Rugged Individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

The aim of this essay is to analyze the concept of rugged individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. This paper will also examine the American Dream since rugged individualism is related to the American Dream. Marxist criticism problematizes rugged individualism and the American D...

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Main Author: Jensen, Sabina
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Language:English
Published: Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle 2016
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-hh-312752016-07-01T05:32:28ZRugged Individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great GatsbyengJensen, SabinaHögskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle2016Rugged individualismthe American DreamclassJay GatsbyThe aim of this essay is to analyze the concept of rugged individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. This paper will also examine the American Dream since rugged individualism is related to the American Dream. Marxist criticism problematizes rugged individualism and the American Dream. The title character Jay Gatsby is portrayed as an exemplary rugged individualist. Gatsby shows several traits of rugged individualism and he can be used as a representative for both rugged individualism and the American Dream. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-31275application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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the American Dream
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the American Dream
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Jensen, Sabina
Rugged Individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
description The aim of this essay is to analyze the concept of rugged individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. This paper will also examine the American Dream since rugged individualism is related to the American Dream. Marxist criticism problematizes rugged individualism and the American Dream. The title character Jay Gatsby is portrayed as an exemplary rugged individualist. Gatsby shows several traits of rugged individualism and he can be used as a representative for both rugged individualism and the American Dream.
author Jensen, Sabina
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title Rugged Individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
title_short Rugged Individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
title_full Rugged Individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
title_fullStr Rugged Individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
title_full_unstemmed Rugged Individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
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