In doing this he is truly attempting to fulfill his "American Dream" of having everything and more. ... Also the destruction of this American Dream is shown through Gatsby's wild and decadent parties. ... As revealed later in the novel, these parties exceed the boundaries of materialism and begin to decompose on all that is moral in the modern world. ... The 1920s were a time of great American corruption, greed, materialism and immoral values of the upper and middle class. ... Scott Fitzgerald is one of the greatest writers in American history. ...

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World War One was over and people were reveling in the materialism that came at the end of it, such as newly mass-produced commodities like motorcars and radios. ... Scott Fitzgerald, is an exploration of the American Dream, as it existed during a corrupt period in history. The Great Gatsby is a description of the decay of the American Dream and the desire for money and materialism. ... The ashes in the Valley act as a symbol of the death of the American Dream. ... Essentially, it was every American's ambition to make loads of money and not work hard. ...

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• Has Bibliography
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For American writers, materialism was attacked and "they questioned the society that placed more importance on money and material goods-(Nash 390). Leading to their fame in literature, the writers who were concerned with American materialism moved to Europe. Materialism lead to prominence in 1920s America just as it did in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby's prominence is an aspect of how Americans used materialism in the 1920s. One way materialism is shown is through fashion. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

For American writers, materialism was attacked and "they questioned the society that placed more importance on money and material goods-(Nash 390). Leading to their fame in literature, the writers who were concerned with American materialism moved to Europe. Materialism lead to prominence in 1920s America just as it did in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby's prominence is an aspect of how Americans used materialism in the 1920s. One way materialism is shown is through fashion. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

When one thinks of the American Dream, thoughts of success come to mind. ... But what should truly come to mind first when you are visioning the American dream? ... Johnson had to say about materialism. ... The Great Gatsby takes place in America during the roaring twenties, and is about the American Dream, and the uprise and downfall of those who attempt to reach its goals. ... She is really the main "possession" that would complete Gatsby's American dream....

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• Grade Level: High School

The idea of materialism was held fast by many other characters other then Gatsby. ... This was showing that everybody can live the American vision if they work hard enough. ... The connection between Tom's mention of Stoddard's book The Rise of the Colored Empire and the sight of affluent African-Americans is as follows. ... So it is just ironic how he mentioned that we had to "keep down" the African-Americans when they were just rising up....

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The American Dream was essentially a dream of money, wealth, prosperity and the happiness that supposedly came with the booming economy and get-rich-quick schemes that formed the essential underworld of American upper-class society. ... Instead, Fitzgerald uses them to show the bad qualities of the American Dreams modern face. ... Money is clearly identified as a reason for the death of the American dream. It becomes easily entangled with the idea of hope and success and replaces their positions in the American Dream with materialism. ... The biggest collapse, however, is of the American Dream...

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• Grade Level: High School

The American Dream was essentially a dream of money, wealth, prosperity and the happiness that supposedly came with the booming economy and get-rich-quick schemes that formed the essential underworld of American upper-class society. ... Instead, Fitzgerald uses them to show the bad qualities of the American Dreams modern face. ... Money is clearly identified as a reason for the death of the American dream. It becomes easily entangled with the idea of hope and success and replaces their positions in the American Dream with materialism. ... The biggest collapse, however, is of the American Dream...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The American Dream was essentially a dream of money, wealth, prosperity and the happiness that supposedly came with the booming economy and get-rich-quick schemes that formed the essential underworld of American upper-class society. ... Instead, Fitzgerald uses them to show the bad qualities of the American Dreams modern face. ... Money is clearly identified as a reason for the death of the American dream. It becomes easily entangled with the idea of hope and success and replaces their positions in the American Dream with materialism. ... The biggest collapse, however, is of the American Dream...

• Word Count: 1310
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• Grade Level: High School

The setting also is symbiolic of Fritzgerald's satire of 1920s New York lifestyle , most important of all , brings out the themes of American dream , money and romantic love. ... "I've never seen such beautiful shirts before (Daisy)" His parties and house shows the disillusionment of Gatsby , who was corrupted by the American Dream. ... This shows the materialism of the people during 1920s in New York. ... (Tom) "Dollar twenty " (Wilson) " Even though people are poor here , they still believed in the glamour of the American Dream, they believed that if they work hard enough ,...

• Word Count: 1247
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Scott Fitzgerald, one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. ... His novel The Great Gatsby is one of the most popular works in American literature, even though it was a critical and commercial failure at first. ... It explores the themes of social decay, materialism, and idealism, and portrays the Roaring Twenties. ...

• Word Count: 956
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School