Destructive power is one of the main themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the American Dream and the "foul dust" or the carelessness of a society that floats in the wake of this dream. ... Instead, Fitzgerald uses them to show the bad qualities of the American Dreams modern face. ... Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald shows the collapse of dreams, whether they are dreams of money, status, or simply of happiness. ...

• Word Count: 1312
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Destructive power is one of the main themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the American Dream and the "foul dust" or the carelessness of a society that floats in the wake of this dream. ... Instead, Fitzgerald uses them to show the bad qualities of the American Dreams modern face. ... Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald shows the collapse of dreams, whether they are dreams of money, status, or simply of happiness. ...

• Word Count: 1307
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Destructive power is one of the main themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the American Dream and the "foul dust" or the carelessness of a society that floats in the wake of this dream. ... Instead, Fitzgerald uses them to show the bad qualities of the American Dreams modern face. ... Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald shows the collapse of dreams, whether they are dreams of money, status, or simply of happiness. ...

• Word Count: 1310
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's highly accomplished novel, The American Dream, he portrays the longing for the American Dream as a significant part of ones life, very familiar to society as a corrupted essence of reality and ideals that the characters, especially Jay Gatsby, truly represent. ... We are given the opportunity to see that the American Dream is far from grasp of anyone who has no sense of true happiness aside from materialistic values in the simple text of F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby. ...

• Word Count: 1397
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is an exploration of the American Dream, as it existed during a corrupt period in history. ... Fitzgerald accomplishes this through the use of symbols such as the Valley of Ashes, the Green Light, Gatsby's house, and the Eyes of Dr. ... Thus, the desolation of the valley of ashes may be seen in Fitzgerald's image as an abandoned billboard serving as Wilson's provider of solace and ultimate judge of morality. ...

• Word Count: 1611
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School