1. Themes of The Great Gatsby
In Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, all the characters are in one way or another, attempting to achieve a state of happiness in their lives. ... The poor are in way on the outside looking in, as the rich have a great time and enjoy life. ... Daisy suggests that we " beat them down" (Gatsby 18). ... Jay Gatsby was one of the successful bootleggers who sell alcohol illegally. ... Scott Fitzgerald clearly shows through his use of his characters and literary devices in The Great Gatsby, that this is clearly a novel based on how the American Dream is inevitably crushed beneath the harsh realit...
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- Grade Level: High School