Examples Of Flaws In The Great Gatsby

     In the text, The Great Gatsby, the author, F. Scott Fitzgerald leads us to sympathize with the central character of the text, Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald evokes our sympathy using non-linear narrative and extended flashbacks as well as imagery, characterization and theme. Through these mediums, Fitzgerald is able to reveal Gatsby as a character who is in an unrelenting pursuit of an unattainable dream. While narrative and imagery reveal him to be a mysterious character, Gatsby's flaw is his ultimate dream which makes him a tragic figure and one with which we sympathize.

Daisy is not a successful prince because her morals and characteristics are not very pure. She lies to her husband, and plays with Gatsby’s heart when she says she still loves her husband Tom. Daisy is not faithful and cannot keep her promises.

People who didn’t even know him would make desperate attempts to receive an invitation to these extravagant parties. However what no one knew was the reason behind the festivities. Gatsby’s true purpose in life was to win the love of Daisy. He worked hard to attain his wealth through corrupt practices and eventually received a status worthy But neither of them are happy. They strive for true happiness and both can’t seem to get it quite

Many people put on masks to hide their dissatisfaction with life. Perhaps they are unhappy with their marriages, their professions, or the politics of the time they live in.  In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, many characters are unsatisfied with their lives, relationships, and social status.  For example, The Buchanans, The Wilsons, and Jay Gatsby have the most unsatisfied lives.  They deal with being the most unhappy throughout the book, because they are not living the life they want to live it is not “perfect” to them.  In this book, Fitzgerald describes many problems within the  unsatisfied thoughts of his characters. Those unsatisfied thoughts are not the biggest problems in the world, but they make it seem that way to The Buchanans, The Wilson’s, and Mr. Gatsby; this dissatisfaction with life directly leads to the deaths of The Wilson’s and Jay Gatsby.

In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby’s tragic flaw was the fact that he was very naïve and trusting of all those around him. For example, in the hotel when Tom confronted Gatsby about his love to Daisy, Gatsby insisted that Daisy say that she never loved Tom. This shows that Gatsby was extremely naïve to believe that Daisy would love him to a certain extent as to say that she never loved her own husband. Second example of Gatsby’s tragic flaw is when he admitted to Nick that he could easily be with Daisy by saying to Nick “‘can’t repeat the past?’…. ‘Why of course you can!’” This specific quote showed that although Gatsby has not seen Daisy for a very long time, he still believes that he is able to win her back simply by showing up with his money. Through

Nick points out a “secret place above the trees” that Gatsby could reach if he “climbed alone”; this secret place is the high-society life Gatsby has wanted all his life, but the only way for him to attain is it by leaving Daisy behind. Gatsby knows this and chooses to kiss Daisy anyway, where he “forever wed[s] his unutterable visions to her perishable breath”. Gatsby’s dreams were so vast and could have been gained had he not signed a death certificate by involving himself with Daisy, and Nick understands this. Gatsby loses a major part of himself to Daisy at this point in the story by devoting literally everything he does to her and remains just steps away from literally worshipping her. Another example of details is when Nick tells Gatsby not to “ask too much of [Daisy]” because “you can’t repeat the past”. This is something Gatsby refuses to accept as the truth and insists that he’s “going to fix everything just the way it was before”. At this point Nick registers that Gatsby’s life has been “confused and disordered” since he met Daisy and that he is actually stuck in the past. Nick is trying his best to deter Gatsby from pursuing Daisy yet Gatsby continues to ignore his one true friend that has only his best interests at

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, all the characters are trying to achieve happiness or their version of the American Dream. In trying to achieve this dream, each of the character’s flaws come into light and drama ensues. The hunger for acceptance, the drive for attention, and the lack of honesty all come into play as the story unfolds. In the end no one is truly happy and they all, except for one, walk away unchanged. What hinder the characters from reaching a higher state of happiness are their own flaws.

The imperfections that hinder Nick Carraway include being extremely censorious, egotistic, conceited, self-deluding, self-absorbed, and socially inept. Despite Nick viewing himself as unprejudiced “The Great Gatsby” contains multiple instances that prove to be contrary to Nick’s morals. “They’re a rotten crowd. You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.” (Fitzgerald 154)

Futility and despair are common themes that overwhelm many tragedies. “The Great Gatsby” is a novel that follows this precedent. Regardless of the efforts of the protagonist to have happy endings, unexpected events direct them back into misfortune. In the novel, “The Great Gatsby” Francis Scott Fitzgerald creates the tone of hopelessness. This is achieved through the specific use of diction, the dissatisfaction of characters and unfaithful marriages.

Gatsby did not enjoy his own parties, he rarely attended them. The parties were just a way to lure Daisy in, and convey that he can afford the opulence she’s accustomed to. They are a way in which he can stage events that will get his name bandied about, all in the pretense of having one woman hear his name. An act he wouldn’t have to uphold if this perception of who Gatsby is was never

In The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby is well known for being one of the wealthiest men around, and his parties are even more popular. Gatsby’s parties are known for the glamourous food, music, and scenery, with only the most elite of people invited. The purpose for Gatsby’s parties is never exactly stated in the book by Mr. Gatsby himself, but the people who truly know Mr.Gatsby assume that he throws his parties to socialize and show off his wealth, but he could have a deeper purpose. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby discreetly shows that the sole purpose of his parties are to attract Daisy, not to flaunt his wealth.

The Romance of a Dream: Gatsby’s Great Flaw In the pursuit of a green light and in all of its varying representations, Jay Gatsby was damned from the very beginning by F. Scott Fitzgerald for the purpose of Gatsby’s significance. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is set in the Roaring 20s, the birth of the “Jazz Age” and the era of Prohibition; gone are women’s conservative dresses, flappers are the fashion and America was in a massive economic boom.

Throughout history, regardless of location or time, it has been said that goals and values are the basic building blocks for a unique personality within oneself. These goals and values are the unseen driving force behind F. Scott. Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In the novel, the reader can observe how the characters' personal goals and values are what drive them to live their extravagant life during the 1920s. Fitzgerald makes use of these unseen characteristic traits in many ways, such as the constant push from society to marry within ones same financial class, the lust for money and power, or the need for love.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a story that has many different themes. Fitzgerald shows the themes that he uses through his character’s desires and actions. This novel has themes in it that we deal with in our everyday life. It has themes that deal with our personal lives and themes that deal with what’s right and what’s wrong. There are also themes that have to do with materialistic items that we deal desire on a daily basis. Fitzgerald focuses on the themes of corrupted love, immorality, and the American Dream in order to tell a story that is entertaining to his readers.

In The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald many literary elements contribute to the overall lesson or theme of the writing through the books highly detailed characters, personalities, and settings. A lot is learned by observing Gatsby 's life, possessions, and eventual death, and the life and possessions of others around him, relating to the thematic development in the novel. The places and dwellings of everyone portrayed in the book, from all walks of life, also sheds light on the overall message. As a result by the end of the novel the reader has a good idea as to the thoughts and lessons that Fitzgerald was attempting to pass on to his audience. The people, and the places those people muddle about in, make up an integral contribution to the money oriented mistakes that form the eluding, overall lesson of this historical literary piece.