The Great Gatsby By F. 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.

Do 
obstacles 
in someone’s 
life
 change 
their 
passions?
 If 
something
 
 unexpected 
occurs,
 does 
one 
turn 
his
 or 
her 
back
 on 
all
 that 
has 
been 
worked 
for? 
In
 an
 American
 society,
 there
 is
 an
 idea
 of
 a
 dream.
 Most
 people
 have
 dreams
 that
 differ 
from 
one
 another. 
Dreams
 are 
not 
limited 
only 
to 
society. 
Countless 
numbers
 of
 times
 in
 American
 literature,
 there
 are
 moments
 when
 an
 obstacle
 slows
 or
 possibly
 halts
 progression.
 Dreams
 can
 also
 be
 found
 in
 American
 literature;
 however,
 like
 the
 reality
 of
 society,
 barriers
 can
 be
 a
 component
 of
 having
 aspirations.
 Barriers
 create
 obstacles,
 whether
 emotional
 or
 physical,
 that
 make
 achieving 
a
 dream 
difficult 
or
 even 
appear 
to 
be 
impossible. 
In 
American 
literature
 dreams 
seem 
to 
be 
unattainable 
because 
of 
barriers.

The 1920’s, also known as the Roaring Twenties was right after the end of World War I taking the United States through a dramatic rise in the nation’s total wealth. This economic growth changed the country, turning it into a consumer society. People all over the country where spending their money on entertainment and goods such as automobiles. Parties were being thrown daily, and although alcohol was illegal, a lot of it was being distributed. Underground and secret bars swept the city and a lot of dirty business was going around. The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel which takes place during the 1920’s. F. Scott Fitzgerald criticizes the old and new money people, by telling us how they viewed each other, how society viewed

Once World War I ended in 1918, the United States experienced groundbreaking economic growth. “The Roaring Twenties” and what F. Scott Fitzgerald would call “the greatest, gaudiest spree in history” have come to characterize America during all of its innovation. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, the readers are exposed to the rich and luxurious lives of the upscale east coasters in the midst of one of the most rambunctious time periods in American history. Although the 1920s was a period of great anticipation, Fitzgerald is able to express a critical portrayal of the wealthy Americans during this decade.

Nick presents himself in way that can persuade the readers that he is an honest, true individual in the beginning. He demonstrates that he is the innocent bystander who is simply just observing everyone around him, and describes himself as “one of the few most honest people that I have ever known” (Fitzgerald 59). He is immensely charismatic and can make friends with almost everyone, therefore his narration can be described as unbiased and he seems to be merely telling the story as it is. He begins the novel as stating that “In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I 've been turning over in my mind ever since. "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people

What does it mean to live the american dream? In the story The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, he explains throughout the beginning of the story Gatsbys fabulous lifestyle of partying and his riches that were said to be gained by his family's inheritance. The narrator of the story, Nick Carraway who is Daisy's cousin, is a banker in New York. He's from Chicago and went to Yale but came to New York to get in the bond business since the big boom in the economy he knew he could get work. He also fought in WWI and he is into literature. Gatsby is the mysterious man who lives next door to Nick in West Egg and has a hidden love for someone he had once lost. Who’s the one who is the living the American dream, is anyone actually living the dream?

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.

What does the word disillusion really mean? The word illusion can have several different meanings, within the same category. The main definition is to be in a deceived state or to see an optical illusion from a faulty perception (of reality). The prefix “dis” means “opposite of,” “apart,” or something negative. So if one is disillusive, does that mean one will always see reality through a clear leans? According to dictionary.com, the word disillusion means, “to free from or deprive of illusion.” Another definition is that one’s largest dream could be shattered into a million pieces, and is broken beyond repair. Integrating this meaning, one may ask, “is it good to be disillusive? Or is it bad?” F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the astonishing book called The Great Gatsby in the 1920s, it maybe perhaps one of the greatest American novels ever written today. When reading this wonderful book, in class and on my own, I found that each character had confronted disillusion at some point. Their individual disillusion kept them in a fantasy world until the truth was revealed and they were left with a choice to continue the fantasy in their own mind or face reality. Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson, Jordan Baker, and of course Jay Gatsby, all experience disillusion in different ways through out the book.

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.

Told by Nick Caraway, and written by Scott F. Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby is a classic novel that gives readers a glimpse inside the lives of the wealthy during the roaring 20s. The story follows the lives of Jay Gatsby, a man of new money, Daisy Buchanan, a married girl of old money, and Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s deceitful husband. Jay Gatsby is a man of mystery, with seemly unlimited funds, who throws ridiculous outrageous parties for no apparent reason. It’s learned that he has become the rich man is he, to impress his love, Daisy Buchanan, whom he fell in love with five years ago. After a long search, they meet again, but their love fails and ends with fatality (Fitzgerald). Australian film director, Baz Luhrmann took

Abuse! Betrayal! Deception! These words read like a headline in The National Enquirer. However, the words denote connotations woven through the pages of Scott

Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald addresses the morality of the people he saw as representative of his time through the behaviors of the characters in the novel and how these characters react to various situations. The 1920s were an era marked by money, cars, and breaking down social barriers. While certain characters, who are not always led by their moral compasses, are able to question the morality of the actions of other characters, nearly all of the characters in the novel evolved to change the shifting views of the time. Various characters throughout the novel, including Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom, used their money as a shield to protect them from taking responsibility for their actions.

In his novel, “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald creates a main character that catches the attention of his readers. This character surrounds himself with expensive belongings and wealthy people and goes by the name of Jay Gatsby. He is the protagonist who gives the name to the story. Gatsby is a newly wealthy Midwesterner - turned - Easterner who orders his life around for one desire: to be reunited with Daisy Buchanan, the love he lost five years earlier. His quest for the American dream leads him from poverty to wealth, into the arms of his beloved and, eventually, to his death.

An inability to be at peace with oneself is a defining connection between the central characters of The Great Gatsby, a timeless classic written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, set in a hedonistic summer of 1922 America, and Death of a Salesman, written by American playwright Arthur Miller set in 1949 America. The characterisation of both Willy and Gatsby illustrate that they have similarities, in a way that are considered destitute, with imperfect ethical conduct. To a certain extent both protagonists have the right intentions; Gatsby wants to grasp at his quest for love, and Willy is fixated on the idea of accumulating wealth to provide a rich lifestyle for his family, however even if they have the right intentions at heart, they ensue them in the wrong way. They base their lives around a substantial objective, and do not stop to realise that their actions cause detriment to their relationships with others, and detriment to themselves, as they continue to delude their minds with the wrong ideals and morals. In addition both protagonists are considered to be morally flawed, however it is difficult to label Willy Loman and Jay Gatsby as so. They are not truly immoral, instead purely motivated by the wrong values. Such values consist of a veracious obsession with the American Dream, their misguided, delusional outlook on life, and the futile pursuit of materialism, which as a result, costs both Willy and Gatsby idyllic relationships. Arthur Miller and F. Scott Fitzgerald emphasise

In the United States, the pursuit of wealth through hard work is the main principle and guideline of life. Labeled as the American Dream, Americans are pressed to work hard and honest under the idea that they will have an equal opportunity to obtain riches and glory. But is the pursuit of wealth really as pure and honest as it may seem? Holding this same idea and question, in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, a young man by the name of Nick Carraway begins his pursuit towards the American Dream. The novel begins with Nick arriving at his new yet shabby home in Long Island, where he is surrounded by the mansions of millionaires. As Nick settles into his new home, he begins to spend time with the wealthy residents, both new and