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The 1920s in America, known as the "Roaring Twenties", was a time of celebration after a destructive war. It was a period of time in America characterised by prosperity and optimism. There was a general feeling of disruption associated with modernity and a break with traditions.The Roaring Twenties was a time of great economic prosperity and many people became rich and wealthy. Some people inherited "old money" and some obtained "new money". However, there was the other side of prosperity and many people also suffered the nightmare of being poor. In the novel,The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby is portrayed as a wealthy character

Dreams are a compelling force in people’s lives. They are what propel them forward each and every day in an effort to reach something better. The American Dream has been sought after by millions all over the world for hundreds of years. This country was founded on the belief that anyone could achieve their dreams. However, in the 1920s these hopes and aspirations began to splinter until they ultimately shattered. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism, setting, and theme to depict the unattainability of the American Dream.

When North America was first settled, the pioneers of our continent sought relief from their native lands. Where it would have been impossible for many of them to achieve prosperity and wealth, the new Western World enabled many of them to be successful on account of their dedication and work ethic alone. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” the state of this American Dream is depicted as it was in the 1920s. However, much has changed since this era, and today’s society has much evolved. In both epochs, the American Dream functions as a symbol of hope that promotes the personal advancement of many. However, in the 1920s the Dream was on the decline, whereas in the 2010s it has evolved to become an increasing reality. In both cases, the Dream plays an important role in the everyday lives of Western citizens. In the 1920s, the concept was impossible for most to attain. However, the Dream has evolved into a goal that can be achieved by an increasing number of people. In both time periods, the income gap between the wealthiest and poorest citizens is clear and convincing. However, in the 2010s, this has a mitigated impact on the average citizen due to social programming. While in both eras there is a somewhat of a distinction between sections of the continent, the divide between the East and the West is more pronounced in the 1920s. Modern

In the book, Bush describes the views of postmodern evolutionary believed and offers a Christian reaction. He urges believers to become knowledgeable on these matters, spurn finding the middle ground and support their faith against the changes that has taken place in the leading cultural example. The author attempts to answer questions on how these changes took place all between the nineteenth and twenty centuries. Bush distinguished in an interview that some believers of Christ "don't understand what's happened. The world around them is not like it was when they grew up, when there was more of a cultural consensus that Christianity was important truth. Now there's more of a cultural consensus that it's irrelevant and off to the side." (Bush

The Green Light: In the beginning Jay Gatsby reaches for this light which to him symbolizes Daisy and his dream of getting her to love him. This light represents hope to Gatsby.

“Family Values” by Richard Rodriguez is about a man coming out about his sexuality to his family. Though it is indeed about the value held within the family ties. I found it also touches on the concept of materialism. It talks about the importance held on earning money, more specifically earning more money than others. It touches on the ideals that money makes you more of a man or woman. It is said in the work “Soon he is earning more money than his father ever made (his father’s authority is thereby subtly undermined) (Rodriguez). It talks about how when a son earns more money than his father, then he basically becomes more of an authority than his father. This is a type of materialism as a concept that material things such as money makes you a better man or person than someone else. Materialism is the practice of holding material objects at a higher value than spiritual values.

“You need to let our parents free we have lived too long without them.” One of the kids answered.

Nick Carraway- he is telling the story from first person point of view. He moved to West Egg after he got out of the war. He so happened to live next to Mr.Gatsby a millionaire. He works as a bonds man. Does not talk with his family after he moved.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a book about a man named Gatsby who falls in love with a woman named Daisy. Daisy however, marries a man named Tom when Gatsby leaves to fight in World War I. In an attempt to recreate the past, Gatsby buys a mansion near Tom and Daisy’s residence. Gatsby is unable to rekindle anything between them until their mutual friend Nick arranges for them to meet.

Thomas gets up from the metal box, he looks around and finds out that he is standing in a courtyard that surrounded by four enormous walls. After some conversation Thomas meets a guy that he thinks he must be group leader names "Alby". Thomas asks Alby about the Glade and things he still don't know, but Alby tells that the Glade is a long story and he'll tell Thomas about it after taking something called "the Tour" in the next day. Thomas gets pissed cause Alby didn't give him an answer that he want and keep asking Alby about where he is. Alby walks to him and says "If you ain't scared, you ain't human. Act any diferrent and I'd throw you off the Cliff". Thomas get scared by what he just heard. Then the new boy steps in and introduce himself

I remember it just like I remember yesterday .I was seventeen my mom woke me up that morning ’’Shatima wake up, school”. I laid there for about 5 minute feeling tired; not wanting to get up. My mom comes back in the room and says’’ get up child now, time for school”. I stayed laying there in the bed feeling like I could not move. Ten minutes later my mom came back and said “Shatima if you do not get your behind out that bed”. I took a deep breath. I got up slowly; though feeling like I was hit by a bus, ran over by a train and then buried under three hundred tons of sand .If you could imagine that; I was exalted .I got ready for school, left out the house went to school,. I was sitting in my math class. In room 201 the teacher was Mr. Johnson, sudden my heart felt like it was racing, the palms of my hand began to sweat. The room was spinning and then the room went black.

Dressed fashionably, with their pockets full of money, Alex and his gang.Pete, Georgie, and Dim sit at the Korova Milkbar, drinking milk laced with stimulants and trying to figure out what to do with the night. During this time, Alex tells us about the nuances of their clothes, as well as those of the girls at the bar, who wear badges that display the names of their sexual partners. In addition to this, Alex voices his recent distaste for the other “milk plus” cocktails served at the Korova. He observes the effects of the hallucinogen-laced drinks on another patron of the bar, who slumps in his seat with eyes glazed, talking nonsense. Alex finds something cowardly and dishonest about this

The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about a young man Jay Gatsby, who is looking for love and wanted to be with another woman for the rest of his life, but in the end ends in a tragic twist. His married companion Ms. Lola Ragger.

Sincerely, F Scott Fitzgerald is an arts documentary hosted by Jay McInerney, a really good re-telling of Fitzgerald's biography. McInerney explores the life and writing of Fitzgerald and did a great job on the overlap between Fitzgerald's life and the stories he wrote, with a special focus on the genesis of The Great Gatsby, which was considered as Fitzgerald’s greatest work, and its author's final years in Hollywood.

The Great Gatsby is told by the main protagonist in the story Nick Carraway, told sometime around or after 1922. Nick moves from the Midwest out to West Egg, Long Island to become a sales bondsmen. Nick lived right beside Mr. Gatsby’s mansion and right across the bay from his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom Buchanan. Nick goes to have dinner with her cousin and husband and meets a professional women golfer named Jordan Baker, that Nick has compelled slight feelings for. After dinner Nick heads home and sees his neighbor, Mr. Gatsby on the dock reaching for a green light flashing across the bay.