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1. Cultural Identity in The Great Gatsby

In the case of The Great Gatsby these cultural surroundings are an early 1920's America, specifically New York and the adjacent Long Island. The period of the 1920s in New York City was widely regarded as an era of prosperity. ... As for Gatsby's identity coming from his momentary circumstances, Gatsby actually manipulates the prosperous and "moneyed " citizens of New York, one great example being Meyer Wolfsheim, into making him into a million heir. ... Despite being set around New York The Great Gatsby is a mediation of the 1920's America as a whole in the sense of the America...

  • Word Count: 1946
  • Approx Pages: 8
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

2. The Art of Speaking Gatsby

Furthermore, Nick's storytelling is extremely symbolic, "He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled under the night" (Fitzgerald 180). ... Gatsby uses his catchphrase incessantly because he tirelessly attempts to become a part of the elite New York community. ... Like Gatsby, Daisy's speech is specific to the wealthy of New York. ...

  • Word Count: 849
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

3. The Great Gatsby and Vile Bodies

Nick describes where he and the other affluent individuals live, in the towns of East and West Egg on Long Island, an area around New York City. ... The word "egg" suggests vitality and contrasts to Fitzgerald's description of "the valley of ashes," the area of New York where the poorer citizens live. ...

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

4. The Great Gatsby and America in the 1920's

The location of the eggs, out on long island, displays the significance of urbanization and the rise of suburbia of the 1920s; people who desired to have spaciousness homes and the nature of small town life while having the access to the glamorous city life could achieve this. The area in between West Egg and New York City, known as the valley of ashes, is a long stretch of desolate land created by the dumping of industrial ashes. ...

  • Word Count: 1603
  • Approx Pages: 6
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate
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