Different Lifestyles In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

During this class I learned how widely different lifestyles and cultures were during different time periods. I also learned how easily the living arrangements of the American people can change throughout different time periods. The Crucible taught me how important the freedom of religion and the rights of the American people is. During this time period, innocent people were being hanged for witchcraft. People blamed other individuals’ actions different from their own on witchcraft. This idea restricted people’s freedom. If somebody did something that was frowned upon, they were accused of practicing witchcraft. The Great Gatsby taught me about how much people care about wealth and fame. Gatsby cared so much about looking like he was rich in

Even though Gatsby grew his wealth from nothing, he still did not have all that he wanted. He did not get Daisy in the end. Of Mice and Men taught me that the state of wealth for people can change in just a few years. The people living during this time period did not have a great deal of money, compared to the people living during the period of The Great Gatsby. They focused on achieving the American dream and owning a farm with animals. As opposed to the 20s, the people in the 30s earned far less money. They mentioned that their dream only costs $450 to purchase. It was a lot harder for people to earn this small amount of money during the 30s than in the 20s. I think that these pieces of writing are important, and we should read them because they teach us about the history of our country and how we can better move forward to not cause another cycle of depression similar to the

In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby has a hard time accepting the fact that he is going after the unattainable dream of marrying Daisy Buchanan. He goes too far with this passion of his and lets it take over his mind. He spent a long time and went to a lot of trouble just to bring attention to himself so that Daisy could find him. I have had dreams of playing golf on the PGA Tour for many years. I have found this dream to be likely not reachable. But like Gatsby, I am working hard every day to get as close as possible to making this major goal happen. Golf has taken over my brain, like Daisy did to Gatsby, and I think about it for many hours every day. I miss out on activities just so I can play and practice. I believe that the game of golf drives my actions more than