The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

The story of The Great Gatsby is a novel that consists of a historical American context during the Harlem Renaissance. This was an excellent novel published in the 1920’s and was considered one of the best novels of its time. The author F. Scott Fitzgerald was an incredibly talented poetic author. Fitzgerald was able to emphasize and create the mood of the generation in a political time. The novel The Great Gatsby is a remarkable novel but also a very sad one. The novel took place during an age or era known as the “Roaring Twenties” which was a time of American wealth. Politics and corruption at the time is possibly what made Gatsby to be the business man he was.

“Be careful what you wish for.” It’s too bad the characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby didn’t heed this warning. Set in the 1920’s, The Great Gatsby tells the story of how the narrator, Nick Carraway, moves to Long Island and befriends the mysterious millionaire next door, eventually joining him on an adventure to help reunite him with his long-lost love. With the extravagant parties and riches beyond compare, the book soon takes a turn for the worst. However, the tragic ending could have been avoided if only the characters hadn’t been blinded by what they wanted. Although each character was driven by their desires, the character most blinded by his dreams was Jay Gatsby, the namesake of the novel. All Gatsby ever wanted was for Daisy Buchanan to love him. Everything Gatsby did was to win Daisy’s love, but his efforts were ultimately in vain. As the book progresses, the reader begins to learn and to understand Jay Gatsby’s motivations, eventually seeing that his dreams of being with Daisy were the driving force behind his quest for wealth.

The book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald has been read in schools for decades. The experience is different for everyone. Some may love this book while others just purely hate it. I have to say I am in between loving and hating this book. I do like the look into the lives of the rich of the 1920s and I did enjoy the overall story. However the cheating I wasn’t fond of. I do understand that is what happens with the rich so I do enjoy the fact that it historically accurate. Another topic that I will touch upon is the drunkenness and reckless driving portrayed, quite accurately, for this time period.

In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, photography is used as a mechanism of superficial representation in the early 20th century. Throughout the novel, photographs and their illustration personify the characters in a light that may be deceitful of their true depth. In the novel, characters such as Myrtle, Jordan, and Gatsby use photographs as a blanket to cover the true extent of their individuality, but also as a token of their past, present, and future endeavors. Each character is inevitably distinct in their relationship to the superficial representation that photographs produce. Myrtle’s infatuation with celebrities and their lifestyle leaves her gaping at the thought of living a luxurious lifestyle herself. Jordan is

The American Dream is one of the most prevalent themes throughout The Great Gatsby. Reviewing the long span of literature, it is almost impossible to escape this topic. Through research, it is found that the idea of the American Dream is constantly changing and redefining itself. The transition of this idea from one time period to another, and from one protagonist to the next is an intriguing journey. The American Dream has affected society and is something that most people aspire to achieve. It is the innate desire of wanting to be better and improve oneself that kept the Dream alive for decades past. Symbolizing wealth, perfection, the American Dream is an idea many wish to achieve. The American Dream causes characters in the Great

Many people dream about achieving the American Dream, especially immigrants from around the world hoping to start a new life. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby tells the story of one man’s journey, Nick Carraway’s, in obtaining the American Dream. His decision to leave the midwest and move to the east enables him to be able to learn stocks and make a living. Nick has not yet achieved the American Dream, but is eager to obtain this feat. Nick’s friend, Tom Buchanan, lives in East Egg and inherits money from his parents. Jay Gatsby, who lives next to Nick in West Egg, has worked for his money and was inspired to become wealthy. In The Great Gatsby, three main characters look for opportunities to gain the American Dream with numerous obstacles in their path. Jay Gatsby strives for opportunities to work for wealth and uses it to demonstrate his opulence; conversely, Tom Buchanan is the opposite of Gatsby, obtaining wealth from his parents and using his money to make a living. Nick Carraway is neither of the other characters, but instead is looking to possess the American Dream.

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People handle the two matters of love and avarice interchangeably; however, there is a significant difference between them. In his 1925 novel of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald describes Jay Gatsby’s pursuance of Daisy Fay and the immorality of her husband, Tom Buchanan, delving into distinctions between love and avarice. Love carries along a sense of care, worry, and responsibility, whereas avarice is an expression of greed for opportunity and privilege. A person with economic stability and longevity has a secure life, not having to worry about making enough money to survive, find shelter, and pay for food. These people live grand luxurious lifestyles. The author portrays the main characters’ pursuit of economic stability and longevity through his play on words and interpretations of a person’s class, wealth, and reputation, ultimately suggesting that one of a lower status will use another’s social standing to achieve material gains.

Depending on where a person is in life, that person’s idea of what the American Dream is could be completely different in meaning than another person’s idea of what it is. In the book, The Great Gatsby, by, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the American Dream is represented by three different places, East Egg, West Egg, and The Valley of Ashes. All three of these places in the novel represent different views of what the American Dream is by the people living in these places, the looks of the people and the cities, and the types of jobs or things people do with their time in these places. There are many colors used to show the ambiance of the towns. The people described living in the town in the book are not similar in morals or appearance and the American Dream is shown in the people and appearance of these three places. The East Egg and West Egg represent the American Dream; West Egg portrays the American Dream while East Egg is the perfect example of what the dream actually is and the Valley of Ashes represents fading dreams and showing what the reality of trying to achieve the American Dream is.

F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes his characters to critique the true nature of male-female relationships in The Great Gatsby. Each relationship displayed has a falling out involving either affairs or lack of a true connection. They are unstable because the relationship roots from materialistic motives, objectification to prove masculinity, yearning to feel self verification, or sheer boredom and obligation: all resulting from wanting to live or living the American Dream. Therefore, Fitzgerald advocates that male-female relationships are rarely authentic, and concepts such as love at first sight are nonexistent in reality because the American Dream has entirely corrupted society. Accordingly, the novel unintentionally presents the institution

Money is not the only factor involved in gaining social status and happiness. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set in 1922, a time of social climbers and the need for money to have a sense of happiness and security in society. The common characterization throughout the novel portrays the common idea that money is a main priority, even before the character’s happiness. For example, the security of marrying into money and social status is often seen as more important than true love. The idea that wealth is a necessity for social class begins to develop. Also present is the contrast between “new money” and “old money.” This is shown through the

In the book, The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby is exemplified through many symbols and idols. Fitzgerald uses cars to represent wealth, success, status, and glamour. As Friedrich Nietzsche states, “There are more idols in the world than there are realities.” Nietzsche’s quote shows how idols and symbols are used to create impressions. Images are powerful and set a stage for others to judge one’s character, enabling human beings to avoid seeing what realities are. Idols are potent enough to mask the truth. In the novel, despite Gatsby 's own insecurities, he is viewed as an idol in society. Idols impact and influence Gatsby’s life and those living around him. Gatsby’s car represents an idol, illustrating his wealth, capturing attention, creating impressions, and covering misconceptions throughout life in the West Egg.

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Being wealthy can give you a great deal of power, yet it will not help you obtain some things you may want most. The American Dream started to expand in the 1920 as people started to rely on money more than ever and even trying to solve many of their problems with money. In the novel, “The Great Gatsby”, F.Scott Fitzgerald aims to display to the reader that wealth does not bring happiness and that people should not rely on money all the time, therefore promoting that high-class society’s entitlement is just an illusion as demonstrated when the goals and relationships of Gatsby, The Wilsons, and Daisy become flawed as they depend on money to become happy.