However, The Great Gatsby, F. ... Daisy is evidently personified as the American Dream throughout The Great Gatsby. ... Myrtle Wilson is one of Tom Buchanan's mistresses, a non-elitist woman aspiring to become more than simply Tom's mistress (absolute phrase). ... After this incident, George Wilson goes out to kill Gatsby, as his pool is tainted with a "red circle"(162), and he is successful in his mission; however he dies in the process. ... In other words, the upper class stays in the upper class, and the lower class stays in the lower class, which clearly presented in ...

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In The Great Gatsby, the longing for the real American Dream---a simple white picket fence, a perfect family, a true love, and security---is not uncommon, but the corruption is characterized by greed and overpowered by money and material wealth. ... This quote also reveals that maybe even Daisy was not good enough for Gatsby's great dream since it was so oversize. ... Though Gatsby may have been the base of the corruption of the American Dream throughout the book, Tom and Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson thrice reflect the disingenuous desires of the population. ... Scott Fitzgerald&#x...

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