The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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.

Society has an obsession with money. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, wealth is portrayed in two different classes called the new money and the old money. New money refers to those who have recently made their own fortune within their own generation. Old money refers to those who have inherited money from their wealthy families in the past generations. The new money people are more extravagant with their money in order to flaunt their wealth, while the old money people are more conservative with their money because they have been around for longer and people already understand their wealth. The difference between new and old money is not

“Daisy, Daisy, Daisy!” It is all Gatsby thinks about, doesn’t it get annoying? No, suck it up because the next 787 words are all about Daisy and her association with symbols, her use of symbols, and herself as a symbol. How’s that possible, she’s 100% human in The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald? Don’t worry, the vacuous space upstairs will soon be filled. So, let’s dive in, like a dead “Gatsby” in a pool.

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the corruption of upper class America in the 1920s. This corruption, often driven by the hunger for success or money, reaches all aspects of life, warping lavishness into carelessness and desire into a burning lust. Indeed, throughout the book, Jay Gatsby, the wealthy and enigmatic protagonist, finds his affection for Daisy Fay, his first love, transformed into an all-consuming obsession.

“To do two things at once is to do neither”(Syrus). As Publilius Syrus suggests, in an age where multitasking is more common than the ideals concencentration, it is important to reconsider the capabilities of man. The idea of taking on multiple tasks underlines man’s capabilities in that it often gears the mind in two opposite directions with equal power. In this regard, though it may seem efficient, it is actually vile for man to attempt to sustain multiple projects that gear toward opposite directions. This idea is confirmed by F. Scott Fitzgeralds’ The Great Gatsby, a novel in which the protagonist Jay Gatsby illustrates why man isn’t capable of taking on two equal and opposite projects at the same time. Gatsby fails to conquer Daisy

Daisy Buchanan was possibly considered as one of the most controversial characters from the novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The author characterized Daisy in the beginning of the novel as an innocent victim torn between her two lovers-Tom Buchanan and James Gatsby. However, she gradually changes as the novel progresses into a manipulative and shallow character that corrupted Gatsby and became the primary cause of his tragedy. Being obsessed with wealth, Daisy allows herself to be spoiled by the two other characters because of her desire for money and power -which are the two most critical values in Daisy’s life. In fact, Gatsby himself has described that these aspects are mainly apparent through her voice. In this essay I will therefore aim to show how her materialistic nature and greed was depicted through the voice and Gatsby’s motive for gaining her affections.

Life is a very abstract entity that humans can interpret and perceive in many different ways. Usually, the way one looks at life is a direct reflection of their character and their beliefs. The way one looks at life also determines their level of perspective, or whether they have it at all. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald compares and contrasts the different ways humans can perceive life. Tom, a cocky and rigid ex-football player, is selfish and looks at life through a single perspective, zoomed in on him. Gatsby, an extremely mysterious and wealthy man, also looks at life through a single window, but contrary to Tom, his viewpoint is fixated on the love of his life, Daisy. Nick, the common narrator of the story, looks at life

Dance has shaped the way we look at many different things throughout history. It has shaped how people socialize, what music people listen to, and even whole eras. One such era is the roaring 1920s. How did people socialize in the 1920s? They danced the evening away. What music did people listen to? Jazz music that they could listen to while they danced the evening away. Dance was a huge part of what made up the glorious Jazz Age. So, when a book was written to describe the 1920s scene, no doubt there had to be dance, and lots of it. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the energy level of the parties, music, and dancing to represent a vast array of emotions within the characters.

"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven 't had the advantages that you 've had” (Fitzgerald 3). Many people are born into bad statistics for being able to achieve the American dream. Nick reveals this very early on in The Great Gatsby with this thought provoking quote. Not all people are born with the same advantages as others. There are many factors that have held people back from attaining their goals in our great country.. Despite the perception that Americans can move from rags to riches to live the American Dream, the trials and obstacles that underserved and minorities have to overcome reveals that the American Dream is a false hope.

A novel’s opening is a crucial foundation for any work of fiction as it prepares before the reader a roadmap for the remainder of the story. One of the great Twentieth-century American novels, F. Scott Fitzgerald questions the reliability of a first-person narrator operating as a character within the story. When Nick Carraway sits down to write about his experiences living in the East and the man who “gives his name to this book (1),” Nick consistently attempts to establish himself as a credible narrator of The Great Gatsby. Carraway exposes the unrestrained hypocrisy and moral emptiness surrounding the materialistic wealth while attempting

On January 17, 1920, the 18th Amendment was enforced throughout the United States: Prohibition. The18th Amendment banned the selling, manufacturing, and production of alcohol. Just a short thirteen years later the 21st Amendment was passed, repealing the18th Amendment. Banning alcohol intended to lower crime rates and eliminate other social problems in the early 21st century. However, the banning of alcohol did not end social problems and crimes; it sparked more organized crimes, such as bootlegging. Bootlegging was the illegal sale of alcohol that helped many people become rich fast.

Every individual has a unique perspective of the world. To people in the twentieth century United States, this perspective was largely influenced by the American Dream, the assumption that each person, no matter what their origins, could succeed in life on the sole basis of his or her own skill and effort. When people heard about this American Dream, they sought new opportunities to change their lives. While many struggled to achieve it, others corrupted it. In his novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald shows what happened to the American Dream in the 1920s. The old values that built it were corrupted by the vulgar pursuit of wealth. The value of a dollar meant little to people, and they slowly began to take advantage of all the new things around them. People not only worked to receive a paycheck, but to also show off on account of how much money they were making. We are still able to witness these things happening in our world now. In the book, Tom, Daisy and Gatsby must all have the latest and most glamorous items in order to feel worthy and content. On the other hand we have Nick who is completely content with what he has.

Nick Carraway: the novel’s narrator. He is honest, tolerant, and inclined to reserve judgment. He is also Jay Gatsby’s neighbor and good friend as well as Daisy Buchanan’s cousin. He moved from Minnesota to New York to learn the bond business after being educated at Yale and fighting in World War 1.

The Great Gatsby, a classic 1920’s novel written by F.Scott Fitzgerald, explores themes throughout the “Roaring Twenties” including those of idealism, social upheaval, and the striving of both men and women whom were eager to fulfill The American Dream. Fitzgerald uses a wide variety of characters to set up the novel in a way where it can be interpreted through various literary lenses. Tom, Daisy, and Jordan seemed to be made as classic 1920’s rich, affluent individuals whom represented those who were seen as more likely to achieve The American Dream. Upper class characters in The Great Gatsby are prone to take advantage of their wealth and luxury, making Fitzgerald a critic of their wealthy lifestyles.

Oppressive societies often negatively impact the marginalized citizens, and cause them to have unrealistic views of society. We can clearly see this in both Daisy Buchanan, and Abigail Williams.The marginalization of women causes them to have a distorted view of love. This distorted view of love often leads women to manipulate and influence the actions of those around them. Abigail Williams from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Daisy Buchanan from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby live in patriarchal societies where women are viewed as inferior to men. This role leads them to have a distorted and unrealistic view of love, which results in Daisy being viewed as selfish and Abigail’s malicious personality being revealed.