The Great Gatsby and Projected Reality (original) (raw)

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, he tells the story of Nick Carraway and his relationships with the wealthy socialites of East and West Egg. The character Jay Gatsby as well as some of the other prominent characters exemplify one of the inherent tragedies that the American dream can produce. These characters proliferate the idea that success can be defined by monetary gains and material acquisition with the notion that one must pull oneself up by their own bootstraps through isolation and competition. Gatsby is the embodiment of this and has achieved this rags to riches dream. This paper focuses on Jay Gatsby in particular because in his quest to fulfill the American dream and accomplish his own goals, he projects a reality greater than himself.

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