Happiness In The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby Happiness Happiness is one of those terms that is hard to state in specific terms and will be defined differently from person to person. However, even though each individual may differ in degrees as to what does or does not make them happy, I think it would be safe to say that many peoples’ definition of happiness share many of the same underlying characteristics. To begin with, although not mandatory, I strongly believe that the basic necessities of life such as food, clothing, shelter and safety must be met before most people, under normal circumstances, can be happy. It would be extremely hard to be happy for most of us if we were scraping by from day to day just to survive. Helping others is an important
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