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"The Carraways are something of a clan, and we have a tradition that we're descended from the Dukes of Buccleuch, but the actual founder of my line was my grandfather's brother, who came here in fifty-one, sent a substitute to the Civil War, and started the wholesale hardware business that my father carries on to-day"(1).

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"The Carraways are something of a clan, and we have a tradition that we're descended from the Dukes of Buccleuch, but the actual founder of my line was my grandfather's brother, who came here in fifty-one, sent a substitute to the Civil War, and started the wholesale hardware business that my father carries on to-day"(1).

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In this quotation, the importance of a family name is revealed, based on your family your life is predetermined from birth. Your social status controls the opportunities that are presented to you and therefore has a huge impact on your life

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In the chaotic environment of the parties Owl eyes represents individualism in The Great Gatsby. Owl eyes is one of the few people that Gatsby interacts with at the parties, the strong connection formed between Gatsby and Owl eyes is shown when Owl eyes is one of three people in attendance at Gatsby's funeral

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A common goal of all people

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Psychologist identify relationships as a key aspect of a healthy life. Because of the nature of society today, strong relationships are hard to form ,because of this we should value the relationships we have.

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when he American dream was first created it was referring to the belief that every individual in the land of America should have equal opportunities and a better quality of life. The values of the American dream were based on systemic issues.

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“And as I sat there brooding on the old, unknown world, I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. He had come a long way to this blue lawn and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night"(180).

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“And as I sat there brooding on the old, unknown world, I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. He had come a long way to this blue lawn and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night"(180).

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Gatsby was living his entire life in pursuit of an unobtainable dream and in the end he couldn't grasp it. Everything he lived his whole life acquire was gone when he died and faded into memory.

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In the novel the Great Gatsby, the billboard of Dr T.J. Eckleburg represents the moral wasteland that America has become. The eyes are always watching and always have been watching since they were first created.

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With technology comes the ability to communicate to anyone from virtually anywhere. Interactions changed from face to face conversations to text messages. The decline in human interactions has caused our society to become desensitized to the struggles of others and ultimately becoming consumed in ourselves.

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Due to the rise of social media and a widening gap between the lower and upper classes humans feel the need to fit in now more than ever. This need to fit in causes people to pursue a facade of happiness created by society.

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Consumer culture is continually bombarding us with the message that materialism will make us happy.  Americans have become so exhausted in the pursuit of "nice things" that they have lost sight of true happiness.

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"There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and he champagne and the stars. At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his motor-boats slid the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam. On week-ends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight, while his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug to meet all trains" (39)

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"There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and he champagne and the stars. At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his motor-boats slid the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam. On week-ends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight, while his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug to meet all trains" (39)

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Ironically Gatsby's pursuit of material goods leads to his unhappiness. Gatsby becomes rich, however he never gets the respect he really wanted or the girl of his dreams, and fails to achieve his American Dream

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"By the next autumn she was gay again, gay as ever. She had a debut after the Armistice, and in February she was presumably engaged to a man from New Orleans. In June she married Tom Buchanan of Chicago, with more pomp and circumstance than Louisville ever knew before. He came down with a hundred people in four private cars, and hired a whole floor of the Seelbach Hotel, and the day before the wedding he gave her a string of pearls valued at three hundred and fifty thousand dollars (75)."

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"By the next autumn she was gay again, gay as ever. She had a debut after the Armistice, and in February she was presumably engaged to a man from New Orleans. In June she married Tom Buchanan of Chicago, with more pomp and circumstance than Louisville ever knew before. He came down with a hundred people in four private cars, and hired a whole floor of the Seelbach Hotel, and the day before the wedding he gave her a string of pearls valued at three hundred and fifty thousand dollars (75)."

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In this quotation Daisy's fading love for Gatsby is replaced by the immense wealth of Tom. The hole in Daisy's heart was easily replaced by material things such as the pearl necklace. This quote shows how easily uncontrollable things such as relationships can be replaced by material things.

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"Gatsby bought that house so Daisy would be just across the bay" (83).

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"Gatsby bought that house so Daisy would be just across the bay" (83).

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Throughout the story of Gatsby he is constantly in pursuit of Daisy's affection. The motivation of love is so powerful that it subconsciously has an impact on Gatsby.

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In an ideal world all people would be protected equally under the law regardless of their background. Because of the political climate of the 21st century it has become incredibly difficult to solve problems.

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many Americans in the 21st century  cherish their families and dream for longevity. The family is often the core many American's daily lives.

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Equal opportunities and rights have always been a goal of the American Dream. As Americans have become more consumed their daily lives the vision of equality has been lost to greed and personal achievement.

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Social media has idolized the rich and famous creating a society that is consumed by creating a false persona on social media. This is problematic because people have became more worried about pleasing others than finding happiness within themselves.

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Due to the differing views from person to person the American Dream is fluid in its definition, however the rapid development of technology and materialism has created a new vision for the American dream