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AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH TOWARDS THE GREAT GATSBY: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH META-MEME IN THE GREAT GATSBY

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AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH TOWARDS THE GREAT GATSBY: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH META-MEME IN THE GREAT GATSBY

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The American dream is one of the most studied subjects, especially in modern American literature. Remarkably when it comes to modern American literature, F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby cannot be omitted from these studies. It is true that there are many articles and debates on The Great Gatsby, and there will be more. Nevertheless, what makes this study somewhat diverse is that Gatsby’s American dream can be reckoned as a meta-meme inspired by the ancient Greek heroes in a post-postmodernist way. The article will particularly try to show that Gatsby is a timeless hero whose one foot in the past and the other in the future. Some may find Gatsby under the name of Hercules, some under the name Odysseus, and some under the name Bruce Wayne. Gatsby cannot be limited within a limited period since the connotations that his existence stand for create an everlasting effect on any human society. That is to say, the meta-meme, which Gatsby ‘radiates’ or reflects is the thing what humankind have craved for since they existed: Power. Some may call it the American dream or the multimillionaire’s dream; some may call it a solipsist’s dream. This dream, however, one way or another, is a dream that Morpheus, the Dream God, will continue to bring to us. Although it can sometimes be a nightmare, the silhouette of the dream will always remain the same. Therefore, through a comparative study of history, literary theory, mythology and literature, this article intends to show that the American Dream persists even stronger through meta-memes at the dawn of twenty-first century.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Sanat ve Edebiyat

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

20 Nisan 2022

Gönderilme Tarihi

12 Ekim 2021

Kabul Tarihi

31 Ocak 2022

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2022 Sayı: 50

Kaynak Göster

APA
Edman, T. B., Gözen, H., Peachy, D. W., & Hashemıpour, S. (2022). AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH TOWARDS THE GREAT GATSBY: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH META-MEME IN THE GREAT GATSBY. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 50, 59-70. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.994521
AMA
1.Edman TB, Gözen H, Peachy DW, Hashemıpour S. AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH TOWARDS THE GREAT GATSBY: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH META-MEME IN THE GREAT GATSBY. PAUSBED. 2022;(50):59-70. doi:10.30794/pausbed.994521
Chicago
Edman, Timucin Bugra, Hacer Gözen, Davut William Peachy, ve Saman Hashemıpour. 2022. “AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH TOWARDS THE GREAT GATSBY: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH META-MEME IN THE GREAT GATSBY”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, sy 50: 59-70. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.994521.
EndNote
Edman TB, Gözen H, Peachy DW, Hashemıpour S (01 Nisan 2022) AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH TOWARDS THE GREAT GATSBY: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH META-MEME IN THE GREAT GATSBY. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 50 59–70.
IEEE
[1]T. B. Edman, H. Gözen, D. W. Peachy, ve S. Hashemıpour, “AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH TOWARDS THE GREAT GATSBY: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH META-MEME IN THE GREAT GATSBY”, PAUSBED, sy 50, ss. 59–70, Nis. 2022, doi: 10.30794/pausbed.994521.
ISNAD
Edman, Timucin Bugra - Gözen, Hacer - Peachy, Davut William - Hashemıpour, Saman. “AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH TOWARDS THE GREAT GATSBY: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH META-MEME IN THE GREAT GATSBY”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 50 (01 Nisan 2022): 59-70. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.994521.
JAMA
1.Edman TB, Gözen H, Peachy DW, Hashemıpour S. AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH TOWARDS THE GREAT GATSBY: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH META-MEME IN THE GREAT GATSBY. PAUSBED. 2022;:59–70.
MLA
Edman, Timucin Bugra, vd. “AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH TOWARDS THE GREAT GATSBY: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH META-MEME IN THE GREAT GATSBY”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, sy 50, Nisan 2022, ss. 59-70, doi:10.30794/pausbed.994521.
Vancouver
1.Timucin Bugra Edman, Hacer Gözen, Davut William Peachy, Saman Hashemıpour. AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH TOWARDS THE GREAT GATSBY: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH META-MEME IN THE GREAT GATSBY. PAUSBED. 01 Nisan 2022;(50):59-70. doi:10.30794/pausbed.994521


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