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Ethical Hedonism in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s the Great Gatsby
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This aims of this study reflect about etchical hedonism in Jay Gatsby as main character
in the novel which take place in New York 1920’s after First War.The researcher uses
William Lillie’s ethical hedonism theory. Ethical hedonism is the way of thinking to
achieve happiness in the middle of troublesome modern world. The purpose of ethical
hedonism teory is to make everyone as happy as possible. The data are used in this
novel are quotation between the characters. The ethical hedonism theory consists of
egoistic hedonism and universalistic hedonism. The source of the data is the novel The
Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This research is library research, with the
data in the form of words, dialogues, and expression showed in the novel. The writer
uses qualitative descriptive method, the writer collects data from so many sources
included The Great Gatsby novel, journals, and books. The results of this study show
that there are some impact that influenced by ethical hedonism, they are: (1) egoistic
hedonism (2) universalistic hedonism (3) lifestyle (4) materialism, its reflected by the
character quotation.
Title: Ethical Hedonism in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s the Great Gatsby
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This aims of this study reflect about etchical hedonism in Jay Gatsby as main character
in the novel which take place in New York 1920’s after First War.
The researcher uses
William Lillie’s ethical hedonism theory.
Ethical hedonism is the way of thinking to
achieve happiness in the middle of troublesome modern world.
The purpose of ethical
hedonism teory is to make everyone as happy as possible.
The data are used in this
novel are quotation between the characters.
The ethical hedonism theory consists of
egoistic hedonism and universalistic hedonism.
The source of the data is the novel The
Great Gatsby written by F.
Scott Fitzgerald.
This research is library research, with the
data in the form of words, dialogues, and expression showed in the novel.
The writer
uses qualitative descriptive method, the writer collects data from so many sources
included The Great Gatsby novel, journals, and books.
The results of this study show
that there are some impact that influenced by ethical hedonism, they are: (1) egoistic
hedonism (2) universalistic hedonism (3) lifestyle (4) materialism, its reflected by the
character quotation.
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