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A 5 page paper which examines the pursuit of
material wealth, and its ultimate destructiveness, in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great
Gatsby.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAwthgat.rtf
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1920s. Prior to the 1920s a man sought out the American Dream for the sole purpose of being honorable and somewhat successful through being honorable. It was a dream that
consisted of doing ones best and remaining a man of integrity. In "The Great Gatsby" we are offered the changing nature of that American Dream as it turned to something
far more materialistic and powerful in a capitalistic society that would surely become more powerfully a nation of consumers. Or, as one author notes, "Through the novel, Fitzgerald puts across
the idea that the American dream has been corrupted by the desire for materialism. We see that Gatsby had a pure dream, but became corrupt in his quest towards that
dream" (The Great Gatsby). In the following paper we examine how Gatsbys story is still incredibly relevant today as people look to the American Dream as one that promises success
in the form of material wealth and position. The Great Gatsby In first discussing Fitzgeralds story we look at the man who is Gatsby, or Jay. Jay is
a man who was essentially nothing as a youngster. He had nothing and was perhaps determined to make money and become powerful. He wanted the American Dream, not for his
own enjoyment so much as for the enjoyment of others, for the pride he could have when looking at what he achieved through the eyes of others. The most important
person he seemed to wish to please was Daisy, an old love that he could never get over. Through the character of Daisy and others we see that Jay is
nothing without others and that his dream is one that is not one of finding his identity but reaching a social status that has nothing to truly do with a
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