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What's Fitzgerald trying to say????

Fitzgerald is trying to send a message to the readers about the effect off the 1920s on everyone. In chapter 9 Nick explains the American Dream was originally about discovery, individualism and the pursuit of happiness, this is how Fitzgerald saw it. In the 1920s it is shown though by the novel the corruption of the American Dream because of the easy money and social values that have changed, this is shown more in East Egg. The whole novel is Gatsby's dream of loving Daisy is not going to happen because of the differences in their social statuses, his way of getting money through crime to impress her and how Daisy likes the materialistic things in life that are integrated into her lifestyle. Fitzgerald also wants the reader to see how messed up the rich people, or upper class, through wealth, comparing the new millionaires of the 1920s and the old aristocracy rich families. Fitzgerald portrays the newly rich as being vulgar,flashy,and lacking the social grace and taste. While the old aristocracy are opposite of the newly rich people. Fitzgerald is trying to say that the the new rich people are different, socially and personally, compared to the old rich people. The new money show off their money, evident with Gatsby, while the old money are much more modest and not show it off as much or as extreme as the new money does.

Raisin in The Sun vs. Great Gatsby

The American Dream is both present in both the Raisin in The Sun and Great Gatsby. The theme itself is different because of the time period and the situation the people are in. In Raisin in The Sun, the characters are poor and struggling and wanted this American dream where they had some parts but lacked, or wanted, other things. They didn't have the wealth or the house of their dreams. They were trying to find the best way to live and change their lives, so that the family could have a similar lifestyle like the white people. In Great Gatsby, the dream is totally opposite. Gatsby has the big mansion and all the money but he is chasing the long lost love and the women of his dreams, Daisy. She already has a family, that Gatsby lacks, the money and the home, but she wants to find the happiness that comes from the American Dream. Gatsby wanted the family in the Raisin in the Sun had, but the family in the Raisin in the Sun wanted wanted a bit of wealth so they could all be supported for their dreams and ambitions in life.

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun is a play about the dreams of an African-American family and how to spend $10,000. The money is from the life insurance of Walter Lee Youngers father. Walter wants to invest the money into a liquor store and become rich so his family could afford things while Beneatha, his sister, wants to become a doctor. All the Youngers struggle to get there dreams throughout the whole play and their happiness and depression is related with the family's achievement or failure to attain the dreams they want.

Toms Dream

Tom Buchanan's dream was to stay wealth by any . He wanted everything that a powerful person would want during the 1920s and more. Even though he had a wife, Daisy, she was more of a trophy wife and to add on to that he had another women on the side, which could of made him feel superior. Tom wouldn't be happy if he wasn't in the drivers seat and have all that stuff that came from his money, things like the big house, a girlfriend and wife, going to nice parties, and etc.

The Green Light

The green light is one of the important symbols in The Great Gatsby. It is first seen in the novel when Gatsby stares across the bay towards it at the end of the dock. Further on in the novel the reader finds out the light is on Daisy's dock. The green light represents Gatsby's hope and future dreams, or mainly to make Daisy love him again. In chapter 9 Nick compares the green light to America rising from the ocean and giving people hope. The green light is hope for Gatsby for the future and him longing for the past with Daisy.

Destruction of the Dream : Tom

Even though Tom did achieved the American dream he did not corrupt it until after he already had the dream. Tom was cheating on his wife with other women but Tom was very hypocritical to Daisy. On page 137 Tom talks about not letting anyone else have Daisy even if he doesn't love or want her. Tom also treats other people that are below him life nothing even though they are trying to get their American Dream. He uses the American dream to have fun because he is tried of Daisy. Tom wanted to keep his money and stay wealth no matter what the cost was.