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 Roaring Twenties era was a time of not only of crime, changing action and roles of women, but also of many other different social and cultural trends. The 1920s was the Progressive era that was a response to the Gilded Age. The Progressive era was filled with many reformers that aimed to reform the social issues like the women’s movement who had started a temperance movement to prohibit people from drinking. The 1920s was also a time of a social gap where the wealthy got more rich and the poor increased and stayed beyond the poverty line. In the Great Gatsby, the Valley of Ashes, automobiles, crime, and homes symbolize the social classes, and other cultural and social trends of the 1920s.

Because of his family’s money, Tom has always had the ability to control his life, which caused him to become a control freak. We see this when he talks of “profound” books that claim the white race is superior to all other races and if they do not watch out, the “other races will have control of things,” (Fitzgerald 13). The way he speaks of the other races is as if they are mentally and physically unable to contribute to society. Additionally, Tom Buchanan is such a hypocrite when it comes to Daisy having a relationship with Gatsby. He says shortly after meeting Gatsby, “I wonder where in the devil he met Daisy. By God, I may be old fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me,” (Fitzgerald 103). Despite being the one who runs around meeting sketchy girls all the time, having a full on affair with Myrtle, Tom does not like the idea of Daisy being with anyone else because it means that he has lost control of her. Thus, in his desire for control which came about because of his privileged upbringing, Tom is extremely hypocritical, which shows the corrupt nature of wealth. Both Tom and Daisy exist in the Great Gatsby as examples of the corrupting nature of money, which is exemplified through the whole

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.

A man, who bases his future objectives on past experiences, will end up destroying their own dreams. The Roaring Twenties a time of partying, spending money, and lavish life where anybody and everybody was having the best time of their lives. An example of these extravagant times was in the the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Who shows that money can corrupt a person 's relationship with others. Set in Long Island a town called West Egg in the 1920s, the novel The Great Gatsby shows how relationships have a big meaning in what people 's lives are really about. It turns the characters into only caring about money and their social status. Money controls their every move, and with just a glimpse into the life of luxury they

This confusion causes Gatsby to overlook many important details that would have saved him the immense sorrow he experiences when he no longer sees the green light at the end of Daisy’s deck. Gatsby obtained his wealth through the illegal booming business of bootlegging; however, Gatsby does not disclose this information to anyone. Instead, everyone believes that “he was once an oxford man” (49) and worked his way up from there. Maintaining this persona causes Gatsby to be less perceptive to what is going on around him. For example, before Daisy visits Nick’s house, Nick says a man “tapped at my front door and said that Mr. Gatsby had sent him over to cut my grass” (83). Gatsby is so nervous ensuring everything is perfect and that his wealth is properly displayed that he fails to get a real sense of Daisy’s emotions towards him. Gatsby continues to think that his dream is attainable even though there are signs in front of him that plead otherwise. Gatsby not only has an illusion for himself, for but daisy as well. Over the five years Gatsby has spent trying to meet Daisy, he idolizes her. As a result, he has exceptionally high standards for her and believes that she is absolutely flawless and the epitome of perfection. Nick expresses his concern that daisy may not live up to his standards as he says “there must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams” (95). Gatsby is unable to see past the picture he has manifested in his

To this day and age, nearly 100 years into the future, the 1920s are seen as a decade of good music, outrageous parties, and beautiful people. However, in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the degeneration of society and people during that time due to their immaculate wealth and their glamorous lives is captured perfectly. The entire book seems to revolve around one major theme: the decline of the American dream and the perfect society that supposedly came with it. This is set apart from the other themes in the book because instead of being mentioned directly, it is hinted at by means of oratorical words and phrases. Throughout The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald successfully condemns the corruption of the jazz age through the use of

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.

Dreams are an escape from reality to a world of imagination that is ideal for someone. However, we get overwhelmed with our fantasies, we lose touch with reality. In the text, “Is The Great Gatsby the Most Overrated Literary Novel of All Time,” Daniel Honan argues that the classic American novel, The Great Gatsby is an overrated novel in his opinion. Honan challenges his claim on the novel by questioning, should his book be considered an American classic? Author, F.Scott Fitzgerald, portrays his novel The Great Gatsby with a unique writing style, structure, and captures life in the 1920s realistically. Fitzgerald demonstrates the theme of illusion vs. reality by showing life in the Roaring 20 was not as glamorous it seemed to be through his character’s lifestyles. With such a decorative and fast pace life the characters start to lose touch with reality, therefore tricking them into mistaking their illusion as reality. Fitzgerald was able to tie in the theme of illusion vs. real into his novel effectively due to how he used his characters to connect to people in that time period and even now. Therefore making The Great Gatsby a true American novel and making Honan claim invalid.

When initially thinking of the 1920’s, people envision a time of grandeur and secrecy that developed as a result of the prohibition movement. People were finally alive following a time of great nationwide tribulation, and constantly dancing to the tune of jazz music throughout the big cities of the country. The affluent were living in more excess and luxury than ever before, while the poor were steadily rising towards socio-economic change. The music, the art, and the literature were at the peak of creativity and from the inception of this roaring decade, came the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925), later turned into a movie by Baz Luhrmann (2013). Fitzgerald’s imagination, and Luhrmann’s twenty-first century revamp, takes the reader into the life of a young man named Nick Carraway, newly arrived in New York City to make a life for himself as a bonds salesman, despite his underlying desire to become a writer. Over the course of his first, and last, summer on the east coast Nick reconnects with his wealthy, flirtatious cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband Tom, learning that even the most elite members of New York society have their secrets and insecurities. Along with these new revelations comes the introduction of Nicks illusive neighbor Jay Gatsby, a man of immense suspicion and new wealth. As the summer draws to its conclusion affairs are revealed, and a final collision changes the fates of all of the key characters for the rest of their lives

The Great Gatsby by. Scott Fitzgerald offers many types of feelings from feelings of love to jealousy, greed, and deceit. However, each character was fighting to find their inner peace and happiness, but the book overall was really about society and its downfalls. The book is written by Nike, who at one point in time was Jay Gatsby’s neighbor. Throughout the book, there wasn’t a character that didn’t have their own sort of crazy issue happening. This book takes place in the 1920’s when things were really starting to boom for the United States right after the war, especially speaking of the 1920’s and the decayed moral values. One affair that I recall this book really does is it grants you a respectable image of that, and the many downfalls taking place at that period of time. The author composed this novel to describe the problems of the world, and that you cannot place all of your goals and aspirations in material objects and other people 's happiness.

American dream was a constant topic all over the world. In different period there were different definitions of American dream. In the early of time, it concluded some elements about equal, right and freedom. These were basic of American dream. People had equally right and had freedom belief. In the American, there were many chances to get rich and people hoped to seek the good life. But with the developed of the economy, American dream had new definition. American dream gradually became to seek a quickly way to get rich rather than trying their hard to get rich. Also this was the period after the second war, and people enjoyed the happy life and wealth life. The young generation was addicted to American dream and crazy to accumulate

Prior to the first World War, Americans had noble goals and pursued the dream of happiness. The American Dream, described by F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby, differs from the original dream. Instead of achieving actual happiness, Americans got caught up in a new dream motivated by materialism and wealth. The novel emphasizes that having money does not imply happiness. Many people fell short of this new dream, and even those with money at their disposal were still not satisfied. Throughout The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses several characters to illustrate the perversion of the American Dream ultimately responsible for their dissatisfaction and restlessness.

After World War I, America offered the potential for boundless financial and social opportunities for those willing to work hard—an American Dream. The American Dream is defined as someone starting low on the economic or social level, and working hard towards prosperity and or wealth and fame. Establishing fame, becoming wealthy, having lavish luxuries, and a happy family would come to symbolize this dream. For some, however, striving for and realizing that dream ruined them, as many acquired wealth only to pursue pleasure. Even though the characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby appear to relish the freedom of the 1920s, their lives demonstrate the emptiness that results when wealth and pleasure become ends in themselves. Specifically, the empty lives of three characters from this novel— George Wilson, Jay Gatsby, and Daisy Buchanan—show that chasing hollow dreams results only in misery.