The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, takes place in the 1920s, also known as the Roaring Twenties or Jazz Age. “The early twenties when we drank wood alcohol and every day in every way grew better and better, and there was a first abortive shortening of the skirts, and girls all looked alike in sweater dresses, and people you didn't want to know said "Yes, we have no bananas," and it seemed only a question of a few years before the older people would step aside and let the world be run by those who saw things as they were--and it all seems rosy and romantic to us who were young then, because we will never feel quite so intensely about our surroundings anymore,” says Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in …show more content…
In our world today, 10% of our people control 90% of our wealth. The rich will only marry the rich in most occasions. You rarely see celebrities marrying non-celebrities. Fitzgerald’s forth theme is the American Dream. The American Dream is a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility for the family and children achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers. “The Great Gatsby is an exploration of the American Dream as it exists in a corrupt period, and it is an attempt to determine that concealed boundary that divides the reality from the illusions,” explains an excerpt from the Class Conflict in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (Greenhaven Press 26). Gatsby goal is to live the American Dream with Daisy. He works hard to get his money to buy an enormous mansion across from Daisy in hopes this will impress her. He works hard to win her over, but falls short in the end. An example today of the American Dream would be the rich and famous Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Not only are they happily married and in love, they also are extremely famous and wealthy for their musical talents. Fifth in his list of themes is