This Side of Paradise

and “scarcely created”. Gatsby shows us that no matter how hard he tried there were others there that were better of so that they would always have the upper hand. Furthermore towards the end of the novel Fitzgerald writes, “He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that the could hardly fail to grasp it.” (180) Gatsby never did reach his goal it was always the unattainable “green light” across the lake. Which is used to show that all of the money and…

This is very ironic of Tom to say because of the affair he is having with Myrtle. A lot of people are aware that Tom is having an affair but he didn’t think twice about saying that about Daisy. This shows Tom trying to make himself out to be a good person in front Mr. Sloane. Once Gatsby and Nick has arrived at the house Daisy tells Tom to go make…

Joshua Zeitz from gilderman.org, explains this statement. "America in the 1920s were undergoing dynamic changes… the country 's gross national product jumped from $69 billion to $93 billion… from a relative standpoint, America was rich, and it showed." For an understanding Zeitz explained when…

“Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller Ambition scours free in America. During the 1950’s, the reputation of the American people became reliant on strength and determination to procure dreams. Arthur Miller’s book, “Death of a Salesman”, shrouded the contemptuous nature of a family living their dreams, revealing the truth and phenomena behind the cloaked society, where everyone is xerox copies of each other. Coming home every day from work, Willy Loman, in the comfort of his wife Linda, does…

Six Degrees of Separation Paper Analysis Six Degrees of Separation focuses on the conflict between Paul, a skilled con artist, and three wealthy families in New York. Louisa and Flan Kittredge are the first family that is visited by Paul by showing up late at night with a wound from a knife. The Kittredges’ hurriedly help the young man as Paul explains that he is a friend of the family’s children in college. He tells stories about the family that only someone that would be close to the children…

wanting to keep her status and have finer things, requested to have the whole amount at once. The boy hoping to silence the voices in his house, decided to accept her request and give her the full amount. Instead, the voices became louder wanting more. This stressed the boy even more, and he felt even more pressure of gaining money from the races. It wasn’t until the boy’s stress was at a high level, that his mother noticed he was not well, and she did not understand why. The young boy in the…

Led-Aguilar English 124 American Dreams of Avarice `Often people become mislead by their desire for wealth, enchanted by the idea of the American Dream. Americans often lay morality by the wayside in the pursuit thereof. What is this American Dream, and what is this “money” that rests at its heart. Is it a mere social construct? Based on the amount of “money” one acquire’s, the overall experience of life can be re-rooted, causing many to do the unimaginable (Kasser, 1996). Everyone has an…

land of opportunity; that one can pull himself up by his bootstraps and make something great of himself; that each individual has power over his own destiny. This represents the American belief system of self-determinism. With it comes a responsibility. Each person is also to be held accountable for his own actions, both good and bad. This represents the American value of retribution, or justice. In addition to self-determinism and retribution, there are the values of fairness and…

could achieve financial success.” This dream, or rather belief, kept people, especially the lower class, with hopes of a better future. After the first world war, Americans loss touch with their moral values causing a time of great rebellion to pre established social beliefs. It was during this time that lower class citizens began challenging the notion of wealth and social status by achieving greater or equal wealth to the elite members of the high class. Through this challenge, Americans were…

(36) Based on this analysis, Gatsby’s character represents more than just a man of wealth. His personality is symbolic of Fitzgerald’s ambitions…