The Great Gatsby - Essay Question

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    1 27-05-2012  20:41
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    The Great Gatsby - Essay Question
    Hi all,
    I have got this essay question recently and need some help, here it is:

    "The entire house is described in metaphor or imitation - which may be metphor for the fleeting nature of materialism" How far do you agree?

    Please may I have some suggestions/ paragraphs which I could include in my essay.

    Thankyou very much

    Joe
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    2 27-05-2012  20:48
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    Re: The Great Gatsby - Essay Question
    There are frequent mentions of other countries in the description of Tom's house/apartment - could relate to the superficiality of american materialism, in that it isn't truly american?
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