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Examples Of Disillusionment In The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, expresses life in the 1920’s after World War I very substantially according to the history of the time period Frederick Lewis Allen explains in his book, Only Yesterday. There are three main reasons for how the book relates very strongly to the twenties. One cause is disillusionment, followed by the rise of the new rich and the behavior that came along with so. The last reason is business and how it replaces God. Disillusionment was a big problem after World War I and is used frequently in The Great Gatsby. Disillusionment means to have lost in faith in one’s ideals and values. “It was impossible for this generation to return when the ordeal was over… Their torn nerves craved… speed, excitement,
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