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The following is a post about a central theme in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.
The American Dream, something that drives people from all over the world to come to this country, is a central theme in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Nick Carraway is the voice of the novel, but surprisingly is not the main character. The book centers around Jay Gatsby, a very wealthy young man living in a prestigious part of New York, West Egg. Gatsby earned his money while working for a millionaire as a young boy. Here, Jay is a perfect example of the result of the American Dream. He started out as a relatively poor boy growing up in North Dakota, and ended up among the richest of the rich in West Egg. However, the way he earned his money is not in concordance with the American Dream. Here is where Fitzgerald exemplifies how the roaring 20’s had its own version of the dream: The Great American Dream. In the 20’s, “get rich quick” was the motto by which many lived their lives. This, in turn, compromised moral values and the idea that one must work hard to earn what they get. Through several descriptions, Fitzgerald describes how hollow-minded individuals were during this decade and how money became the most important thing to have. Gatsby’s methods of earning money after he moves into West Egg may be questionable, but he does not compare to the shallowness and corruptness demonstrated in Tom Buchanan’s character. Tom is the epitome of corruption and greed in the 1920’s. He cheats on his wife Daisy on a regular basis with Myrtle, and it is suggested that when Myrtle dies he finds another woman after Nick sees him in a jewelry store in New York: “Just as I slowed up to avoid overtaking him he stopped and began frowning into the windows of a jewelry store…. Then he went into the jewelry store to buy a pearl necklace,” (178-179).
During Jay’s funeral, only three guests show up to pay their respects. After all the lavish parties Jay had thrown and all the gifts he had bought for complete strangers, only two of his guests attended his funeral. This suggests the moral poverty that was so evident during this time period. Jay achieved great success and was a wealthy man for the later part of his life, but managed to make only one friend. This is also indicative of something that all the money in the world can’t buy, a true friend. Jay used his parties in order to attract Daisy, someone he had loved for years and hoped to one day marry. However, in the end, even she does not want to be with Gatsby and instead returns to her unfaithful husband, Tom.
The American Dream is the ultimate achievement for anyone who hopes to make something of themselves: going from poor to rich in a land where anything is possible. The Great American Dream, however, is something that only was around during the time of Jay Gatsby. The goal at the time was to get rich, period. Moral values, friendship, and love were the only things that money couldn’t buy.
I do not know,but maybe it's to have a craft that will take you to anywhere in space and time you wish to go,including out of this galaxy. Or maybe it's to have a house on some land with wildwestlike fort walls and things around it. Or maybe it's to have a medieval times castle for a home with all the walls and stuff. Or maybe it's to have a home on a ranch/farm with all that kind of stuff on it.
Best I can tell Arnold Schwarzenegger was quoted saying this in the 40's. But then who knows! Good luck!
hunter s. thompson based lots around this idea but i don't really know who first came up with it:o
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