Great Expectations

Test In what way does Gatsby represent the American Dream and what does this say about Fitzgerald’s perception of the dream in the 20s and 30s? In what way do the themes of dreams, wealth and time relate to America at the time? In the story The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, many themes and messages are portrayed through the character of Jay Gatsby. The American Dream is the idea that everyone should have equal opportunities Fitzgerald reinforces the idea of the American Dream through…

Theme Analysis of the immigrant Experience In The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, the characters’ immigrant experience and disillusionment of their American dreams lead to hardship and persecution, which made their livelihood troubling. Immigrant’s ability to save money and keep their jobs were very difficult, which made their livelihood filled with persecutions. Immigrant work was also challenging and harmful, that it lead to physical hardship According to Upton Sinclair, in Chapter 1 it states,…

The great Gatsby represents a society in the district of west egg as wealthy people who have made their wealth based on social connections who already display wealth. The extravagant parties thrown every Saturday night by Jay Gatsby shows how people just attend for the social connections pursuing wealth and status that could help them achieve their lifestyle goals. For example, Myrtle is used as a metaphor because her affair with tom is a comparison to daisy's affair with Gatsby and to Gatsby…

the name of Abraham Lincoln, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford have set an example and were able to rise to financial and social success. In the same way, the characters Jay Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson, and Daisy Buchanan, in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, are clear examples of the pursuit of the American Dream, but in contrast, they reveal the negative effects of it. Jay Gatsby, previously known as James Gatz, earns an extravagant amount of money to live in New York’s, West Egg. In the…

shows the harsh realities of the Great Depression in it’s final number “Remember My Forgotten Man”. The Great Depression was something that was happening; people were starving, losing their homes and their jobs. There was no quick fix, one quick action that would solve everyone’s problems like in the movies. This film, with its final number, is a critique on fantastical escapism that are the films of this time. “Remember My Forgotten Man” is an analysis on the Great Depression and on its effects…

the year 1817, a manmade canal was built and changed the lives of many ordinary Americans. The Erie Canal is a canal that spreads from Albany to Buffalo New York and connects with the Great Lakes. The Canal gave residents the chance to start over and build up from what they have. I have had the opportunity to read The Artificial River by Carol Sheriff. In her book, she explained how the Erie Canal changed lives and how it help show progress in American history. Some topics that Sheriff used to…

campaign rhetoric promoted something specifically for the “forgotten man.” Relief, Recovery and reform also affected the social welfare. Social Security, a program that continues to this day, was introduced by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the midst of the Great…

mislead people into thinking that the outward result is the real reality. Everyone has their own opinions about how they see the world, and sometimes these opinions do not translate to others views. The Great Gatsby shows a true understanding of the difference between perspective and reality. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates the struggles within the class to portray the overall theme of appearance versus reality that has continued to…

they found after their return was very different of that one that a ‘hero” should face. The economic recession and rising of social segregation, drove these war heroes to struggle in an economic and social way. After returning home from the great world many of the veterans faced a different panorama of what they were expecting. At that time, the country had slipped in an economic recession due to the end of war and the rising unemployment that had affected all the economic fields.…

The period between 1980 and 2000 displayed extra ordinary macroeconomic stability, and became known as the great moderation (Investopedia, 2016). The years from 2001 to 2007 lie between two remarkable, but very different episodes and U.S. economic history. In 2001 our economy was faced with a mild recession. It was caused by the Dot.com bubble, 9/11 attacks, and the outrageous accounting scandals. The Fed intervened by implementing new credit into the economy, pushing interest rates to their…