And "The Great Gatsby" by Fitzgerald is a strong contender. ... I will now take a look at how the novel meets with its two main themes, the corrupting power of money, and the journey to self-discovery. At once when one start reading "the Great Gatsby" by Fitzgerald you are introduced to the decadence and carelessness of the wealthy people living on Long Island, a great setting for a novel detailing the corrupting power of money. ... Daisy was happy when she was young; she truly loved Gatsby. ... This is a place where we hit on the second theme of the book, the journey to self-discovery. ...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The Great Gatsby - Symbolism The twenties was a time where bootlegging was rampant and people acquired wealth and achieved their goals. ... The novel The Great Gatsby by F. ... Eckleberg portray more than one theme but mostly represent the theme of seeing. ... Emphasising the theme of seeing, the eyes also witnessed in chapter 7 that Tom "saw" the true relationship between Daisy and Gatsby and George "saw" that Myrtle was having an affair. ... In conclusion, all of the symbols in the novel have great significance however the most prominent is the green light at the end of Gatsby's dock....

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

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.... This is a theme explored in both books, especially at parties such as the one in chapter three in the Great Gatsby, where the drinks and food "floated," offering themselves to the guests, or in c...

• Word Count: 1663
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Great Gatsby The Corruption Of The American Dream "The Great Gatsby" is a novel written by F. ... The main themes of the novel are materialism, corruption and The American Dream. ... I am going to show how effective Fitzgerald is at portraying the materialism in the American society throughout his novel "The great Gatsby". ... The Great Gatsby was set in the 1920s "The Jazz Age", in the very rich areas of West and East Egg- these two adjacent egg shaped land formations, contrast each other. ... This area plays an important part in relation to the themes. ...

• Word Count: 1099
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In the movie Gatsby's murder is the climax. ... The theme of the book is the corruption of the American dream. ... Gatsby's parties are over the top and lavish. ... Gatsby never attends one of his parties. ... Nick tells Gatsby "They're a rotten crowd. ...

• Word Count: 973
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School