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A 3 page paper which analyzes the personification of the American Dream in the character of Nick in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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throughout the 20th century. It is a classic story that really captures a period in American history and offers many different perspectives concerning that era. In relationship to a theoretical
rumination we consider the theme of the American Dream, a theme that is often argued in relationship to this novel. The following paper examines the American Dream as seen through
the character of Nick, the narrator. The paper offers a theoretical rumination in that it offers critical argument and then examines if this critical argument seems valid. The Great
Gatsby and the American Dream In examining the critiques concerning the American Dream as they may relate to the character of Nick it is important to also see the critiques
of Jay Gatsby as well. One critic notes that our society has lost its morality, something the character of Nick sees, and that "we will always lose the truth no
matter how hard we try- since we are merely men" (Great Gatsby 4). Another critic notes that before the 1920s there was a sense of the American Dream that was
linked to Benjamin Franklin wherein people who worked hard could succeed. "Unfortunately, hard work was not the only way to get ahead in America. Very often those who became successful
in the promised land did so through the exploitation of the land, its resources, and its natives" as is the case with Jay Gatsby (Background on The Great Gatsby).
Lastly we have the facts relating to the development of Nick. At first, he is not a part of either society he is pulled into, neither Daisys or Gatsbys.
"And he does not understand or agree with either side" (Samuels 153). Eventually, he comes to truly disrespect Daisy and he unites with Gatsby, despite Gatsbys approach to the American
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