Corruption of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald embodies may themes, however the most salient one relates to the corruption of the American Dream. ... This quote talks about Gatsby's daily agenda and how in the earlier days he upheld the pure American Dream "No wasting time at Shafters, No more smoking or chewing, Read one improving book or magazine per week, Save $3.00 per week, Be better to parents" (page 181- 182). ... This quote shows the pristine goals of where the possibilities were endless and one could acc...

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It shows how Gatsby was striving for the his goal and trying to accomplish it. ... This quote talks about Gatsby's daily agenda and how in the earlier days he upheld the pure American Dream "No wasting time at Shafters, No more smoking or chewing, Read one improving book or magazine per week, Save $3.00 per week, Be better to parents" (page 181- 182). ... This quote shows the pristine goals of where the possibilities were endless and one could accomplish anything through hard work. ... Gatsby became corrupted because his main goal was to have Daisy. ... This quote shows the lack ...

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The American Dream and How it is portrayed in The Great Gatsby By: Emma Macklin The Great Gatsby is a novel published in 1925, written by F. ... The Great Gatsby is a novel of tragedy, love and rich vs. poor. ... This quote shows that Jordan lies about important things to be able to stay bathing in wealth, which shows that people will do anything to obtain/maintain the American Dream. ... The opulence of Gatsby's car shows Gatsby's exceptional wealth, it also shows that he has obtained the American Dream that many others are striving for. ... In Chapter 6, Daisy comes to...

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From the beginning Nick is interested in Gatsby's wealth and Gatsby attributes to Nick falling into a search for the American Dream. "Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn. ... The gorgeous thing about Gatsby in this quote is that according to Nick is that he was able to conquer the American Dream. ... However Gatsby is not finished with his American Dream. ... But this is impossible therefore Gatsby's dream is unattainable. ...

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