Types Of Intelligence In The Great Gatsby

People conceal who they really are; they prefer to let others see them in the most agreeable terms. The influence of classes, popularity, money, and trends can cause trouble between others. People create images for themselves to allow them to hide behind the mistakes they’ve created. Their ignorance blocks them from doing the right deed. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the Roaring Twenties biggest hits were large parties, entertainment, and the bibond business. People were separated by old money, rich families, and new money, earning one’s money themselves. They lived completely different lives in society. One of the characters, Daisy Buchanan, belongs to the old money society and lives an elegant, carefree life with her

Human nature empowers even the most unfortunate people to reach for superiority. In search of these aspirations, some people become obsessed with perfecting past decisions, or returning to a “golden time”. However, human nature renders the seeker unable to achieve such a delusion. F. Scott Fitzgerald explores this principle within his novella, The Great Gatsby. Establishing déjà vu throughout the novel, Fitzgerald juxtaposes cyclical plot with the unattainability of the past to portray flaws in human nature at what seems to be the zenith of Gatsby’s American Dream.

Self Knowledge is a very important asset to have in life. Without self knowledge, one can be viewed as someone completely different or it may lead to poor decision making. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald shows a great representation of self knowledge or lack of through the main characters and their effects. Jay Gatsby's lack of self knowledge ruins the idealistic vision of his future with Daisy which lead to a life of deception, Nick Carraway's lack of self confidence and identity leads to his character giving off the impression that he has a fake personality, and Daisy Buchanan's wrong decisions mainly lead to her lack of self knowledge. The lack of identity in one's character can lead to future problems.

Throughout The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby’s character was the strongest and most developed. In the beginning of the novel, it was challenging to get a good idea of what kind of person Gatsby was. Although, as the novel progressed, it was shown that he was very admirable, dedicated, a romantic, and always had hope.

In the great Gatsby, the whole book revolves around the mystery of this man, Jay Gatsby. All sorts of people are interested in this man for many reasons. This meaning that he is a local celebrity, he has many differences and similarities to modern celebrities.

Gatsby is a character who aspired to be successful and to realize his dreams of love and wealth, however, when he faced his reality he was never able to fully accomplish his dreams, revealing that one will use all their energy to hold on to a dream that will never reach a reality.

Have you ever noticed how people almost always talk about what they do not have instead of what they do? Well in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this is a major part of the book. Fitzgerald’s characters are used to show that people are greedy and always will be. Specifically, Fitzgerald uses Jay Gatsby to show that society is greedy because he always focuses on what he does not have instead of what he does have. First, Fitzgerald shows how Gatsby does everything to impress Daisy, by how Gatsby becomes rich to win her over and how he does everything for Daisy. Secondly, Fitzgerald shows how Gatsby throws extravagant parties to impress Daisy. Finally, he shows how Gatsby is not happy being rich or poor. This is important because

Francis Scott Fitzgerald, the author of a book widely renowned as the greatest American novel, is known for his tendency to insert autobiographical elements within his works of fiction. Within The Great Gatsby itself, Fitzgerald wrote scenes and storylines from his own corrupted and perverse experiences, ones brought about by his damaged psyche. The greatest examples of Fitzgerald’s personal biography within The Great Gatsby are the amoral female characters which he wrote. Nevertheless the fact that the 1920s are widely regarded as the era in history when feminism first began to have a fighting chance, Fitzgerald wrote his female characters as destructive forces who are less than their male counterparts and have to be controlled. Fitzgerald’s misogynistic opinions are present in Daisy, a woman villainized despite being under the control of others, Jordan, a corrupted girl who negatively represents the feminism of the jazz age, and Myrtle, a character who was written more like an animal than she was a woman. Drawing from his own negative experiences with women, including unhealthy obsessions with those out of his social league and an affair-ridden marriage with his wife, Fitzgerald branded his female characters within The Great Gatsby with practically irredeemable qualities, revealing his sexist ideals and intentions.

When surrounded by many people you learn different things. Some people choose to share this knowledge they had learned, while some people decide to retain the information. Retaining the information can affect other people. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick displays how retaining knowledge can affect people in detrimental ways. Some knowledge he keeps delays the inevitable while some other knowledge he knows stops what could happen. This is displayed through Nick not telling people about Tom’s and Daisy’s affairs, Nick not telling people about the murder, and how everyone is deceived or lied to.

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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby may be perceived as a trustworthy and good man, but the complete opposite is true. Gatsby embellishes his best features, but hides his worst. He does everything he possibly can to give the illusion that he has a perfect life, but never addresses his personal issues. Gatsby’s true personality differs greatly from how he presents himself, as proven by his tendencies to be unrealistic, immoral, and dishonest.

Innumerable literary critics are of the opinion that archetypes, which represent the universal patterns of human nature, shape the structure of a literary work. In his world renowned novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald has readers and analysts attempting to understand the truth behind the enigmatic Jay Gatsby. Throughout the story, it is evident that Gatsby is deeply in love with Daisy Buchanan and his actions are mainly focused on winning her over. Much more subliminally, Gatsby buried secrets that accounted for his mysterious persona; nobody knew his true self. Although there is evidence that shows Gatsby could be a variety of distinct archetypes, it is clear that he mainly presents both the qualities of a classic romantic and a sinister gangster.

Should the intelligence of someone decide their survival, lifestyle, and fate within the early 1900’s. Correspondingly, The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald and Chicago Directed by Rob Marshall, have two types of Women: the intellectual and the naive. While those who are intellectual manipulate others, those who are naive are manipulated by men. To be naive means to lack experience and judgement, mostly the characters in The Great Gatsby portray This by their actions. Conversely, the characters in Chicago have higher intellect, allowing them to control the media, accordingly Jordan from The Great Gatsby as she knows most of the things anyone is talking about and knows what to do. Gatsby and Tom manipulate Daisy and Myrtle, this makes it

The novel The Great Gatsby is told from the point of view of a man name Nick Carraway. Nick Carraway is a young man from Minnesota who went to Yale then to New York to study business bonds. As Nick grew up, he followed a lesson that his father gave him, which was to never judge others. Because of that lesson, Nick grew up to be someone who is tolerant, open-minded, quiet, and a good listener, which made others want to talk to him more. Nick lives on the West Egg district of Long Island next to a mysterious rich man who is later revealed to be Gatsby. Gatsby is a romantic who dreams about the past of him and Daisy. He always looks at things optimistically and always looks for a solution. Gatsby would throw these extravagant parties that

The purpose of this passage is to describe Gatsby’s traits and personality. Also this passage is to give us more information about Gatsby’s past. The passage starts with Gatsby asking if his house looks well. This characterizes Gatsby as someone who despite being very wealthy needs validation from others. This shows the theme of how despite having wealth these people do not have perfect lives. Additionally Gatsby asking of his house looks well shows that Gatsby wants to impress Daisy a lot. Gatsby has many parties and does not ask if his house looks well the so by asking before Daisy tours his house it shows that he only cares about what Daisy thinks. Furthermore Fitzgerald depicts Gatsby’s mansion as grand by pointing out the details of “every arched door and square tower.” Fitzgerald also calls it splendid.