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Disillusionment In The Great Gatsby

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In the heart of everyone there is a “American dream”, but what is the “American dream”? Actually, it is of a good hope in mind and it is also that people want to get a better life through their own efforts, but what is the real motivation that people pursue the “American dream”? Many people say it is the thirst for money. But the pursuit of money has changed the present “American dream”. Like the hero of the novel, Gatsby does not hesitate to pursue his dreams even uses the improper means to obtain money, eventually the dreams shattered, which is the typical thing of many American dream disillusionment. There are many reasons of Gatsby American dream disillusionment, but his social time is the most important factor in his dream disillusionment. …show more content…

Due to the rapid development of the American economy, the United States has become the leader of the world economy. Many capitalists by squeezing exploited and monopolized the industry of the whole city. Some millionaires, such as railroad tycoons, steel magnates, financial tycoons, etc, these are some of the typical representatives at that time. And at that time, the capitalist economy got unprecedented development. Just like the hero of the novel Gatsby is a small successful capitalists. But his family background and personal experience and the determination of that he wants to get Daisy back to his side all cause his disillusionment of American …show more content…

As described in the great Gatsby, Americans have formed a completely new class, and have their own a set of ways of thinking and living. Their level of luxury was not second to European aristocrats, like European castle, magnificent decoration and sterling instruments. Except for money, they had nothing to comply with European noble temperament. In their world, there was neither the long history nor the elegant behavior and conversation. They are only suitable for talking about society, business and politics. As a result, we saw that their truth and value standard can only lead people to abandon the right spirit idea. So, just as the dream of Gatsby, when he met the crisis in the pursuit of spirit, he had to submit to the pursuit of material.
The lack of idealism has great relationship with the first world war. Under the protection umbrella of the Atlantic ocean, Americans joined the war. As a result, after the war America salvaged much. Some soldiers who had survived from the war suffering physical and mental torture returned to the United States. So that they have been tired of politics, adventure and idealism caused the appearance of flightism in the

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