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The American Dream can only be accomplished through taking advantage of others.

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" ‘Tom,’ I inquired, ‘what did you say to Wilson that afternoon?’ He stared at me without a word and I knew I had guessed right about those missing hours. "(178).

Tom used Wilson to dispose of Gatsby. Taking advantage of the situation he was in, Tom seized the opportunity to get rid of the man threatening to destroy his Dream.

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This is a merciless board game where the best trader/negotiator wins. Steal from your friends and settle in land coveted by others.

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McDonald's reintroduced their Szechuan sauce after a popular T.V. Show referenced them. The product was sub-par and generated lots of negative reviews. McDonalds used the expectations people had for their product to earn a quick dollar without providing the quality expected.

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"'I’ll tell you God’s truth.’ His right hand suddenly ordered
divine retribution to stand by. ‘I am the son of some
wealthy people in the middle-west—all dead now. I was
brought up in America but educated at Oxford...'"(65).

Gatsby took advantage of the prestige of Oxford University to propel him towards his dream.

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Companies like Nike export their production to other countries where people are paid close to nothing making goods that make those companies rich.

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Sally really wanted the ball so she told Fred that she just wanted to look at it. Little did he know she never wanted to give it back and used him to get the ball.

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Tai Lopez is an internet Guru who offers courses on how to make money, despite him only making money from these courses. He often flexes his expensive belongings for the sake of convincing people to buy his course.

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"'I told that boy about the ice.' Myrtle raised her eyebrows in despair at the shiftlessness of the lower orders"(32).

Myrtle uses Tom's promiscuousness to pretend she is something more than a mistress. She treats Tom's wealth as her own.

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"I’ve heard it said that Daisy’s murmur was only to make people
lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less
charming"(9).

Daisy uses her feminine charm to take control of the situation. Taking advantage of the interest other men have in her. The fact that Nick and other men don't understand the purpose of her actions shows how impactful her tactic is. r

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The person at the top fills someone with the hope of becoming rich, despite knowing they won't. This incentives everyone inducted to act the same way, creating a downward spiral taking advantage of peoples trust.

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This item represents the value other have to the ones chasing their American Dream. Once the goods inside them have been used up, they are left crumpled and discarded

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"I was sure they were selling something... They were at least agonizingly aware of the easy money in the vicinity and convinced that it was theirs for a few words in the right key"(42).

The Guests at Gatsby's parties use his name and the atmosphere of getting rich quick to attempt getting rich as well.

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Bernie Madoff became one of the richest men on wall street through an elaborate ponzi scheme. His entire worth was made off of the people who trusted him and invested money with him.

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Seen here is the dynamic between those who want to accomplish their Dream, and those who serve as pawns for their disposal.

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These people tell you to invest money with them so they can invest it in the stock market and turn a profit, despite anonymous index funds having the same if not greater percent return rate as your average Stock Broker.

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Azula was a notorious manipulator in the series Avatar: The Last Airbender. She became heir of the fire nation, instead of her brother, through the use of her trickery.