GREAT GATSBY
No, Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short winded elations of men. The American dream is love and money. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald accurately describes the life of the wealthy, high class, two timers of the 1920s. For most the 1920s were depressing, money was not prevalent and life unexciting, but for the few wealthy it was a time of spending thousands upon thousands of dollars daily. For example, like most rich people, Gatsby drove a high priced luxurious dusenburg. This car he sent through the town to pick up party guest whom he did not even know, in hopes Daisy might happen to come to. With these cars they drove like maniacs out of control, not care about safety. In addition, Gatsby had a bar, similar to the speakeasies which had tons of expensive illegal alcohol of all kinds. During the twenties prohibition was in effect, making all alcohol illegal. Jay Gatsby had just about any imaginable
This novel was a awesome example of how the life of rich, high class cheaters life was completely different than a normal families life is today. Gatsby's whole efforts in this book are focused on trying to bring him and Daisy back to the point of time before he joined the army except this time he has enough money for her. Alcohol is now legal so not as many people are criminals. One reason why there is less cheating going on between spouse is the well used option of divorce. Cash in these days was short on hand, the reason being that the wealthy had stashed most of this gold and silver. For example, the top ten percent of the population was high class and controlled 40-50% of the money market, including Gatsby himself. These wealthy people had almost total control over the market, Gatsby spent his money selfishly. In the past, Jay had a love affair with the affluent Daisy. Knowing he could not marry her because of the difference in their social status, he leaves her to amass wealth to reach her economic standards. In addition, the wealthy pulled their cold hard cash from the banks and st
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Approximate Word count = 740
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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