The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

In the novella ‘Of mice and men’ there is a consistent theme of loneliness is shown throughout the novella. In the novella, there is also a strong sense of the death of companionship within it, Candy and his dog and George both experience the death of their companionship within the story. While Curley’s Wife and Crooks experience loneliness. All of the characters experience this theme of loneliness throughout the story whether through the death of one's companionship or never having a companionship in the first place.

Steinbeck wrote about many different characters who are full of dreams which sadly none of their dreams came true. Everyone has a big dream that would like to accomplish one day but sometimes , when we get lonely our dreams don’t come true. Through these characters John Steinbeck shows the effects about true loneliness.

Steinbeck and Fitzgerald show us two sides of loneliness. In the Great Gatsby, the characters have so much, yet truly have so little. While Daisy’s material possessions were vast, she had no real relationships with those around her. In Of Mice and Men the

Loneliness can be concealed and be hidden through numerous different facades with various personality. It is hard to identify if someone is lonely as loneliness has many forms in distinct people. Isolation can lead to depression which then leads to suicide if it is not dealt with. Around 350 million people around the world have depression and around 50% of suicidal deaths have major depression (“Depression: Facts, Statistics & You”). In the book The Great Gatsby a character named Jay Gatsby has extravagant parties with hundreds of people. Gatsby knew many people but he didn’t truly know them. Gatsby encounters his demise in the end of the book and Gatsby’s desolation is inherently exhibited as nobody is present at Gatsby’s funeral. In the book Of Mice and Men two characters named Lennie and George are men who work on a ranch and consistently take care of each other. They are confidants with each other as they have been friends since childhood. In the end of Of Mice and Men, Lennie kills a woman and thus the whole ranch wants to lynch Lennie. George discovers Lennie and takes mercy on Lennie as the whole ranch wants to kill Lennie in an agonizing way. So George shoots Lennie in the back of the head. George feels true loneliness as his one true friend he knew most of his whole life is now gone forever. Steinbeck and Fitzgerald show characters who are isolated and lonely and show us friendship is important in everyone's lives.

Everyone becomes lonely due to hard conditions. Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, illustrates the feeling of loneliness on a ranch in the early 1930’s. This book shows how people are driven to try and find friendships in order to escape from loneliness. Steinbeck creates an isolated and blue atmosphere at many times in the book. He uses place names to give the setting a sense of desolation right from the start, and reinforces it with the characters readers meet throughout the book. Curley’s wife and Crooks are clear examples of what loneliness can drive people to do. Steinbeck’s book shows the importance of friendships in overcoming loneliness.

The Great Gatsby is often considered to be the great American novel. However, this notion must be challenged because the ideas that F. Scott Fitzgerald presents in his classic masterpiece clash with the distinctly “American” ideologies that citizens of this great country have been spoon-fed since birth. Ideas such as capitalism, the American Dream, and self-actualization are presented in one form or another and then systematically dismantled to show just how fragile they really are. In his famous novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald emphasizes the despondency of class struggle and other Marxist ideologies through literary devices such as setting, imagery, and character development. Ultimately, Fitzgerald offers a negative critique on how social

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

George’s internal battle highlights one of the prominent themes of book: that loneliness leads to suffering,

In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the topic of loneliness is very heavily emphasized throughout the story. This is especially noticeable in the fact that George and Lennie are very unique in that they travel together, which is something most migrant workers do not do. It seems that almost everyone on the ranch is lonely in some way or another, from Crooks to Candy to Curley’s wife. Through the use of dialogue and characterization, Steinbeck demonstrates that loneliness can be caused by social barriers or personal choice, and sometimes both.

The Great Gatsby is an American novel written in 1925 by F. Scott Fitzgerald. One of the themes of the book is the American Dream. The American Dream is an idea in which Americans believe through hard work they can achieve success and prosperity in the free world. In F. Scott Fitzgerald 's novel, The Great Gatsby, the American Dream leads to popularity, extreme jealousy and false happiness. Jay Gatsby’s recent fortune and wealthiness helped him earn a high social position and become one of the most recognizable men in West Egg. Gatsby is jealous of Tom Buchanan’s prosperous life and beautiful wife, Daisy, which motivated him to become wealthy in order for him to win back Daisy, the love of his life. Throughout the novel, Daisy’s attitude remains superficially happy to mask her pain at her husband 's constant infidelity. Gatsby contemporary success and riches led him to become extremely wealthy and one of the most popular men in West Egg.

Though many generations have defined the American Dream as obtaining economic success and prosperity, for many people, economic security is rather something that corrupts the mind and leads to the degradation of one’s soul. The Great Gatsby, Her Kind, and Friends all depict people of different backgrounds that are deeply affected by the culture of their upbringing. They support the idea that the American Dream is ultimately not about wealth, rather it is about seizing opportunities and the freedom of choice.

Humans as a species, are very social creatures. When we are faced with loneliness, we start to see changes in the way we act. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck writes about George and Lennie who start working on a plantation and face obstacles together but are separated from each other in the end. In this novella, loneliness can make people cruel, angry or depressed. This is seen by how people react to George and Lennie being friends or how Crooks deals with the loneliness and looking at George and Lennie’s friendship.

“By 1929 it was estimated that there were 219,000 speakeasies in the United States, 32,000 of which were in New York City” (Boardman 71). People of the 1920s used Prohibition to get ahead in society by selling alcohol illegally. F. Scott Fitzgerald, wrote, The Great Gatsby, which takes place in Long Island, near New York City, during the 1920s. In the novel, the main character, Jay Gatsby, is a successful man who has participated in shady businesses to get what he wants. In, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald portrays the corruption of American society using Prohibition and how it brought about the rise of organized crime in the 1920s.

”You never realize how lonely you are until it’s the end of the day and you got a bunch of things to talk about and no one to talk to.” In the book Mice of Men by John Steinbeck he expresses loneliness through many of his characters in his book. Loneliness is a theme that is throughout the story that so many characters had. Their loneliness can let us see that characters in a different light and Steinbeck wants the reader to see. George, Crooks, and Curley’s Wife are characters that have loneliness that festers inside of them in different ways.

At some point in one’s life there is not only contentment or grief, but a state of loneliness. Loneliness is a part of human life, although some suffer from isolation more than others. Being lonely can lead to depression or create a different persona in oneself. Struggling through isolation can eventually kill one’s soul, expecting no hope or ending up in dangerous situations. The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck portrays the theme of loneliness especially through two characters. Crooks and Curley’s wife experience the state of isolation as they crave for a friend or someone they can talk with. Steinbeck urges readers to feel pathos when analyzing Crooks and Curley’s wife through the nature of their isolation, their actions and