Examples Of Corruption Of The American Dream In The Great Gatsby

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Corruption of the American Dream
“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.” (4) F.Scott Fitzgerald. Nick, Gatsby, Tom and Daisy are characters who will define the definition on what the vision of the American dream can cause or appeal to different situation in life. In the Novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, an American Author, and In the article, Keeping up with the Joneses, CommonLit Staff, demonstrates how the vision of the American dream can be corrupted by wealth and social class because becoming wealthy will not guarantee happiness or acceptance in society.
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”(9, Fitzgerald) Fitzgerald uses the rhetorical appeal pathos he …show more content…

"You're worth the whole damn bunch put together.” (8, Fitzgerald) Fitzgerald rhetorical appeal used in this quote would be pathos as he describe Daisy , Tom and compares them to Gatsby .Daisy has a voice like this as she came from a rich home as she has the elengans of a higher taught lady. We see how the author supports his claim as social class bring a more importance play in the book. Given that Nick and Daisy come from a rich home we are able to see how different one life could be. Gatsby a man from a poor social class is seen on how even though he goes to school we are able to see how he struggle while the richer social class don’t.Tom is know to be the one from an old rich family meaning he was born rich. But while Gatsby was not a rich person he still acted better than Daisy and …show more content…

CommonLit Staff also use the rhetorical appeal ethos as this is credible in the Old Europe History, as lower classes did depend in the upper classes. We are able to see that even in the old day higher classes would still try to overcome the other families to complete on who has more wealth.“And, despite claims of great upward mobility in the US, 45% of the poor rose out of poverty in a given year, compared with 45% in the UK, 53% in Germany, and 56% in Canada.” (5, CommonLit Staff) CommonLit Staff also describes the effect on how many people try to keep up with the use of the phases Keeping up with the Joneses. Stating how this could affect any community or country by using rhetorical appeal logos. The whole idea of this phases gives people the desire for upward social status which a lot of people see in the American dream. This also gives bad effects as some people who can achieve this feel inferior to everyone else. This also give an idea on how much percent of people are affected by this

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