The Great Gatsby And The American Dream
In the United States' Declaration of Independence, our founding fathers "Â…held certain truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness." This sentiment can be considered the foundation of the American Dream, the dream that everyone has the ability to become what he or she desires to be. While many people work to attain their American dream, others believe that the dream is seemingly impossible to reach, like F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby examines the "Jazz-Age" generation's search for the elusive American Dream of wealth and happiness and scrutinizes the consequences of that generation's adherence to false values.
In the years following World War one, many American writers, known as the "Lost Generation," were disillusioned with American society and they rejected the values of American materialism. "The generation......
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