The 1920"s were a time of rebirth and excitement, often characterized as a period of American prosperity and optimism. However, people became wealthier due to the economic boom times, many lost sight of the moral and ethical behavior generally prevalent before the war. The same is true of the characters in The Great Gatsby. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald incorporates the motifs of violence, car accidents, and the recurring symbol of the Valley of Ashes in order to show the general selfishness and carelessness of the wealthy and the overall moral decline of the people in the 1920's.

Gatsby illusionI

n The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald suggests many things

about illusion and reality. I think that the strongest thing Fitzgerald

suggests is that you create your own illusion, and with this illusion, you

shape the person that you are. All of the rich people in this book have

some sort of illusion surrounding their persona, but Gatsby has the......

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