The Great Gatsby

The Corruption of the American Dream in

F . Scott Fitzgerald 's The Great Gatsby

by

Michael Green

Outline

Thesis Statement : It is F . Scott Fitzgerald 's depiction of the corruption of the American dream which made The Great Gatsby ' a remarkable piece of literature

The Definition of the American Dream

The American Dream according to James Truslow Adams

The American Dream according to Nick Carraway

The American Dream in the 1920s

The 1920s as a Decade of Excess

The Era as a Result of World War I

p The 1920s Idea of the American Dream

Pursuit of Money

Decline of Moral Values

Jay Gatsby : The Representation of the Corruption of the American Dream

James Gatz and his Poor Life

Encounter with Dan Cody

Encounter with Daisy Buchanan

Daisy Buchanan and Gatsby 's Idea of the American Dream

Wealth as Key to Prosperity

Bootleg Business

Daisy Buchanan and Gatsby 's Idealism

Blind and Distorted Idealism

Gatsby 's Mistaken Perception of Daisy Buchanan

Disillusionment of Gatsby

Idealism and the Fate of Jay Gatsby

The Failure to Win Daisy Back

Responsibility over Myrtle 's Demise

The Murder of Gatsby

Meaninglessness of the American Dream

Pursuit of Wealth

Moral Decay The Great Gatsby ' by F . Scott Fitzgerald is considered as one of the most notable pieces of American literature . The novel set in 1920s America was not properly recognized in the beginning , yet it is now known as a literary classic . Fitzgerald 's masterpiece conveys the story of Jay Gatsby , a man from humble origins...