THE GREAT GATSBY No, Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short winded elations of men. The American dream is love and money. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald accurately describes the life of the wealthy, high class, two timers of the 1920s. For …
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…life was completely different than a normal families life is today. Gatsby's whole efforts in this book are focused on trying to bring him and Daisy back to the point of time before he joined the army except this time he has enough money for her. Alcohol is now legal so not as many people are criminals. One reason why there is less cheating going on between spouse is the well used option of divorce.