The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

The American dream can mean many different things and can be interpreted in different ways. To some people, the American dream is the belief that if a person works hard enough, he or she can be successful in America no matter what race, gender, or nationality. In the 1920’s, the concept of the American dream was very much the same, that an individual can achieve success in life regardless of family history or social status if he or she works hard enough. By having money, a car, a big house, expensive clothes, and a loving family symbolizes the American dream. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the 1920’s is a time period in which the American dream becomes corrupt and dangerous. For Jay Gatsby, a main character in the novel, his American dream is about gaining wealth and material possessions in order to find happiness. Through his decision to symbolize wealth, superficiality, irresponsibility, and foreshadowing, Fitzgerald conveys the the theme that the American dream is a perfect concept and is something that can never be accomplished, but can always be reached for.

The Prince, a philosophical work of literature introduces maxims that have become a part of American Literature from the past to present day. In one of America’s well known classic, The Great Gatsby, a story of the spontaneous Jazz Age filled with power struggles, a materialistic society, and the infamous affairs of the twenties create maxims for a character in the novel. Machiavelli’s maxims have had an impact in many writings and continue throughout this novel. Daisy, the most intriguing and charming character brings the defense, rebellion, and promising traits it takes to become a successful prince.

Differences in a person’s lifestyle in comparison to others holds true in any situation. These differences in lifestyle and choices can be seen the in the novel, The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald. This novel portrays life in the 1920s as optimistic and extravagant. It also shows the decadence of society and the disproportionate division of wealth through the course of the story. Contrasts between characters can be easily seen and are in fact apparent in every facet of the story. Two characters in particular differ greatly on key themes through the story. With their stark differences, we can see the idealistic or noble views of this aspect of their lives or how their journey may reflect such ideals. Tom Buchanan, is an extremely rich

In the novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the main character, Jay Gatsby, is portrayed by Fitzgerald as a tremendous romanticist who, throughout the entire novel, tries to win over the love of his life. When Gatsby and Daisy are reunited, they start spending more time with one another behind Tom Buchanan-Daisy 's husbands, back. Daisy and Gatsby are enjoying one of their meet ups at Gatsby 's mansion one afternoon when Gatsby comes close to obtaining Daisy, however, he and Nick share some worrisome beliefs that perhaps, Daisy is falling too short of Gatsby 's illusion, which is the perfected vision of Daisy that Gatsby creates about her. Throughout the analysed passage, Fitzgerald demonstrates that dreams idealised in ones mind can never truly be attained and are better off being simply dreams.

Michael Jordan, one of the best basketball players to have ever played the game, once said, “there is no such thing as the perfect player and I don’t believe there is only one greatest player either.” As time has taken a toll on professional sports, they are becoming more and more corrupt. Players are not realizing the truth behind Jordan’s statement and more and more players are starting to believe that its necessary to cheat in order to keep them a step ahead of their peers. Fans are also putting more pressure on these athletes by gambling. These star athletes now not only feel like they need to beat their opponents but they have to beat them enough to also win the spread. Based on various research and the novels, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Boost by Kathy Mackel sports are being corrupted by players cheating, players not being able to stay out of trouble, and fans gambling more frequently as time goes on.

The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, provides a dark and pessimistic outlook into the American life style in 1922. Jay Gatsby, an American wealthy social identity, appears to have it all. But wealth, stature and an extravagant lifestyle seems not to be enough for Gatsby; he still yearns for his old idealistic love Daisy. In an ideal world this has the making of a great love story with a happy ending, but Fitzgerald chose to carry the story as a reflection of the American era the book is set in. An era consumed by appearances and excess and overall pursuit of the American dream.

One of the American Dreams that Fitzgerald talks about is love. “He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his utterable visions to her perishable breath,...”(110). In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is the dreamer who is in love with Daisy. “The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking, in a way that every young wants to be looked at some time…”(75). Most everyone wants to find love in life. Gatsby found it, however it did not go as planned. Some people start out searching for love, and others are patient and let love find them. Love found Gatsby; he was trying to get rich when he met Daisy. Like many love stories it starts out great, but no story is a smooth ride. In Gatsby’s case it was unacceptable for a rich girl to marry a poor boy. However, once someone finds love they tend to want to hold on to it. Gatsby held on so tight that he kept it for five years after he last saw her and

The 1920s were a time in American history that profoundly depicted social inequality, immorality, superficiality, and unrest. During this time period, the iconic story of F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, was written and published. In this revolutionary novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald revisits his fascinating childhood in a more fictitious manner. The Great Gatsby describes and details the life of a young man from Minnesota, known as Nick Carraway, who moves to New York after World War 1 during the Roaring Twenties when the idea of the American Dream was at its peak. He hopes to learn about the bond business, so he rents a small house on West Egg, Long Island. At first, Nick Carraway seems almost identical to just about everyone else, but as he grows and matures through the following year, he witnesses a multitude of life experiences that represent the external and internal conflicts that the American society as a whole was experiencing and facing daily during this time period and is still confronting presently. As a result, through the author’s portrayal of Nick’s life during the 1920s in The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald is commenting on and critiquing upon American ideals within a satire.

Francis Scott Fitzgerald was an author who wrote several books based around his time of life. Fitzgerald lived during the Roaring 20’s and recorded many important events and themes that occurred around him. One of Fitzgerald’s most popular novels is named The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is written to reproduce the environment that Fitzgerald was living in. This semiautobiographical work uses fictitious characters to portray how people around Fitzgerald acted and what the overall theme of America was at this point in time. The years that ensued World War I were known for mass productions of alcohol, grand parties, and greed for money. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald depicts America through Jay Gatsby, expresses the condition of the American dream through various characters, and relates the themes of dreams, wealth, and time to the environment he was living in.

Fitzgerald uses Myrtle to represent errors in the system of the American Dream, because as a women in that time her ideal marriage was to let her prosper if she weds a successful man. George is incapable of providing to Myrtle’s needs, and the deterioration of their marriage later leads to Myrtle’s

“Sometimes I don’t know whether Zelda and I are real or whether we are characters in one of my novels.” Writers find inspiration wherever they can. Many, like F. Scott Fitzgerald, find inspiration in aspects of their own lives. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s works were particularly influenced by the events that took place in his marriage with Zelda Fitzgerald; from the beginning of his marriage, through the hardships the couple faced, and towards the end of their short lives, his writings illustrate the journey through their unique relationship.

F. Scott Fitzgerald was an alcoholic, but a serious writer and hard worker. His own personal experiences might have influenced his writings, including Fitzgerald’s participation in World War I, his move to New York, and his pursuance of a lucrative career to win a woman’s heart. Throughout his life, Fitzgerald observed the effects of love and greed, as seen in both The Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and The Beautiful and the Damned. Fitzgerald is also known as one of the greatest satirists of the culture of wealth that appeared in the 1920s.

The Great Gatsby is an old novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. I believe this story is relevant today and should be taught in high schools and college students because this story show events and actions that are still common now in days. We see materialism, violence, drama, smuggling, murders, suicides, adultery, etc. This are problems that still exist in modern times and students can identify with the novel because we are used to see all those things in the everyday life because of the news, television, radio and internet. I believe students who have the opportunity to read Gatsby can identify the consequences of the problems that alcohol, smuggling, adultery, and others can bring to our lives. The great Gatsby is really important today because it tells a story that somehow happens in everyday life. In this book we can appreciate the materialism is key. Daisy Nick’s cousin got married with someone she did not love just because he had money. After many years of disrespect and violence, she stay with him because the money. She is unhappy being married to Tom. This is so relevant to now in days because there are a lot of people that are willing to do anything for money. This book lets us see how unhappy was daisy with Tom and how poor was her life choices was because she chooses the money over everything. Now days a lot of people are materialistic and this for me is a lesson on why there are more important things that just money. The drama is so

There are secrets hidden between the lines of each sentence. The author has been careful to keep them hidden. He tried to make it so no one can decipher his own life within the lives of his characters. Sometimes it is unintended for the author to mirror his life in his book. In his previous novels F. Scott Fitzgerald drew from his life experiences. He said that his next novel, The Great Gatsby, would be different. He said, “In my new novel I’m thrown directly on purely creative work” (F. Scott Fitzgerald). He did not realize or did not want it to appear that he was taking his own story and intertwining it within his new novel. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, he imitates his lifestyle through the Buchanan family to demonstrate that the behavior of the wealthy was reckless and selfish.

The Great Gatsby explores a number of themes, none is more prevalent than that of the corruption of the American dream. The American dream is the concept that, in America, any person can be successful as long he or she is prepared to work hard and use their natural gifts.