Analysis Of The Great Gatsby

Dreams are a compelling force in people’s lives. They are what propel them forward each and every day in an effort to reach something better. The American Dream has been sought after by millions all over the world for hundreds of years. This country was founded on the belief that anyone could achieve their dreams. However, in the 1920s these hopes and aspirations began to splinter until they ultimately shattered. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism, setting, and theme to depict the unattainability of the American Dream.

Daisy and Gatsby finally got together but there is a something strange that won’t make them really happy and contented.It is his hope and dream to be with Daisy but the significance of the green light vanishes as he feels closer to her after they’ve reunited..

Nick describes that the abundant sky must look alien to Gatsby, lacking the familiar optimism Gatsby saw in everything. The the leaves must be frightening due to the notion of dreams dying and the world changing into one where one breathes “dreams like air”. Then, the rose, a symbol of beauty, will appear grotesque as all the meaningful objects that inspired hope in Gatsby would become painful reminders of a dream lost. The absence of Daisy’s call must shift Gatsby’s entire perspective; the sky to the roses are changed to reflect the inevitable failure of an ambitious

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.

Firstly, the “day agreed upon was pouring rain (pg. 88)”, which immediately shows that, before the two meet, the world is dark, stormy, and depressing, a fact which is reflected in the weather and in the emptiness and quality of Gatsby and Daisy’s lives. But, by the end of the scene Gatsby and Daisy are reaquanted and “the sun shone again (pg. 93),” showing that now they are together the world and their lives will be illuminated and bright. Finally, when Gatsby brings the fact of the change in weather up to Daisy, she is very glad and “her throat...told only of her unexpected joy (94),” which shows that Gatsby coming in to her life has brightened her life and made her full of joy, which leads her to realize how unhappy she had been with her life before Gatsby re-entered

For example, Fitzgerald descriptively paints Gatsby’s flashback with emotional diction like “perishable”or “incomparable”. These words tag this emotional moment with an innocent and truly passionate tone and describe the moment to be fleeting yet extremely precious to both him and Daisy. The scene Fitzgerald creates induces a “mysterious excitement” in Gatsby, thus, revealing his pure, unadulterated mood. The words signify a truthful love for Daisy, not yet corrupted by his obsessions. Additionally, the use of vivid imagery continues to build upon the pure intimacy of the moment. Fitzgerald carefully illustrates how “Daisy blossomed for [Gatsby] like a flower”. This descriptive imagery of the blossoming flower shows how passionate and pure the moment is for Gatsby. Only the exquisiteness and simplicity of a flower finally spreading its petals expresses Gatsby’s feelings. In fact, he refuses to climb “to a secret place above the trees” where he “could suck on the pap of life”(110), and, instead, he opts to remain with Daisy. This location above the trees describes a heavenly place which Gatsby knowingly ignores because of his love for Daisy. This powerful imagery and diction reveals the true innocents and beauty of Gatsby’s initial dream of Daisy. The moods which Fitzgerald creates from these two scenes differ greatly to reveal the change of Gatsby’s

Symbolism, a technique sprinkled through the book, is heavily used with organic material, such as flowers, gardens, settings, etc. gives characters a more natural feel and being more organic themselves. Each scene that is given a natural setting, where it isn’t forced, shows the realist and most raw form of the character.  Gatsby and Daisy are the subjects that can be examples as two people that act differently in different settings of natural surroundings. The main focus is how they act in the most natural setting possible. Daisy and Gatsby knew each other before, sharing intimate moments, the first moment “...he kisse[s] her.  At his lips’ touched she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.” (117). Fitzgerald's vocabulary use in the quote is saturated with liveliness and beauty. The words give a feeling that the book is alive. Gatsby is opening Daisy up as a person. For him she can be a real person, not fake in a world where status matters. For Gatsby, she has

Behind closed doors, something familiar can present itself as completely different. The nine chapter, American classic The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald has meaningful motifs, themes, and various writing techniques used to express Fitzgerald’s ideas. The book follows Nick Carraway, a young bondsman, who documents the deadly affair between Daisy, who is married to Tom, and Gatsby, a bachelor who lives across from the Buchanans. Gatsby refuses to give Daisy up without a fight, which ultimately leads to his demise. Fitzgerald brilliantly uses tone in recurring motifs to express how appearances can be deceiving. The most prominent are the use of eyes, flowers, and heat.

Throughout The Great Gatsby the narrator, Nick, describes the colors that the characters wear and colors that are shown throughout the novel. The colors serve as major symbols in the book. “Daisy’s white wardrobe, the image of the green light across the bay, the yellow coupe- each color represents a character trait or idea (Weisbrod, 105).” Gold is

In “The Great Gatsby”, the color white portrays the different sides of Daisy’s personality. A daisy is a white flower that symbolizes innocence, purity, and loyalty, which gives the audience insight into her personality. When Daisy chooses to stay in her

This is symbolized by the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock. It represents how close she is but he can never quite have her in his grasp and the life he wants with her. Even though Gatsby lived across from Daisy his house was a huge mansion which symbolizes how isolated he truly was. With all of the expectations these different parts of the book have, the reality is vastly different than how they are first seen in the novel. Which influences how the audience looks at different

As a whole, the movie captures virtually every scene that is in Fitzgerald’s novel with a few extra added by Luhrmann. The movie opens with a scene of Nick in a sanitorium, admitted for being “morbidly alcoholic”, which is different than how the book begins. This change in beginnings made total sense to me, as it shows how the East and the people who Nick had associated with changed him from a non-drinker to a man who is in a mental hospital for alcoholism. One of the more notable parts of the movie is how the importance and emotion behind of the green light was clearly expressed to the viewers without directly coming out and saying what it symbolizes. The scene in which Nick meets Gatsby is not exactly like

“At his lips' touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.” (##). Roses are red, violets are blue, Daisy Buchanan is rich, misleading, and rude. Misleading a world that means to lead on in a wrong direction. Daisy, shallow materialistic Daisy Buchanan, lives right across the bay from Mr. Jay himself. Every night, wonder boy goes to the end of his dock to stare out into the distance. He finds himself gazing at the green light at the end of the Buchanan’s dock. This green light can symbolize many things wit in the book. This simple light could represent the desire burning inside Gatsby to achieve the goal of getting Daisy or it could stand for his dream of her and how he can not reach it no matter how hard he tries. Little does Daisy know, she is the whole reason Gatsby showed up out of the blue. She, Daisy Buchanan, is Jay Gatsby’s

I found when watching this part that lighting was an essential element to portray the mood the director is trying to express. At the beginning of the scene it cuts into a long shot of Gatsby's house overlooking the gloomy lake. From the long shot it immediately goes into a panning shot, a scatter of lights appear on the inside of the house. This gives the viewers a sense of desolation to the house. Gatsby use to throw massive parties with lights that would light up the whole lake which made the house look alive. But the few lights in this shot made it look partly abandoned and uninviting. I think that the director deliberately made the scene dark to exaggerate to the audience loss of all personality and happiness, which has disappeared from the house. The house was once full of light but now it is

To further explain, this scene illustrates how troubled Gatsby is by this reunion with Daisy. This is shown through his overwhelming approach to making sure Nicks house is perfect. As soon as Nick says that Gatsby can come over and that he will help