| Title |
Hamad, Abbas_MENG_2009 |
| Alternative Title |
The Great Gatsby: a Masterpiece for Every Generation |
| Creator |
Hamad, Abbas |
| Collection Name |
Master of English |
| Description |
My thesis is that Gatsby simultaneously critiques and defends the promise of America. The novel does this, early on, by ambitiously, even colorfully, demonstrating a wreckage of social norms. The novel then shows the nation picking itself back up, catching its balance. These two parts may go a long way toward explaining Gatsby's remarkable durability. The American nation, like many other nations, sometimes has to pick itself back up, shake itself off, and go on. |
| Subject |
Social norms; American Dream; Literature |
| Keywords |
Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F. Scott); gumption; American experience; durability |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Date |
2009 |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records; Master of Arts in English. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6nkqn5y |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
96700 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6nkqn5y |
