Great Gatsby Themes

The Great Gatsby is an interesting metaphor and reflection on the Gilded Age of America’s history. The novel stands as a foundation of American literature and as one of, if not the best of, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s works. It is a complicated weave of relationships with additional ones created within the story. The story shows a lack of care for humans and their emotions in the 1920’s, a huge statement on the attitude of the time towards wealth and fortune growth.

Themes of hope, success, and wealth overpower The Great Gatsby, leaving the reader with a new way to look at the roaring twenties, showing that not everything was good in this era. F. Scott Fitzgerald creates the characters in this book to live and recreate past memories and relationships. This was evident with Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship, Tom and Daisy’s struggling marriage, and Gatsby expecting so much of Daisy and wanting her to be the person she once was. The theme of this novel is to acknowledge the past, but do not recreate and live in the past because then you will not be living in the present, taking advantage of new opportunities.

F. Scott Fitzgerald includes many motifs and symbols within The Great Gatsby. One important motif is the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg. Fitzgerald ultimately uses the eyes to show disapproval and criticism of society and how God watches over everyone and everything. The eyes of Dr. Eckleburg represents the all seeing, overlooking eyes of God. The eyes of Dr. Eckleburg develops religion as the desire of wealth and social class have replaced spiritual values in American society during the 1920s.

F.Scott Fitzgerald has many themes in his novel, “The Great Gatsby”. One theme he presents in his novel is lies and deceit. This theme is developed throughout his entire novel by expressing it in the character traits of each character in the book, as well as with their actions. There is a number of literary devices that describe the physical and emotional standpoints of the characters. The elements reveal what the characters are truly like to themselves and to others.

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes many universal and timeless themes to make the novel a classic. He emphasizes that most people lack insight and can not see the truth. To the majority of the society, the reality is an illusion that they create in their minds. The characters, events, setting, symbols and imagery contribute to establishing this theme.

The Great Gatsby in my eyes is a very intricate and intriguing piece of work. Throughout the book it keeps the reader on their toes trying to figure out the theme of the book. The answer is many; however, for me it would be lies and deceit. One little lie or act of deceiving leads to another which can turn a person’s world upside down. It leads to more acts of lying and deceiving, which can ruin a person’s or peoples lives.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald has many types of symbolism throughout the story. Fitzgerald wrote memorable symbolism such as, “The Eyes of Eckleburg”, “The Green Light”, and “The Weather”. These examples were the most impressive because they stood out the most to me and represented the characters in many different ways. It also helps the reader with imagery the author intended.

In the book “The Great Gatsby” many important and obvious topics are spoken on such as wealth and neglect. Though there are many worthwhile topics in the novel the symbols in this novel will be spoken on. This is because F. Scott Fitzgerald uses many different and profound symbols in his books but this is especially true in his novel, “The Great Gatsby” with such symbols as the valley of ashes, The green light, Doctor T. J. Eckleburg’s eyes, Colors as whole, Cars, and Gatsby’s name change.

The Great Gatsby is a novel by Scott Fitzgerald that took place in the 1920’s also known as the Jazz age. It is a well-rounded novel based upon the life of a wealthy man known as jay Gatsby seen through the eyes of the narrator Nick Carraway. The main theme of this novel is the pursuit if the American dream, but through this pursuit the corruption of the American Dream was formed. Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson are all trying to achieve the American Dream through corruption.

The extraordinary novel, The Great Gatsby is compelled of multiple themes. The main theme that stands out in each individual character is loyalty. In his classic novel the great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald brings complex characters to life who enhance a theme of loyalty.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is bursting with symbols and motifs. Looking deeper into these symbols will uncover the abstract and intangible themes and messages portrayed throughout the novel. The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock as well as T.J Eckleburg’s eyes overlooking the Valley of Ashes and the discrepancy between not only the characters of East and West Egg but the social class and standard of living they abide by. By uncovering all of these symbols and exposing them in their true light, a better understanding of the messages F. Scott Fitzgerald is revealing can be obtained. The confusion within the Great Gatsby can deciphered and straightened out.

Many stories and novels usually interest us because they show you how life can really be and the more you read into it, the more you feel you can relate to it. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby" many of the characters have their flaws which reels in the reader even more. This novel shows how some characters have gone through some things to be where they are now. The Great Gatsby relates to the American Dream in certain things such as luxury, ambition, love affairs and more.

F. Scott Fitzgerald presents many themes in his novel, The Great Gatsby, One of the themes is Lies and Deceit. This theme is developed throughout the book by his of the motif of Gatsby’s past. The motif of Gatsby’s past compares Gatsby to the rest of the characters in this book because everyone has a lied about something. This motif represents constant deception of who Gatsby truly is and he earned his wealth.

The novel contains several themes that are prevalent in many other works such as love, wealth, and morality. There are also others that are more in depth, such as society and class or religion. All of these themes are still very active in today's world. People still fall in love, battle with their morals, and seek money and power. " The Great Gatsby" explores these themes from the point of view of the upper class.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is by far one of the most interesting yet congested books I have ever read. I feel as if the story is shifting as soon as I was able to tell what was happening. One idea that was constant was the themes, symbols and motifs used throughout. Love and the seduction of money, to me, were the most influential themes that I noticed in the book.