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A 4 page essay that discusses this classic novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby overtly concerns the story of a man trying to win back his wartime lover and recreate his idolized version of their affair. However, beneath this romantic plot, there runs a much deeper and more serious theme, which addresses the decay of the American Dream that Fitzgerald witnessed in the years following World War I, which is when the US experienced a period of extreme opulence and sudden wealth. Fitzgerald portrays the American Dream as having been tarnished by the rampant materialism of American culture and its social and moral values. While his theme is evident throughout the novel, it is particularly evident in Fitzgerald’s characterization of Gatsby, Daisy, and Nick, with each character underscoring a different but related point. No additional sources cited.
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there runs a much deeper and more serious theme, which addresses the decay of the American Dream that Fitzgerald witnessed in the years following World War I, which is when
the US experienced a period of extreme opulence and sudden wealth. Fitzgerald portrays the American Dream as having been tarnished by the rampant materialism of American culture and its social
and moral values. While his theme is evident throughout the novel, it is particularly evident in Fitzgeralds characterization of Gatsby, Daisy, and Nick, with each character underscoring a different but
related point. Gatsby epitomizes the essence of the American Dream, as he began life as a North Dakota farm boy, James Gatz, and transformed himself into a millionaire through
his own efforts. Gatsbys transformation began in the military, when his love for Daisy, a beautiful, rich girl, inspired him. On his return, he dedicated himself to gaining money
and prestige quickly in order to win Daisy back. For Gatsby, wealth becomes symbolic of his idolized love and his dream of ideal beauty. Nick Carraway, who provides the novels
narration, comments on Gatsbys reaction when he gives Daisy a tour through his mansion, "I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure response it drew from
her well-loved eyes" (Fitzgerald 111). As this suggests, Gatsbys many possessions and signs of extreme wealth are not important in-and-of themselves but are significant for what they represent. For
Gatsby, these things represent the ideal of beauty and transcendence that he is trying to achieve. In short, they represent the goal of loving and winning Daisy. Gatsby never sees
Daisy as a person in her own right. She is a dream, an illusion, something to strive for and, ultimately, another possession. In the battle over Daisy, Tom, Daisys husband,
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