1. Gatsby-The American Dream
So that when Fitzgerald produced Gatsby, modelled no doubt on the writer's own faith in life, he seemed to have created a character who represented an early American in whom the Dream was still very much alive. ... The characters are Midwesterners who have come East in pursuit of this new dream of money, fame, success, glamour, and excitement. ... In the chapter-by-chapter analysis, especially in the Notes, The Fitzgerald's critique of the dream of success is developed primarily through the five central characters and through certain dominant images and symbols. The characters mi...
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