When first watching the movie, the main theme appears to be about a man loving a woman, and then not being able to be with her, but after a closer look, you find that F. Scott Fitzgerald has a larger, less romantic point he is trying to drive into the reader. ... Altogether, F. Scott Fitzgerald was trying to covey a picture of, not a romantic era, but one of declining morals and the shallowness of the American people. ...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby perfectly illuminates the American life of the Jazz Age. ... 'not just the American dream, but the human dream,'" ("Fitzgerald" 30). ... ("Fitzgerald" 38). ... Furthermore, much has been said of Fitzgerald's relation to his characters. ...

• Word Count: 1388
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The Great Gatsby: The Destruction of Morals In The Great Gatsby, the author F. Scott Fitzgerald shows the destruction of morals in society. ... (Fitzgerald, 39). ... In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how the morals of society have been destroyed. ...

• Word Count: 892
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Scott Fitzgerald shows the destruction of morals in society. ... (Fitzgerald, 39). ... (Fitzgerald, 141). ... In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how the morals of society have been destroyed. ...

• Word Count: 897
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, materialism corrupted many characters. Daisy blew off a life of happiness because she believed that material possessions were more important. Gatsby had low self-esteem because he could never have the belongings that would satisfy his love's wan...

• Word Count: 723
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The novel's author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, describes the lives of the upper-class segment of society, a group of which Fitzgerald possesses first-hand knowledge. ... She wasn't able to endure being at a disadvantage (Fitzgerald 63)." ... F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicles the wealth-obsessed, self-obsessed attitudes of the 1920's upper-class. ...

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In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, many of the characters search for happiness through material possessions, power, and/or beauty but never find it. ... He says " "I've got a nice place here" " (Fitzgerald 12). ... That's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool" " (Fitzgerald 21). ... "His pride in his son and in his son's possessions was continually increasing" (Fitzgerald 180). ...

• Word Count: 856
• Approx Pages: 3
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• 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: 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

Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote many books delving into the 1920s and how the people of this time were careless in their actions. ... In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel the Great Gatsby, morality played a huge factor in how the reader views the people of the 1920s. ... In Fitzgerald's novel the most common dream was wealth, power, and social status. ...

• Word Count: 1559
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicles the vapid, materialistic lives of the upper class of Long Island during the booming times of the Jazz Age. ... From the opening pages of the book, to the tragic finale, F. Scott Fitzgerald effectively and repeatedly uses the automobile to shape his view of American class and society during the 1920's. ...

• Word Count: 953
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby have many things in common. ... But Fitzgerald does not see both men as equally corrupt. ... As F. Scott Fitzgerald saw it the American dream was originally about discovery, individualism, and the pursuit of happiness. ...

• Word Count: 1476
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald distinguishes the dreamers out of the careless American society of the 1920's. ... Daisy's affliction from Tom's affair and Gatsby's obsessive yet kind personality help Fitzgerald depict an avaricious society striving on selfish motives and forgetting the social grace and reachable dreams Americans once needed. ...

• Word Count: 640
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

It has been said that "rich girls don't marry poor boys."" The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald represents this statement through three women. The story is about love and deception between three girls. In the novel, Daisy loves Jay Gatsby but stays with her husband Tom Buchannan, because of the...

• Word Count: 847
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald reveals attitudes, ideas and revelations of the roaring 20s. This novel, centered around the lifestyles of the wealthy, involves a love affair. Jay Gatsby, a rich man who made his money during prohibition, probably bootlegging and organized crime, ...

• Word Count: 463
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the technique of conflicting, but somewhat similar characters in The Great Gatsby in order to demonstrate how pursuing one's desires can lead to both destruction and growth. ... Fitzgerald seems to be implying that a person's behavioral characteristics are due to their environment. ... Fitzgerald's most obvious concern is that of the upper class. ... Fitzgerald uses the characters to question if this dream is really a dream at all, or rather a nightmare. ...

• Word Count: 1642
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

In the book, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald seems to be saying that materialism and the decline and death of the American dream are interrelated. ... So, what Fitzgerald is essentially saying, is that it is called the "American Dream" for a reason. ... In conclusion, Fitzgerald is saying that unbridled materialism leads to, and is the cause of, the death of the American Dream. ...

• Word Count: 1299
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, the author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, uses the comparison between two cousins to show how their differing characteristics reflect the themes of morality and reality versus illusion. ... In showing the differing characteristics of Nick and Tom, Fitzgerald portrays the themes of morality and reality versus illusion. ...

• Word Count: 6164
• Approx Pages: 25
• Grade Level: High School