The Great Gatsby Lawn

In Long Island and New York City, during the 1920s, the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, uses the theme geography to illustrate American society/culture. Correspondingly, the novel How to Read Literature Like a Professor, by Thomas C. Foster. Exemplifies geography as a crucial aspect in The Great Gatsby by applying geographical locations that inpreet characters, develop a plot, and emphasize the theme.

Matthew J. Bruccoli argued that “Fitzgerald superimposed a partly mythical geography upon the actual geography” in The Great Gatsby. When Bruccoli stated this he simply meant that Fitzgerald created a fictitious setting, upon the real general setting of the novel. Throughout Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, he creates places and settings as the perfect examples of the 1920’s American culture and community. I agree that this is exactly what Bruccoli meant when he stated that Fitzgerald has superimposed a partly mythical geography upon the original geography. Fitzgerald has created a mythical setting geographically by letting each origin represent an important part of 1920’s American society. In this case, those represented throughout The Great Gatsby are old aristocracy, the very rich, social decay of America, and the high quest for money and pleasure. Each of which are important to the 1920’s American culture and society. Throughout the novel, the geographical places we are introduced to are East Egg, West Egg and The Valley of Ashes. Each of these places represent a part of 1920’s America. East Egg represents the old

The great Gatsby is different but the kinda have there some reason because they both have there freedom which they both but one of the stories went left people started to kill each other people was cheating on eachother okay let's just get too it.

This passage causes you as a reader to reflect on Gatsby’s misfortunes. It begins, “He had come a long way in to his blue lawn…” Nick is reflecting on how far Gatsby has come and how he has been determined to reach his dreams. In reference to the blue lawn, I think this refers to Gatsby’s quest for the American Dream. The blue lawn is referring to Gatsby’s lawn at his home. He has become wealthy and has a huge mansion with a nice lawn and garden but he still is not happy. He throws lavish parties and lives the life of the wealthy. His acquirement of wealth is a part of the American Dream. He has the house with a picket fence and manicured lawn but doesn’t have love. He does not have the complete American Dream because he does not have

Print. Offers a new perspective of The Great Gatsby, and claims that most readers are too young to understand the main concept of the book. Clarifies the meaning of The Great Gatsby and brings out unpopular ideas that have never been heard. Encourages the reader to reevaluate the story, and to see it from a new perspective, the author’s perspective. Critiques the differences of class, gender, and classes that are portrayed in the story.This is a credible source because the author is a known book critic, as she is the “critic in residence for Georgetown University, and has won the Edgar Award for criticism.

In The Great Gatsby, the author, F Scott Fitzgerald depicts the post - war roaring 20’s, a time of overwhelming prosperity and a new found sense of hope for the future. While this novel is often perceived as a romance, it is also a criticism on the devastating nature of the elusive american dream. The story of Jay Gatsby is a representation of what had become the values of the individual at the time. With the progression of the early 1920’s the vision of the perfect life, or the american dream, had been skewed. It was replaced with greed, and an abundance of reckless spending in which the wealthier individuals placed their misguided ideas of happiness. In the Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald chooses to expose the hidden truth behind the illustrious concept of the American dream. Through his use of literary devices such as, symbolism, metaphor, and, irony the central idea of the truly unattainable American dream is supported throughout the novel.

Another significant factor that contributes to this aspiration is seen through Daisy Buchanan. In Daisy's case, it is seen that she does not thrive for happiness and is handed all the wealth and beauty without putting in the effort. For her social class, however, she was only given one job which was to be a vision of beauty with a perfect husband and children despite not being truly happy. When Daisy marries Tom, she does so not because she loves him, but because he can promise her a more comfortable and reliable life than Jay Gatsby can. She is stuck between true happiness and being blinded by wealth and comfort. Even though Gatsby want her there for him she is so enclose by Tom’s wealth that she is blind to her true

Ted Steinberg’s book American Green gives a detailed description of lawn and its role in America. He gives a history of lawn starting from the origin of the word “lawn” itself in the 16th century and gives wide-ranging anecdotes throughout the book that attempt to show the reader how obsessed Americans are with their lawns. His anecdotes are often meant to represent people all over America, but when you take a step back you realize that they are actually rare stories that provide little broader meaning. Steinberg fails to prove that American’s are obsessed with their lawns because of the poor assumptions he makes and examples he uses.

Many of the most trying and eye-opening experiences America had ever encountered took place during the years of 1919 and 1930; ranging from the end of the war to the stock market crash, the nation stayed together and developed many inventions and ideas that would drastically change the future of America. Most of the time when people speak about the 1920s they describe them as roaring. They have mental pictures that reflect women in flappers dancing with wine glasses filled to the brim in one hand and a lite cigarette in the other hand. They imagine men in expensive tuxedos buying lavish and luxury items such as cars and mansions. They think of works of literature such as The Great Gatsby that depict the 1920s as a place where people were free to do what they wanted when they wanted, whether it was legal or not. The twenties are considered a time where people had more money than they needed and they spent it accordingly. However, that is not the entire concept of the 1920s. The twenties were not just a time of over spending. They were a time of fear. People had never had nor seen this much money in circulation. They had especially not grown custom to witnessing people spend the money on items they did not need.

The American Dream is a promise and assurance of prosperity and upwards social mobility that gives people hope to strive towards success translating into wealth. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the overall meaning of the work which is to strive to make your own reputation with the American Dream to show there is a distinct social disconnection between the Eastern and Western United States. The Eastern and Western United States differ in societal values and means of acting after “ obtaining” the American Dream, the Western United States represents honesty and people who have traditional values while the East represents falsiness and artificial personas, and these

When comparing Nick`s lawn to Gatsby`s lawn, Gatsby`s is clearly much nicer. This shows the divide for the rich and the poor. The rich were able to keep a more maintained environment while the poor struggled to do so. Gatsby wants to have someone cut the grass so that when Daisy comes over it will look nice and presentable.

In the first book, a Separate Peace, by John Knowles, Gene, the narrator, meets Phineas and they become very close friends. Their life is based in the Devon high school during the WWII period. Gene goes through a lot of confusion after others blame him of pushing Phineas off a tree and breaking his leg, even if he feels very connected to Phineas as a friend. The other book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is narrated through Nick’s eyes who observes the story of his neighbor Gatsby’s difficult life as he is trying to get the person who he loves: Daisy. This book does well in representing the wealthy life and struggles during the 1920s with Gatsby’s big parties and the Buchanans capability of escaping punishment from crimes thanks to

Considered as the defining work of the 1920s, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published in 1925, when America was just coming out of one of the most violent wars in the nation’s history. World War 1 had taken the lives of many young people who fought and sacrificed for our country on another continent. The war left many families without fathers, sons, and husbands. The 1920s is an era filled with rich and dazzling history, where Americans experienced changes in lifestyle from music to rebellion against the United States government. Those that are born into that era grew up in a more carefree, extravagant environment that would affect their interactions with others as well as their attitudes about themselves and societal

One of my favorite classic rock songs has always been “Glory Days” by Bruce Springsteen. I grew up listening to my dad’s music and this is one song that has always stuck with me. When I first found out that it was inspired by the Novel “The Great Gatsby” by F Scott. Fitzgerald I was shocked, I had never really listened to the lyrics before. After Reading the book and listening to the song a few more times, I realized that every verse is loosely based on different main characters. This gave the song new meaning for me, it now makes me picture the characters from the book and also has reminiscent sadness attached to it while still connecting to the idea of the American dream, a theme which is also very prevalent in the great Gatsby. The inspiration of characters for verses in this song makes it connects with the book on a whole new level.

“What he means is; you don’t mow your lawn enough. Look at your garden, look at it for God’s sake.” (ll. 4-5, p. 151)