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Themes In The Great Gatsby
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, "the second greatest literary work penned in the twentieth century," is an example of the American Dream gone amiss. There are several themes in the novel, including the immorality of the "Roaring Twenties," social discrimination, the recurrence of the past, ....
Middle of essay ....decadence of the rich upper-class lifestyle. The Buchanan home, for instance, is an excellent example of American aristocracy. "…he moved a broad flat hand along the front vista, including in its sweep a sunken Italian garden, a half acre of deep, pungent roses…" (p. 8) As a contrast, Gatsby's home is introduced. "On week-ends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight . . . And on Mondays, eight servants, includ.... |
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