain something that, during the moment, seems like the perfect solution to all of their problems. Jay Gatsby and Blanche Dubois in The Great Gatsby and A Streetcar Named Desire, respectfully, give away everything they have in order to attain what they believe to be the ultimate form of happiness: the American Dream.…

Marcos Vinueza American Literature Mr. Zencka Dec. 8, 2015 Jay’s Fantasy Fantasy can lead to building or destroying you, mentally or physically. An example of someone being leaded by fantasy is Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is the main character in the book “The Great Gatsby” by Scott Fitzgerald. In the book, Gatsby finds himself deeply in love with Daisy. Daisy is a married woman who was Gatsby 's first love. Tom is her husband who later finds out the secrete between Daisy…

F. Scott Fitzgerald, was credited for the success of his most famous novel The Great Gatsby, long after his death in 1940. This novel highlighted the Jazz Age of the 1920 and dealt with the greed of the rich, mishap of the lower class and use of wealth to override morals and justice. As this writing holds great power to those reading it throughout the years, Fitzgerald died believing that his life was a failure. Similarly to Fitzgerald, Zora Neale Hurston was acknowledged for the success of her…

In F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, a precise depiction of American society throughout the 1920’s the story follows a man “James Gats” who claws his way from rags to riches, even with Gats new founded success he endures this simple truth even with his new found wealth he isn’t allowed the pleasures enjoyed by those born into the upper class. Over the course of the novel Fitzgerald’s depiction of the decay of the American Dream was the overwhelming and unescapable theme that stood out most…

Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age, the 1920’s became a “beacon of light,” an extravagant and charming era, where corrupt decisions brought about complicated relationships, death, and dissatisfactions. The Great Gatsby, a tremendous novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, portrays the immorality and the shamelessness of the energetic, quick paced life of the 1920’s. The main protagonist of the novel, Jay Gatsby, is a mysterious and opulent man whose motivated in life by something immoral. He wants…

All people have their own views of what it means to be an American. One’s vision typically revolves around the values of society and the situation that the people are placed in. Suffering leads to a dream of success, while suppression leads to a dream of change and independence. Pieces of literature from American history show that Americans are willing to overcome adversity when faced with it, using idiosyncrasies between themselves and their environment to grow and make themselves stronger.…

The Jazz Age: F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is arguably Fitzgerald’s greatest work and has been labeled as one of the most influential and iconic pieces of 20th century American literature. The novel is a reflection of Fitzgerald’s life during the 1920s (otherwise known as the Jazz Age; coined by Fitzgerald himself). The Great Gatsby was seen as controversial during the time of its publication due to its use of “language and sexual…

In The Great Gatsby, F. Stott Fitzgerald shows the change in America’s morals in the “Jazz Age” using characters like, Daisy, Gatsby, Tom, and Myrtle. The Great Gatsby, shows the change in our society after World War I, by using characters who had changed over time. This time period known as the “Jazz Age”. During this time America’s morals were changing and society was changing as well. The first appearance of morals changing, is when Tom is cheating on Daisy with Myrtle showing that husbands…

materialistic disgrace. When The Great Gatsby is analyzed, one of the most frequent themes discussed is the American Dream, in which everyone has a chance to attain riches and social status. For example, in Suzanne del Gizzo’s “Within and Without: F. Scott Fitzgerald”, she writes, “A consumer-based society entailed a departure from… a belief that hard work and thrift yield success... a notion that had…