Throughout the years there has become a mythos of ""the great American novel", a novel about American ideals so well written it could be interesting to anyone. ... And "The Great Gatsby" by Fitzgerald is a strong contender. ... At once when one start reading "the Great Gatsby" by Fitzgerald you are introduced to the decadence and carelessness of the wealthy people living on Long Island, a great setting for a novel detailing the corrupting power of money. ... Myrtle is from a lower class than him, and thus he doesn't think much of her, she soon becomes his hobby and nothing more. Out of ...

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Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby' appears to be just another novel about post world war one America, but viewing it as such would only be scratching the surface of a much deeper, darker and depressing story. ... I believe that Fitzgerald's novel does meet the criteria of 'Valuable literature' and will explain why I think this in this essay. ... At first glance it is just Gatsby who has an unrequited love for Daisy who sort of loves him back, but upon further inspection we can question "Does Gatsby love Daisy at all, or does he love the wealthy upper-...

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