F. Scott Fitzgerald, composer of the text 'The great Gatsby' uses one of the main characters, Jay Gatsby to provide the viewer with a more defined, insightful and descriptive perspective on the American dream. The responder slowly views an unravellment of the American dream, through Gatsby's footste...

THE GREAT GATSBY No, Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short winded elations of men. The American dream is love and money. In the novel, The Gr...

Imagery/symbolic use is found extensively throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald\'s novel, The Great Gatsby. Three specific images are frequently used to represent specific characters and/or distinct messages. The three images found are the green light, valley of ashes (ash heaps), and the eyes of Dr.T.J Ec...

Rich People Through the Eyes of Fitzgerald Rich people are everywhere but it is often hard to see into the lives of them. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, the author, Fitzgerald, attempts at giving the reader a better insight into this topic and succeeds. The unbearable attitude of the elite is...

Gatsby is not as great as he seems! In many ways Gatsby is great but if you look into his life he is more superficial than great. In the book all the characters have different feelings about Gatsby. Some of these characters feelings change when they find out the true life of Jay Gatsby. ...

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. The characters in the novel do not work, and live solely for the purpose of amassing their wealth, recklessly indulging themselves, and displ...

Halfway between West Egg and New York lies 'The Valley of Ashes' and this is the desolate wasteland, which is also home to the Wilson family. The term desolate is used to describe a place that is depressingly empty and solitary. Fitzgerald includes this fantastic farm to emphasize to the readers, th...