Analysis Of John Fitzgerald Kennedy 's ' The Great Gatsby '

One in twenty-five people suffer from borderline personality disorder, a condition where a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relations and self-image form at the beginning of early adulthood and continue on. Jay Gatsby pathologically has an excessive and erotic interest in himself and his physical attributes and appearance, which makes him classify as a narcissist. Narcissism and borderline personality disorder can combine together to make a unique set of symptoms, such as a need for admiration, a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, a grandiose sense of self-importance, being interpersonally exploitative, preoccupation with excessive fantasies of success and ideal love, and frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. In cases that exhibit a grandiose sense of self-importance, a person may exaggerate personal achievements and expect to be superior and be recognized for said achievements. Gatsby has a myriad of these symptoms and behaviors; and, like in most cases, his condition led to a death because of his unfathomable obsession with Daisy, trying to earn her love and compassion, and attempts at altering the past. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby exemplifies symptoms and mental attributes associated with narcissistic borderline personality disorder.

In The Great Gatsby, the author, F Scott Fitzgerald depicts the post - war roaring 20’s, a time of overwhelming prosperity and a new found sense of hope for the future. While this novel is often perceived as a romance, it is also a criticism on the devastating nature of the elusive american dream. The story of Jay Gatsby is a representation of what had become the values of the individual at the time. With the progression of the early 1920’s the vision of the perfect life, or the american dream, had been skewed. It was replaced with greed, and an abundance of reckless spending in which the wealthier individuals placed their misguided ideas of happiness. In the Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald chooses to expose the hidden truth behind the illustrious concept of the American dream. Through his use of literary devices such as, symbolism, metaphor, and, irony the central idea of the truly unattainable American dream is supported throughout the novel.

F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896. He was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and his parents were both born in Maryland and Irish. You could say he grew up very lower middle class. Fitzgerald’s views of relationships began at an early age. It was interesting because many of his best books came from the idea that women & men relationships is just a game with one person ending up being a winner. He claimed to forever have a jazz-age attitude that would stick with him for life, and it worked. F. Scott Fitzgerald died December 21, 1940 at the young age of 44.

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Joseph Kennedy was killed in the battlefield towards the end of World War II. Robert and Edward were both respected, well known Senators. Edward Kennedy was the Massachusetts senator from November 7th, 1962 up until August 25th, 2009. Edward was not in office anymore because he died of brain cancer in 2009. In 1964 Robert Kennedy was assassinated by a Palestinian named Sirhan Sirhan. Also John had five sisters who were Rose, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia, and Jean Kennedy. Eunice was the founder and creator of the Special Olympics and Jean served as a nurse in the army. Every summer the entire family would head up to their summer home in Hyannis Port. The activities they loved doing in Hyannis were fishing, swimming, sailing, and touch football. All of the Kennedy boys were athletic and competitive. The oldest Joseph Kennedy always instigated fights between the youngs boys. Jack was the most athletic of all the Kennedy boys. Jack excelled at Tennis, Football, Basketball, and Golf. All of the boys went to the top boarding school, Choate Academy. Jack also excelled in football, but a back injury ended his life in sports. In 1936 Jack Kennedy graduated from the Academy and enrolled into Harvard University, joining his brother Joe Kennedy. Harvard University was and still is the most pristine schools in the entire country. In 1937 got the job of United States Ambassador to England. The Entire family had to move except Joe and

What is the real world and how do people react to the situations involved in life’s difficulties? The real world is a place where we all are forced to live sooner or later and people tend to react to life’s difficulties in various ways. In the quote, “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone. He told me, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had,” (Fitzgerald 1); demonstrates how the narrator, Nick Carraway’s father described the real world to him as a young boy. Different people react to the situations throughout their lives differently.

The midwest is known for down-to-earth goodness, for wholesome, satisfying conceptions of morality that satisfied the masses of people who immigrated there in the 19th and 20th centuries. Morality, in that conventional, midwestern way, is merely a set of rules governing the difference between right and wrong - a simple duality. Dualistic thought suffices for us most because it is simple and it makes sense - actions are either right or wrong, people are either good or bad. The reason duality has human appeal is because it allows us to think of our lives without much complexity, without much potential for fearful or overwhelming existential thought. Most people in the world follow Judeo-Christian forms of religions because those religions establish conceptions of morality that present simple dualities. Actions are either moral or immoral; there is god, and there is the devil; there is heaven, and there is hell. Midwestern ethics derive directly from these modes of thought, and therefore Nick Carraway’s ethics also derive from those modes of thought. However, Nick, like so many others returning from World War One, is forced to question his existence in a way that is deeply unsettling, in a way that forces him to, if only for a summer, abandon the dualism associated with conventional midwestern thought. Ultimately, Nick becomes morally ambiguous not because his ‘moral’ decisions

The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald and Passing by Nella Larsen are two significant historical novels that highlight the problems of the nineteen-twenties. These two stories, written within a decade, contrast each other deeply as The Great Gatsby investigates the deep socio-economic tensions of the early twentieth century whereas Passing investigates the deep racial tensions throughout the beginning of the twentieth century. An aspect intrinsic to both books is how these tensions relate to and hinder the American Dream, the idea that every American has an equal opportunity to achieve success through hard work and determination. Both novels present characters that

Gatsby colossal mansion, is used a a centre point for the entire novel; it is the place most explored and best described by Fitzgerald, and an analysis of the architecture reveals multiple aspects of Jay Gatsby himself. Gatsby House is initially described as “ a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy,” (5). Fitzgerald, uses “factual imitation” to address how the house is an pastiche of the European/French palace-style, accurate in detail, but lacking in the whole impression, which is juxtaposed with Gatsby 's place in society. The house in its entirety is a fake, however, the abode, like it 's owner contains some authenticity - Gatsby did study at Oxford, but he was not an Oxford graduate, and had a medal at Montenegro; here, the details are genuine. On page 45, when a stout middle-aged man, with large spectacles is flabbergasted in Gatsby possession of real books in his library He exclaims “What thoroughness! What realism!”(46). This could directed at Gatsby 's whole facade which is extremely realistic, here, Fitzgerald draws attention to aspects of Gatsby authenticity.

and Caroline, with his wife Jacqueline. Jacqueline, was adored throughout the United States and looked upon as a role model, for many young women. She was a gorgeous and very fashionable women, even considered a superstar. While Kennedy was hard at work, Jacqueline had the opportunity to modify the White House and she did it beautifully. Her husband, the president, had greenish gray eyes and was about six feet tall. He had bodyguards with him at all times, but was never afraid to go say hello to some of his supporters. As a result of that and numerous other reasons, Kennedy was a very likable man. He was also the youngest president to be elected, at age forty three. President Kennedy marked a whole new generation of America, with his belief that you should "ask not what your county can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."(O 'Reilly, 10) Growing up, Kennedy had a lot of siblings and a very rich family. His father, expected the oldest son to be in the government, so when his oldest brother passed away the duty was passed on to him.

A great person is someone who can accomplish something that most can’t. In the great Gatsby, by F. scott fitzgerald, a man named Nick carraway moves to West Egg New York to fulfil his work bonds and stalks sales man. When nick goes to one of gatsby's party he is stunned by how amazing gatsby's house is this is when Nick finds out that gatsby is great. Gatsby is great because he is generous and kind to his friends and devotes a lot to others in chapter 3 fitzgerald stats that gatsby has a man at his house that he did not even know lived there. This mans name is klipspringer, when gatsby finds out he does not care he lets klipspringer live there any ways this shows how nice gatsby can be to people he does not even know. Gatsby is great because he started out with nothing and became rich, he also is great because he was doing all of it for love.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29th 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He grew up fairly wealthy and lived in an Irish Catholic household. He was the second oldest in his family and had 9 siblings. Two founded the Special Olympics, one a US attorney general, and another was one of the most powerful and interesting senator in US history. John was known as a very competitive kid growing up and was it said the only thing he would become emotional about was losing. He was sent to a Catholic boarding school in Canterbury, Connecticut because of his mischievousness. Although he was

May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts, the nations first born president in the twentieth century. Kennedy grew up in a wealthy home with wealthy parents. Much like our current president-elect, except in this case, Kennedy was much cooler and not irritating. Kennedy grew up in a home with political history because his grandfather was Mayor of Boston. Kennedy’s father made his wealth in the stock market and other big businesses. His father working in the stock market made him able to take his money out before the big crash of 1929. Thus, still being a wealthy man and having his nine children enjoy their life as a wealthy family. The Kennedy family grew up privileged going to expensive private schools, going around the seas or lakes in their boats and visiting their summer homes where all the fun happened.

Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 2017, and was the second eldest child of Joseph and Rose Kennedy (“John F. Kennedy - Key Events”). Kennedy was born into a wealthy, Irish-Catholic family and led a privileged childhood. Joseph and Rose invested much time in their children’s lives and education, hoping to instill competitiveness and a desire to be successful. During his childhood years, Kennedy was mischievous and a poor student. He also suffered from severe chronic illnesses and had an undiagnosed condition called Addison’s Disease, a rare disorder in which the adrenal glands produce insufficient levels of certain hormones (“John F. Kennedy - Key Events”).

The Great Gatsby a novel written in 1925, by Scoot Fitzgerald is a narrative of love. This novel narrates a love triangle that is motivated by the desire between Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Although Gatsby was killed by George Wilson, Tom Buchanan's anger, Daisy Buchanan carelessness and Jay Gatsby hopeless love play a role in his death.