Gatsby 17

Part I of Essay
The “American Dream” in The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald sees the "American Dream" as something corrupt, and not easy to achieve. The "American Dream" is made up of a long social ladder, and it is often impossible to be accepted at the top of this social la ....

Part II of Essay
.... There are a number of passages that lead us to infer Fitzgerald's view of the "American Dream.” Near the beginning of the story, Nick drops the first hints that lead us to infer Fitzgerald's view of the "American Dream.” Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction-Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn. If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of l ....