"So we inherited two worlds—the one of hope to which we had been bred; and the one of disillusion which we had discovered early for ourselves." Scott Fitzgerald, on his –F. War I generation of Americans Q: How do hope and disillusionment compete in the pursuit of dreams? one’s What does suggest about identity? Is it by oneself and by everyone view Gatsby “constructed” else’s of him or her? Or is there always a authentic How does one “true, identity” hidden somewhere? access that identity? (Question from University of West Georgia English faculty web page - .) -- To what extent does an past shape his or her identity? individual’s -- Is the notion that one can create his own identity uniquely American? Can everyone achieve the Dream? -- What matters more, the Dream, or the Dream? individual’s community’s
"So we inherited two worlds—the one of hope to which we had been bred; and the one of disillusion which we had discovered early for ourselves." –F. Scott Fitzgerald, on his War I generation of Americans Q: How do hope and disillusionment compete in the pursuit of one’s dreams? What does Gatsby suggest about identity? Is it “constructed” by oneself and by everyone else’s view of him or her? Or is there always a “true, authentic identity” hidden somewhere? How does one access that identity? (Question from University of West Georgia English faculty web page - .) -- To what extent does an individual’s past shape his or her identity? -- Is the notion that one can create his own identity uniquely American? Can everyone achieve the Dream? -- What matters more, the individual’s Dream, or the community’s Dream?
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