Literary Analysis Guides

Is the American Dream a shimmering promise or a dangerous illusion? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby dives into the heart of this enduring question through the dazzling, tragic story of Jay Gatsby. These 21 The Great Gatsby American Dream quotes with page numbers (Scribner 2020 ed.) capture this central theme’s multifaceted nature. The novel vividly

In the glittering world of The Great Gatsby, is money the ultimate measure of a man?  F. Scott Fitzgerald relentlessly explores wealth’s seductive power and corrupting influence. These 17 The Great Gatsby quotes about money with page numbers (verified from the Scribner 2020 ed.) reveal wealth’s motivating and often destructive role in Fitzgerald’s characters’ lives.

In the shadow of glittering mansions and endless parties, who gets left behind in the dust? While F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby focuses on the spectacular fall of Jay Gatsby, the novel’s most devastating critique of the American Dream unfolds in the tragic decay of George Wilson. Trapped in the Valley of Ashes, Wilson