the great gatsby

The Great Gatsby - Reflection of an Era During the 1920's America was a country of great ambition, despair and disappointment. The Great Gatsby is a reflection of this decade; it illustrates the burning passion one man had toward his "American Dream" and the different aspects of the dream. The Great Gatsby shows the ambition of one man's reach for his "American Dream," the disappointment of losing this dream and the despair of his loss. …

…affected not only Americans but also Canadians, Jews, and Germans. Just as Gatsby winning Daisy's love affected Tom, Nick and all other characters. Gatsby's disappointment, ambition, and despair reflect that of America in the twenties. They are a representation of each other. The reflection on the 1920's is depicted throughout The Great Gatsby with every event that occurred in Gatsby's life, and himself as a man is a representation of "America" or "The American People."