The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

"I couldn't forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-- they smashed up things and creatures and the retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was the kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made" (Fitzgerald 180-181). In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the characters Daisy and Tom demonstrate the theme of carelessness. Tom and Daisy show carelessness through being foolish thus lacking a lack of good sense or judgment. Furthermore, they both show the theme of carelessness by being inconsiderate of others. The theme of negligence is

In the novel, The Great Gatsby, cars serve as status symbols for various characters functioning to criticize the material carelessness of wealthy people in American Society. Moreover, Fitzgerald highlights the interactions concerning a character and their car to reveal the deceitful nature of people and their disregard for mankind.

Celebrities have gone from partying in their private lives to social media and cameras. Songs in today's society contain lyrics about drugs, alcohol and other explicit content. One celebrity who has displayed true recklessness is Miley Cyrus who has made music involving explicit content, including nudity. Her reckless has affected many people around her as she has portrayed extreme image and false hope for adolescents. Like Miley Cyrus, in Scott F. Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby, Tom Buchanan is a man who is extremely reckless. Tom is truly the only reason for his reckless behaviour which has pushed everyone that is close to him away. First, Tom Buchanan is a man with many flaws which is a result for his behaviour. Secondly, despite all

It is only shown how it is only the wealthier characters who are getting into accidents, driving recklessly, and getting out of tickets. Furthermore, the wealthier characters take advantage of the responsibility driving comes with because they feel they are invincible. As shown in “Social Class and Unethical Behaviour”, wealth drivers are prone to “jump across other cars at intersections” and even “take resources” that were “intended for others” (“Social Class and Unethical Behaviour” 2). In addition, throughout The Great Gatsby, where driving is an extremely popular motif, every car accident that takes place is caused by a wealthy character. For example, the fatal crash when Myrtle is murdered is caused by Daisy, when the “son-of-a-bitch didn’t even stopus car” (Fitzgerald 139). Daisy does not have the heart or soul to take responsibility for her careless actions and allows an innocent man,Gatsby, receive the consequences for her misjudgement, ultimately leading to his death. It is discussed in “Social Class and Unethical Behaviour” that “upper-class individuals” are more likely to “behave unethically” (“Social Class and Unethical Behaviour” 1) than people of a lower class, proving that wealthier people drive more recklessly than

Gatsby Essay Rough Draft The characters of The Great Gatsby seemed to take automobiles for granted, and many did not pay attention to any laws or drive carefully. This recklessness led to Myrtle’s death, and ultimately Gatsby’s and Wilson’s, too. In the early 1920s, Ford made automobiles more widely available and designed prices to make them affordable to the middle class.

Both Fitzgerald and Frost associate death and violence in the poetry collection and novel with the American Dream. At this time America was viewed as a land of prosperity and new money; whilst the reality included death and violence. Gatsby’s parties and extravagant lifestyle are a result of the new fortune America had in the 1920s. The reader begins to see how Fitzgerald cleverly embeds death and violence into the novel, to express his viewpoints at the end of chapter three. During the Roaring Twenties, cars were a symbol of wealth, independence and freedom; however, at the end of the chapter the first car crash of the novel takes place. The car could be representing the American Dream here, and the crash could be symbolising the Wall Street Crash that was soon to hit America. ………… described how “The Great Gatsby describes the decay of the American Dream and the want for money and materialism” . (Criticism of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby, n.d.) The metaphor of the car crash is the initial evidence Fitzgerald uses to portray the near destruction of the American Dream; ………... the “want for money and materialism” is conveyed through characters such as Daisy who is enticed by Gatsby’s new-found wealth, and through Nick Carraway who is in awe of Gatsby and all the wealth he has. The need for wealth however, is the leading factor that causes the vast amounts of death and violence in the novel, and allows this death and violence to become a norm for the characters in

Careless Characters and How Their Choices Affect Them in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

His entire personality indicates the wickedness of his actions as described in the article, “The Great Gatsby: Driving to Destruction with the Rich and Careless at the Wheel” by Jacqueline Lance. In the article Lance discusses the relationship between the characters driving habits and their overall personalities, “Tom and Daisy adhere to the story that neither of them had been involved in the death, leaving Gatsby to take the blame for the accident” (Lance 29). Although Tom knew that Daisy was the one who hit his mistress, Myrtle, both Tom and Daisy remained silent and allowed Gatsby to take the blame for their wrongdoings, once again demonstrating Tom’s destructive nature. This shows Tom to be completely oblivious to the consequences of his actions and the destruction he leaves in his wake. However, after repeating that lie over and over again, Tom quickly began to believe it.

Most Americans work hard to be better than others, achieve perfection, and hide their imperfections. Americans will do anything to hide their imperfections. This idea is present in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby and in Tennessee William’s play, A Streetcar Named Desire. In The Great Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker and Jay Gatsby appear to be living the wealthy and perfect American lifestyle compared to Nick Carraway, a man who was born and raised in the midwest and is renting a small house in West Egg, Long Island. However, Nick realizes that these innocent looking people use white to cover up their corruption and moral dishonesty. This is similar to when Blanche shows up at her sister’s doorstep wearing all white in A

Bernie Sanders once said:" For many, American Dream has become a nightmare". "American Dream", a fancy term that 's indicate the life that all Americans dream of. Freedom, rich, diversity of opportunity, respect, popular,... Basically a perfect ideal of life! But what happen when you reach the perfectness? Isn 't the value of perfect is no more valuable anymore? And "American Dream" will become meaningless? Through the "glass" of Fitzgerald, the story The Great Gatsby has genuinely portrayed the picture of the "American Dream", which also revealed the truth behind its glamorousness. The story has successfully symbolize the actual American Dream. Envy, sinful, lies, heartless, and unreachable, that 's truth behind the "fog and the green

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.

In The Great Gatsby, Scott F. Fitzgerald explores the amourous institutions of marriage (Tom and Daisy Buchanan), dating (Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker), and affairs (Tom and Myrtle Wilson) only to come to the conclusion that true love is unattainable. Gaps in gender, personal disposition, and social standing prevent these relationships from reaching their full potential. By comparing and contrasting these three different kinds of relationships with each other, Fitzgerald rejects the idea of true love and proves that without a stable foundation any relationship is destined to fail.

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

In my final paper, I will argue that F. Scott Fitzgerald represents the country in relation to civilization and the city in his novel The Great Gatsby. The setting is on Long Island and New York City in the early 1920’s shortly before the start of the great depression. This novel continually compares the fictional cities of East Egg and West Egg. These cities represent the two different sides of Long Island. The repeated comparison of the society and class distinction on the East side versus the West side of Long Island shows the difference that earning your wealth has on your morality compared to being born into it

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.