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An interesting analysis of the symbolism and message of the novel. I think the best part was the end, where it notes that the very end of the novel demonstrates that "Hope is lost, but that's no matter, we will still keep trying--and who knows, one day maybe we can accomplish our dreams."

This introduces another book similar to the great gatsby for possible use in the paper.

"By the 1890s the nation was approaching a state of crisis. With increased on industrialization in the workplace is becoming ever more dangerous, and businesses refuse to accept responsibility for injuries to workers"

This source shows the politics of the gilded age of America, which was highlighted by the lack of responsibility of the government and business owners. This fits perfectly into the theme of Gatsby, where the rich people go to Gatsby's party to get drunk and wreak things, and not have to take the blame for it.

"and similarly criticized the rich thugs with no values, tapped into cultural pessimism, and gave readers a glimpse into chaos. The Great Gatsby is the tale of the irresponsible rich"

This quote shows that the overview look on The Great Gatsby is about the irresponsible rich, who do not take responsibility for their actions, because they believe their money excludes them from ethics.

"Money, as he had learned from his flamboyantly spoiled wife Zelda, is only the starting point for a different functional relationship with the world"

"Wealth is certainly the stuff of envy. When the dispirited have-nots, despairing of their ability to create a better life for themselves, rebel, they are likely to massacre the haves, as they did during the French and Russian revolutions. "

This article discusses the differences between wealthy people and the rest of the population. The article tells of the upbringings of wealthy offspring and the different priorities they are taught. The importance the rich place on image and status is one such priority Daisy and others place above all else. The source is great for a paper focusing on social disparity and social consciousness.

"F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece The Great Gatsby (1925) is the quintessential tale of the American dream: the heights a man may reach, the past he can discard, the joy he may (or may not) find, and the tragedy that living the dream may bring him. "

"Fitzgerald writes about the traditional white American dream which is born out of capitalistic ideals, and, thus, reliant on material acquisitions and attaining high social status."

This article's main focus is on "The Great Gatsby" and the elements it encompasses. The article discusses the literary techniques, basic plot, and authorial purpose. "The Great Gatsby" is a novel about the American Dream and one man's pursuit of his own part of that dream. Gatsby strives to achieve wealth and success yet once he's there he is not happy without Daisy. Daisy is the ultimate object. She is a person that embodies wealth and status.

"Fitzgerald draws a contrast between the immorality and shallowness of the East and the innocence and virtue of the West, highlighting the persistence of illusions and dreams in the face of sordid reality."

This article expresses the symbolism and themes in "The Great Gatsby". The article focuses on Fitzgerald and how his life relates to the novel. The article gives insight into the author and the events of the novel.

"Fitzgerald resented that Zelda mined their marriage for material, as he himself had done in "Tender is the Night."

This source describes F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda, and the relationship between them. Zelda was troubled woman who suffered from mental illness. No matter her mental state, she knew she was Fitzgerald's muse, finally giving in and marrying him after he became successful enough. While the marraige was not long lasting and Zelda eventually wasted away in a mental hospital, she was a large influence in the themes of the Great Gatsby. Her reluctance to marry a working-class man parallels Daisy, who decided to marry Tom in order to pursue a better appearance.

In any event, Gatsby, unprepared for life in the elite class, repeatedly misread people and events. By contrast, his protagonist Tom was in his element, read people and events accurately, and reacted toward his own survival. Gatsby doesn't have the advantages that those born into the higher classes have. He had to start on his own with no background.

This article discusses how while education is important in achieving social mobility and success; however, economic status and ethnicity prevent it from allowing one to completely overcome these obstacles. This relates to how although Malcolm X was a great student, it was highly unlikely he could enter the position of a lawyer.  

This highlights some of the ideals of Marcus Garvey. These strongly influenced Malcolm X's views on what his race should do.

This sums up Douglass's ideology and is useful in explaining his impact on IM, and how his ideology changes as Douglass becomes his new hero.

Although this is a kind of ghetto site, it hit hard because it was a lot like Malcolm himself. In a protest to the blacks joining the Occupy Wall Street Movement, the author comments that he has been denied countless jobs, only because he is black. Despite having better credentials than many of his white friends, once employers discover his color, it's all over. Also, like the Nation of Islam and the Bro Hood, this guy talks about how the poor whites in the Occupy movements are only in it for themselves, and once they get what they want, they'll just forget about the black members. Unfortunately, this is modern, contemporary stuff that is going on now.

This source is interesting because it describes Ralph Ellison life and work, while also portraying the fact that his colleague, Richard Wright, was a foil to him. While Wrights character's were unrefined, hot-tempered, and uneducated, Invisible Man is the opposite. The article also talks about Ellison's efforts to maintain cultural identity and traditional black culture in America.

This is a touchy subject, and there are no quotes, HOWEVER this site was really neat because it provides a lot of modern statistics regarding those who favor laws AGAINST interracial marriage, based on race, religion, age, etc. In the same way that Malcolm and Shorty were arrested for being with white girls, rather than for the theft at hand, many modern people in America favor bans on interracial marriage.

The professor who shares his views in this article describes a "new racism" in America, that is seemingly transparent, invisible due to its lack of recognition. Racism has increasingly become a taboo topic, especially at colleges and universities. The author makes the point that it is acceptable to talk about different cultures in academic settings, while racism is still highly institutional in some parts of the countries and is much more of a difficult subject to discuss. This cloaking of the problem has led to the new racism and blindness of Americans to still occurring racial problems.

Like the pre-Mecca Malcolm, this guy rages against whites, calling us the devils, just like Malcolm X! He brings up valid points regarding the mind control enforced by whites upon other minorities. Whites rule the education systems of America, as well as most of the media, so it is easy for them to decide what to teach to other races. Also, as blacks and other minorities acclimate and Americanize, they lose the sense of their own culture, and are 'whited out' so to speak.

Not all of "us" are white!

This document discusses an interesting social struggle, that for the better treatment of black women. It describes how this movement grew out of the black liberation movement and the women's rights movement, but explains how the Black Feminism movement is a completely different one.

Discusses the loss of African American culture and unity over time; while being Americanized, many Afro-Americans simply gave up on their common ties, making it much harder during the civil rights movement for blacks to rise up and take their rights.

American traditions and institutions perpetuate the disadvantaged positions of nonwhites in ways that black people have experienced as personal in particular situations. This importance of race in public and private life, as well as subjective experiences of racism, have drawn to existentialism both black and white philosophers who address racial issues.

The source explains the difference of black existentialism and white existentialism. A definition of the term reads, "A philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will". However, while oppressed by whites in America, black existentialists cannot simply get what they want through will, so they need to include betterment for all blacks as a primary goal in life.