Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby' appears to be just another novel about post world war one America, but viewing it as such would only be scratching the surface of a much deeper, darker and depressing story. ... I believe that Fitzgerald's novel does meet the criteria of 'Valuable literature' and will explain why I think this in this essay. ... At first glance it is just Gatsby who has an unrequited love for Daisy who sort of loves him back, but upon further inspection we can question "Does Gatsby love Daisy at all, or does he love the wealthy upper-...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In The Great Gatsby, a theme widely explored by Fitzgerald is how class divisions that separate the wealthy from everyone else are presented. ... The wealthy elite are first presented in the first chapter of the Great Gatsby. ... This is shown in the Great Gatsby when Owl Eyes crashes the car at Gatsby's party in chapter three (p43), and how he knew "very little about driving.... Vile Bodies enhances the understanding of the Great Gatsby in this way through the satirical naming sense, suggesting that the names given in the Great Gatsby too have their own unique purposes. ... "...

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Identity is expressed from many different channels within F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. ... However this essay is not exploring American history beyond explaining aspects of the text. ... Identity within The Great Gatsby's 1920's American setting is strongly defined as mentioned above by monetary circumstance. ... No matter what happened Gatsby would never be a part of the truly upper-upper class as he so desired. ... Colour is highly eminent in The Great Gatsby. ...

• Word Count: 1946
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate