The Day Of The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

War is seen as nothing but bloodshed. However, for many this allows them to shine in a way that they could not back at home. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it is placed in the post war era. Gatsby, one of the main protagonists, is a war hero that fought in World War I. World War I is important to The Great Gatsby due to how integrated it is to the past of Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, colors are one of the most important details in the book. Throughout the story Fitzgerald cleverly uses colors in order to focus on specific themes and characters. He wrote this book in a way where one can read it for pleasure, and where one could analyze it and truly appreciate the work that he has put into this book. Every color has a specific meaning which correlates with each of the characters. Specifically, gold represents wealth, high class, selfishness, and relationships; while white represents honesty, purity, innocence, and a symbol for surrendering.

Everyone has various goals in life that they want to achieve. However, is it worth the struggle, to the point where people forsake their identity? Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Pip from Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens, are two character who have turned their back on their past life, in order to fulfill their selfish desires. These two characters are alike as they are ashamed of their past and create a new identity to fulfill their goals, but are unlike as Pip feels guilt later on for leaving his family but Gatsby does not because he tries to buy his way out of it, and lastly they both work extremely hard towards getting the girl of their dreams.

Life is not always what it seems, but is constantly fooled by metaphorical masks people wear. The appearance of many of the characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby differs greatly from their actual selves. The use of illusion in the novel is used effectively to portray the nature of people in the 1920 's, and the “artificial” life that is lived in this modern age. There are many incidences in which the appearance of characters is far different than what lurks inside them. Several of these incidences are shown in the appearances of Gatsby himself, Daisy Buchanan, and Gatsby’s true love for Daisy. Gatsby goes through a dramatic transformation from his old self to his new self, even changing his name and buying a faux mansion in

When corruption is thought of one could often think of a fat, greedy old man taking the wealth of citizens. However, that is not the only form of corruption. Many forms of corrupt individuals are prevalent throughout the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Corruption is shown through the characters as they pursue their version of the American Dream. However, the pursuit of the American Dream does not entail happiness, for the needs of the corrupt can never be fulfilled.

In the Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald shows that there is different types of love throughout the book. Using different characters to show how love works with certain people. The relationship between Daisy and Gatsby is what I am going to call the imaginary kind of love. He also shares that there is a unconditional/ Obsessed kind of love between George Wilson and Myrtle. Then last but not least the love of one 's belongings, or the love of materialistic things. Using multiple different characters throughout the book to display the love for material things.

As the Roaring Twenties emerge nationwide, a new sense of optimism and hopefulness begin to develop throughout all walks of life. Society is rapidly changing, and the 20’s create a time in which one believes they can create a new beginning and achieve their grand ambitions and aspirations. It was an era of liberation and many took advantage of the time to branch out and find themselves in a society that usually rejected change. Women often resisted against the social norm and eliminated their long held beliefs about proper roles for their gender. They began to embrace their sexuality by defying conventional attire and discarding the standard of how women should act in public. They began by cutting their hair into a short bob, wearing

Parties, flappers, jazz, alcohol, and change are all ways to define the boisterous, extravagant era known today as the Roaring Twenties. Women especially set the stage for transforming society, as they broke tradition and advanced into the world. They earned money for themselves, became independent, and were able to voice their opinion with the freedom to vote. F. Scott Fitzgerald emphasizes the emerging woman and her willingness to break free from social standards and create her own customs in The Great Gatsby. Daisy, a submissive woman, relies on her husband Tom’s money to provide happiness, yet rebels and has an affair with her true love, Jay Gatsby. Jordan Baker mirrors the pretentious and irresponsible flapper personality and challenges gender roles by pursuing a career in golf. Lastly, Myrtle Wilson, an outsider, participates in an affair with Tom Buchanan, yet falls into his trap of violence. All three of these women imitate similar personalities of women in Fitzgerald 's own life. Daisy mirrors Fitzgerald’s unrealistic dream, Ginevra King, and his wife, Zelda, while Jordan resembles Fitzgerald’s friend, Edith Cummings, as they both pursued the career of golf and propelled themselves into society as independent women. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald emphasizes the contrast between the expectations of women’s behaviors before and during the 1920s, while focusing on the emergence of the “new woman” and the new freedoms of women in relation to the

“We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality”. (Iris Murdoch). How had Jay Gatsby left such an imprint on Nick’s life? Jay Gatsby’s greed and imagination had left his efforts blinded, from the undying need to win Daisy back. However, most people have surrounded themselves with respect on their ethics and morals. Gatsby along with the other citizens of the West and East Egg had constructed their lives around their philosophy and opinion of a good life. The 1920’s had been an era in which been corrupted by the American Dream. The American Dream had been the willing to want, that anyone could make material success, everlasting love, and political power, by hard work and dedication. The Roaring Twenties had created this irrelevant idea that the people could put up facades and mask what they truly were. In the novel The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, tells a story of the depths and problems that surround wealth and the society of the West/East Egg. Gatsby was great because the idealism of wealth and the American Dream was great, however his intentions were tragically too idealistic, which ultimately caused his death. Jay Gatsby blinded by many materialistic needs, had been under the impression that life is stricken in a rewind of an illusion.

Freewrite: I am going to write about the usage of symbols in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. There are many symbols used in the book The Great Gatsby such as the green light, the valley of ashes, and the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. The green light represents Jay Gatsby’s hopes, as well as his dreams, for the future. Because many people strive to become rich in The Great Gatsby, the result is moral and social decay. The valley of ashes represents social and moral decay, and it also represents the predicament of poor because the poor live in the filthy ashes and lose their passion as a result from living in the ashes. Lastly, I believe the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg, which are a pair of eyes painted on a billboard over the valley of ashes, represent God judging American society. So, Fitzgerald uses the green light, the valley of ashes, and the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg to give his book a deeper meaning.

In the early 1920’2 there was a dream that everyone yearned to reach. A dream of wealth, prosperity, and fame. This dream became the sole focus of many generations, leading them down a path of corruption and self-destruction. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, you witness the steady destruction of three individuals as they spend their lives pursuing the American dream. This dream has caused depression, adultery and even the death of the Great Gatsby himself.

admired, as he feared, not to be loved, as he made himself believe; but to be necessary to people” (247). His only hope in loving himself is to be loved by someone else.

Go to your Dad’s room and let them know you’re alright,” Zack told her when he saw Tina protest to the nurse. She stopped arguing with the nurse and looked at him. “Go”

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A perfect world may be where there is money, a perfect, house, a wonderful spouse, beautiful and smart kids. The perfect lifestyle may only include having a job you’ve always wanted, or something simple as retaining the freedom given when entering the country. Ellen Truax was someone who saw the way people envisioned the American Dream, and those who couldn’t achieve it. She proposed an act called DREAM Act, which stands for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors. By this proposal she sought to give those who have been through tragic events such as deportation, a change to recreate themselves, a chance to give themselves a better life; the American Dream. (Stockwell, Diane, trans. Dreamers: An Immigrant Generation’s Fight For Their American Dream.” Publisher Weekly (2014): 59-60. Literary Reference Center. Web. 8 Apr. 2015.)