"The Great Gatsby" and the Materialism and Self-Destruction of the 1920s.
This essay discusses "The Great Gatsby" in the context of the economic realities of the 1920s. The novel reflected the pursuit of greed and ambition in America in the 1920s. While the period represented wealth and prosperity for many Americans, for others it entailed only poverty and misery. It was a time, therefore, of duality and contradiction. The pursuit of wealth itself led to self-destruction. The characters in "The Great Gatsby" very much reflect the values and energies of the 1920s, as well as the emptiness that superficiality and materialism spawn. 7 pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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