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Examples Of Alcoholism In The Great Gatsby

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Many people tried to stop the sell of alcohol. That didn't stop people though.through mysterious ways. Secrecy was a way of life. Also addiction was very bad. Prohibition/bootlegging is used throughout the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald to represent important themes such as mysteries, secrecy, and addiction. (Thesis)Many people think of Gatsby as a mysterious figure. Nobody knows what Gatsby does, some people think he bootlegs. Quote from the story, "He's a bootlegger," said the young ladies, moving somewhere between his cocktails and his flowers. Many people do not know what he does and they just are making up stories about Gatsby. Not even Tom Buchanan knows what he looks like. For example Tom says this in the story. "Who is this Gatsby anyhow?" …show more content…

"Some big bootlegger?" Everyone in the city really thinks he is a bootlegger. Only because he seems to come out of nowhere with all this money. People in the city are also very secretive with their life and things they do. For example people drink prohibited alcohol in speakeasies. For example, ̈opened the hidden door in the barber shop leading to a hidden restaurant ̈, that is stating that are different hidden bars around the city where people can be secretive and drink alcohol and have fun. People are always way more happy in speakeasies. For example, ̈The evening had made me light−headed and happy; I think I walked into a deep sleep as I entered my front door. ̈ meaning people will do anything to get a little bit of alcohol to stay happy.People were also very addicted to drinking alcohol and the drunks were always being abusive or being reckless all over the city. They also drank alcohol almost every day. For example, ̈It was a hot cold day

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