The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tom Buchanan is one of the many colourful, intriguing and enigmatic characters of the masterpiece “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He is the antagonist of the novel and rightly so. He is racist, a hypocrite, an immoral cheater, a short-tempered brute and misogynistic. Tom is also part of an old and out dated sort of world that is being swamped all-round the edges by a new and better society. That is the reason why he is acting so tough and also why he hates Jay Gatsby so much, it is because he is afraid, afraid that the world that he knows and all the old-fashioned values of love, wealth and masculinity will come crashing down on him. He dislikes Gatsby because he is part of the new generation and he got rich by a different way

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.

The American Dream is a philosophy based off of starting from nothing and achieving family, fortune, and fame. The belief that self-determination and hard work will lead to the attainment of the American Dream is strongly tied with the American culture. This philosophical idea, however, is not portrayed in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which is often referred to as one of the “Great American Novels” to date. In terms, a “Great American Novel” should portray an honest and well-remembered character, rather than a character such as Jay Gatsby who achieved his fortune through illegal business and dies without recognition towards the end. Although Gatsby lives a lavish lifestyle that many people fantasize about, Gatsby’s American Dream is never fully fulfilled due to his failure of not having a family, successfully obtaining money the righteous way, and leaving a legacy; therefore, the novel The Great Gatsby, should not be entitled as the “Great American Novel” today.

During the 1920’s, most Americans cared about their wealth and social standing. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald displays the characters striving for happiness, love, and wealth, in which none of the characters can have all of the options in the life they have. He does this to explain his own struggle with his American dream by never having a lot of money, never being a very successful writer, and losing his golden girl. Fitzgerald portrays his pessimistic view on the struggle of fulfilling the American dream by portraying different types of people trying to achieve their own dreams with the obstacles of social status, and the influence of reputation getting in the way of their individual dreams.

Throughout the story, is becomes apparent that both Tom and Gatsby differ greatly on this integral topic. With immense wealth, comes a set of issues that plague only those who possess an extreme level of affluence. Tom is an arrogant, brutish character who in the story is portrayed as the antagonist. He is currently married to Daisy Buchanan, who is also loved by Jay Gatsby. Tom, feels as though his marriage does not bind him to only loving his beloved, but instead still allows him to engage in other activities. Tom engages in many affairs, most notable his affair with Myrtle Wilson. His actions are clearly demonstrated through the quote, “Tom ran into a wagon on the Ventura road one night and ripped a front wheel off his car. The girl who was with him got in the papers too because her arm was broken-she was one of the chambermaids in the Santa Barbara Hotel” (Fitzgerald 82). This clearly shows Tom’s disloyalty towards his wife. Due to his affluence, he believes that he can do anything in his life without consequence. He also believes that Daisy will never leave him, this idea is challenged when Gatsby returns back to Daisy’s life. Tom tries very hard to keep Daisy because he still loves her even though he loves other women simultaneously. Contrary to Tom, Gatsby is extremely loyal to Daisy, even though they were never actually wed together. Every decision he has made since his departure to serve in World War I is all to bring Daisy back into his life. His extravagant

Another false societal value The Great Gatsby indicates is the fact that people are going to be better off by having more property and belongings. By reading this book, I got a contradictory perspective. I found the understanding that one is never truly happy no matter how much money or “things” they may embrace. Look at all of the things Gatsby obtained: a mansion, enough money for parties every night, and all

Tom Buchanan, the husband of Daisy Fay, is an extremely wealthy man from Chicago. Tom loves to throw around his money. For example,“... and the day before the wedding he gave her a

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.

The world now revolves around money, holidays, money brings joy to many people, all material things. The worldś greed, money used to make people happy, to win people over. In The Great Gatsby, money; driving force for the majority of the characters actions; as a result, willing to lie and deceive in order to get what they want.

The Great Gatsby is set in the roaring 20s, a period of excitement, where music, dance, and wealth flourished across the U.S. The energy and exhilaration of the period can most clearly be seen in New York City, where this novel takes place. The individuals in The Great Gatsby seem to take part in this “thrill seeking” attitude of the 1920s and when doing so, they tend to collect things which appeal to them and are suitable for their self enjoyment. These collections are evident with most characters, but seem to be distinct with gender. The characters in The Great Gatsby reveal that the objects one collects are based on society’s social norms; therefore some individuals, specifically women, will want to collect stability and status, while

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

Society tends to have a numerous of unarticulated problems that torment its aggregate as a whole. With several issues that rankle from the center of the core to the outside, society continues to ignore the problem. “The Great Gatsby” is a symbolic interpretation on the 1920s America, in particular the demoralization of the American dream in an era of unrivaled material excess. This novel is written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and it relates to the determination of the American dream. Desire for the American dream created a loss or moral values through corruption, affairs and being wasteful.

The Great Gatsby includes many forms of important literary elements. The element that stands out the most is conflict. Throughout The Great Gatsby many conflicts arise and the main character deals with some very interesting situations. The author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, does a tremendous job of allowing those conflicts to sneak up on the reader. In The Great Gatsby, the amount of conflict surely increases towards the end, and both internal and external conflict are being shown throughout the book.

Music is an immensely powerful tool in films, as it can underscore critical themes of a film in a melodious way and augment the emotion on screen. Songs can set the tone of a movie with or without lyrics. For example, the soundtrack of the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever includes groovy songs that complement the tone of the film. The suspenseful notes of the Jaws theme suggests that danger is approaching. The soundtrack to Baz Luhrman’s The Great Gatsby is a tasteful collection of songs from artists of different genres. Through this amalgamation of genres and lyrics, the integrity of the F. Scott Fitzgerald’s piece is well maintained.

Wilma Rudolph, an American track and field sprinter, once said, “Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us” (“Wilma Rudolph Quote.”). The Great Gatsby starts off with the narrator Nick Carraway who is a nice young gentleman from the Midwest. He moves to the Midwest where he meets his neighbor James Gatz also know as, Jay Gatsby. Jay throws many lavish parties for Daisy, his longtime love that left him before the war. Gatsby sets up a tea date for Daisy at Nick’s house where Gatsby stops by. This leads to many days of Daisy stopping by and hanging out with Gatsby. Daisy never fully commits to Gatsby, but she gets his hopes up as long as it lasts. Her husband Tom has had many affairs with other women. One day Tom, Daisy, Nick, Gatsby, and Daisy’s friend, Jordan all go to the Plaza Hotel. Things get heated and Daisy leaves with Gatsby and accidently runs over Tom’s mistress, Myrtle. Tom tells, Myrtle’s husband, George that Gatsby was the one who killed Myrtle. He goes to Gatsby’s house and kills him then kills himself. The story ends with only three people showing up to Gatsby’s funeral and Nick moving back to the Midwest. In William Faulkner’s novel, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is great.