RT Generic
T1 The Great Gatsby and Breakfast at Tiffany’s: a study of literary confluence
A1 Román Sotelo, Antía
K1 The Great Gatsby
K1 Breakfast at Tiffany's
K1 American dream
K1 Sueño americano
K1 Soño americano
K1 Corruption
K1 Corrupción
K1 Ideals
K1 Ideales
K1 Ideais
K1 American novel
K1 Novela americana
AB The Great Gatsby is an icon of the American Dream related to the disillusionment that remained after World War I, this novel being set in New York in 1922 . Breakfast at Tiffany's represents once again the failure of those American ideals during the Second World War, that is to say, two decades later, and in that same city which stands for the whole country. Both literary works can be considered a faithful reflection of their times within their cultural and sociological contexts. Furthermore, they play with the tensions between idealism and i opportunity, which are inherent in the American literary thought. The aim of this project is to analyze the optional intertextuality that Breakfast at Tiffany's shows with respect to The Great Gatsby, after placing each of these works in its respective context. There is not only a repetition of such themes as disappointment and incertitude, but also of materialism and corruption. In addition, a reiteration of characters' roles can be acknowledged; the narrators of the two novels function as observers and the protagonists develop throughout the stories in a very similar way, from humble origins to a new identity that allows them to pursue their own aspirations.
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/18163
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/18163
LA eng
NO Traballo Fin de Grao en Lingua e Literatura Inglesas. Curso 2017-2018
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026