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WHYWECAN'TALLJUSTGETALONG
AUniversityThesisPresentedtotheFaculty
ofCaliforniaStateUniversity,EastBay
InPartialFulfillment
oftheRequirementsfortheDegreeMaster
ofArtsinEnglish ByChristopherMarshall
March2007
WHYWECAN'TALLJUSTGETALONG
ByChristopherMarshall
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ChapterOne.
Introduction
SectionOne.
TheNecessaryExistenceofIllusions:
-Jatsbyand theMythoftheDreamChapterTwo.
ChapterThree.
DaisyBuchanan:TheTrueEastEggStory
ChapterFour.
MyrtleWilsonand
TomBuchanan:Middle-ClassAspirations,
Upper-ClassRealitiesand theDeath
oftheDreamChapterFive.
SectionTwo.
ParodyandPowerinTheBeansofEgypt,Maine
ChapterSix.
God,TheMiddle-ClassandtheMyth
ChapterSeven.
as"Other" andTheNecessaryDestinies ofLeeandBealChapterEight.
FindingaHome:
TheConditionsofAcceptance
"NoplaceI'dliketovisit"ChapterNine.
WhyWeCan'tAllJustGetAlong:
Middle-ClassReactionstoBeans
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ChapterOne
Introduction
Thecapitalistculture
oftheUnitedStatesisbasedonthemythofthe ofself-mademenlike dmmting,butthemyth aspects majority individualismblindthemtotheplight ofthelower-classes. verydifferentworksfromnearoppositeends ofthetwentiethcenturyilluminatesthe centralimportance ultimatedestruction usuallyadmirethevigorandvitality ofhisdream.Asweshallsee,suchreadingsare 2 influencedbythemiddle-classsensibilities ofthemajorityofreadersthatmakethem susceptibletotheromance ofGatsby'sillusions. andthemesChute'sTheBeansofEgypt,
Maine.Fitzgeralddisplaysthelives
ofmostlyupper-middleandupper-class case transcendence inEgypt,Maine,apoor,ruraltownhundreds ofmilesawayfromtheglimmering lights books,thoughdifferent,detailthemyth oftheAmericandream'sprofoundinfluence onthepsyche oftheircharacters.Themyth
ofupwardmobilityblinds members ofasociety admittedlycoarseandsubtlesense ofcommunityexhibitedinherwork.Fitzgerald'streatment
3 destructivetobothcommunityand ofa meaningwhatsoever.Theillusion ofmeaningismostimportant. framework exploringthesetwoworks. ofMarxist ofliteraturecould morereceptivetoChute'sgrittydepiction ofindigentrurallifethanFitzgerald's lyricalportrayal believedinillusions. ofrealitywhichthey 4 mustbediscarded checkbypromotingtheideathatthemembers oftheseclassesareinconstantand orworryaboutmoney.'WhenIwriteaboutthemiddle-classI
amreferringtotheprevailingattitude amongmembers justabovethepovertyline forthesake survive.TheBeanfamilyisauniquepart ofthisdiversegroupwiththeirowncultureIwritethatAmericansocietyisbased
onamythbecauseinMarxistterms theAmericandreamisanimpossibleideal ofarepressiveideology.WhenIusethis ofrugged individualismandtheself-mademan.Iusethelatterexclusiveterm instead ofthe 5Theconcepts
ability understandingthenotion theminthelate 19 th andearly20 th centuries,theprotagonistovercomeshis focuson ideology"(56).Notonlydoesthemyth oftheAmericandreamdiscourageclass personout commentaboutthetenuousposition ofthelower-middle-classthatinformsan analysis middle-class]feardesperatelytheprospect offallingintotheproletariat[lower oftheirsocialposition)andtheyare 6Thisfear
ofpoverty,anditistheir de societybasedTysonarguesthatthemyth
shameupwardlymobilepeoplemayfeelbecause oflessprivilegedfamilyand of ofaclassistideology.Classism"isanideologythatequates
one'svalueasahumanbeingwiththe socialclasstowhichonebelongs:thehigher one'ssocialclass,thebetteroneis assumedtobebecausequalityis discussion ofreaderresponsestoBeans, implication thegenes neededformiddle-classlife.Thisviewpartiallyabsolvesthe It easierformembers 7 tothepoor.Whenmembers
poorarethe of oftheAmericandream positioninsocietyisnatural,availingit ofanyresponsibilitytothelower-classes.Upuntilnowourdiscussionhascentered
ontherelationshipbetweenthe ofthemythoftheAmericandream
beapositiveexperience.ButasThenarrative followsthelives
intothedarknetherworld enclaves novelwaswrittenafterWorldWar thelandscape believedistheproduct couldrisebyhisownefforts ...Whenthesystemfailed,itwasthefaultof 8 shatteredthisvision.(41)AfterWorldWar
I,inAmericanliterature atleast,storiesofpluckanddetennination likethose deludedthemselvesintobelievinginthemyth. ofmostpeopleaftertheFirst theSennon ofagenerationofyoungmenwhodied inamostpointlesswar.Lewisgoes
societyacquireasense beyondwealth. reachingfornothing.BeforeIbegindiscussingthemyth
oftheAmericandreaminrelationtoGatsbyandBeansIwouldliketoclarify
howmyviewpointinfluencesmyreading accordingtoTyson, 9 productsIamfromAugusta,thecapital
ofMaine.TheareasurroundingAugusta,and thevastmajority attheirpeak,butnowthatmost todeteriorate.Igrewupaspart ofmyfriends,indeedmostofmy ofsocialclass.We charactersinChute'sbook.Werecognized abjectpovertyastheresultofan up 10 definethetensionsgoverningthework. ofthecharactersinGatsby,Irememberthefeeling
was onecould believe,asFitzgeralddid, ourdreams ofdepravedconflictsand whichhadwitnessedthedevelopment ofweaponsthatcandestroytheworldwould oftheAmerican strengthand question:What reason,beitgeographicallocation,lack ofeducationorsheernumbersthatdetermine thattherearenotenoughjobs inany ofanyproofwhatsoever,to 11 winnersfromlosers. honestinvestigation mylifeandboth majority ofushavebeentrainedtoreadliterature. of ornot.InFear writes,"Theideasandassumptions leastinourownminds.Eventhose ofuswhocomefromverydifferentsocial rationalityandtheabilitytoseparateone selffromthegroup,thevaluespromotedby themyth oftheAmericandream. Zelnick considersthismiddle-classperspectivetobethemainfaultin ofthe[middle- 12 feature ofGatsbyhimselforthrough the"lyricaleffusions" whenhedeclaresthat ofthe[middle-class] jokeandweareall doomedtoahideouscycle willdiscusslaterinrelation perspective mostreaders.Fitzgeraldunderstoodthatmost
ofhisreaderswereconsciousofthemythoftheAmericandreamandtheconcepts
oftheself-mademanandruggedindividualism, whethertheybelievedintheseideals ornot.Otherwisethebookmakesnosense,as ofLukacs.ThebookReading
oftheAmerican onmiddle-classButChuteoffersnoclear
cutanswerseither,beyondavaguesense oftheimportanceofcommunity.Infact, 13 ofthebook. ifequallyimpossible,resolution. 14GatsbyandtheMyth
oftheDreamChapterTwo
theworldsothatyou partake positiontoattesttothevacuousnature ofthemythoftheAmericandream.Hewas exclusivelife returntothecomfortable onemustbeabletoreconciletheseparadoxes.Hedodges
15 socialcircle,hissenseAmericaregulatedbyacode
representedBuchanans,JordanBaker,Gatsby,and
himselfareallWesternerscomeeast,itishe, ofGatsby'sdream.Itis himanidealnarratorforthedrama ofAmericathatisplayedoutinFitzgerald's novel.Responsiblereadersdonottake
Nickathiswordwhenheclaims:"Iamone
withhimselfandisveryjudgmental, butweunderstandhim.Heislikesomeofour condemningtheactions intheir code buthiscodeofproprietyis ofAmericaandthedeathoftheNick'ssexualambiguity
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