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The Jazz Age and the Roaring 20's are just a couple of the names coined for this interesting era of increased pleasure and changing attitudes that redefined a still young nation. Being pulled into one if not the greatest wars of all time began a journey for America. During the war thousands of people endured great hardship and misery. The nation was concentrating on war not fun. Upon the return of the soldiers people wanted some relief and enjoyment. This feeling came through the revolutionary attitudes of the 1920's. Though the war was grave it triggered a command over how America would forever be influenced. Prosperity created a new found culture dominated by material objects and position in society coupled with the help of many outlandishly extravagant parties. Much of the nation began to further itself from its once ruling moral values and embarked on a journey of self interest and financial success. No one novel or one man for that matter has captivated such an era as that of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.Experiencing first hand the life of a characteristic 1920's individual, Fitzgerald participated in every aspect of surplus and extravagance. The Great Gatsby begins with the nonjudgmental man Nick Carraway moving
New York in the 1920's buzzed with new stylish trends and amoral attitudes. Most during that time considered New York to be the center of cultural development. Within this center were the sub-contrasting areas, West Egg and East Egg. "The more fashionable of the two by far was East Egg with its already behind him; somewhere back in the vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night. Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter - tomorrow we will run faster, stretch our arms further ... And one fine morning -So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." In fact, many people at that time believed in the green light. The green light, which represents our future. The green light does not only represent the future, it represents our dreams, our aspirations, everything we hope will happen in the future. The quote above is not just a statement about Gatsby, as The Great Gatsby is not just about Gatsby's dream. It is the story of all our dreaming. The quote above is not just a quote. It is a definition. What it defines is what is possible, what we can do. Whether it defines the Meaning of Life, nobody knows, as nobody knows the true Meaning of Life. But what it defines is important to all of us. It defines what we hold in our hearts, what we hold in our minds. It defines what some call the American Dream, and what others call the truth. Wolfsheim believes that by not attending Gatsby's funeral he is thereby showing respect which in fact is merely an illusion. His heart knows the actual disrespect he has shown to Gatsby. But equivalent to the times he believes in the in the illusion of self interest. He believes he is right and he won't do anything to change that. Ideas, thoughts and attitudes have always been around yet with the 1920's come along the period to readily transfer those ideas, thoughts and attitudes. The automobile allowed citizens of the era to explore to as he describes "the ragged edge of the universe after his many adventures experienced in the war." After arriving to his new home Nick meets with his cousin Daisy, her husband Tom Buchanan and their friend Jordan Baker. Within the discovery of Tom's mistress and Daisy's bored unhappiness, he hears through many quickly forgotten words and unfinished conversations of a Mr. Gatsby, a nex
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Approximate Word count = 1642
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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