The Great Gatsby

surrounded the funeral. Swarms of reporters, journalists, and gossipmongers descend on the mansion in the aftermath of the murder. Wild, untrue stories, more exaggerated than the rumors about Gatsby when he was throwing his parties, circulate about the nature of Gatsby’s relationship to Myrtle and Wilson. Feeling that Gatsby would not want to go through a funeral alone, Nick tries to hold a large funeral for him, but all of Gatsby’s former friends and acquaintances have either disappeared—Tom and Daisy, for

In The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, dreams, goals, and ambitions have a way of enticing and enchanting the characters. A goal becomes more than a goal; it becomes something into which the characters submerge themselves and by which they define themselves. These dreams then set up impossible expectations which are detached from what can realistically be achieved. Gatsby dreams of love with Daisy, a dream which eventually consumes his life. It seduces him into giving himself up entirely

understand all the symbolism in The Great Gatsby I use two iconic symbols in my book cover. I used the green light and the eyes of Dr. T.J Eckleberg. The green light symbolizes one of Gatsby’s greatest desires that's just across the bay ,Daisy Buchanan. The ever judging eyes of the doctor are what I believe to be the eyes of god judging his children and all their drama as they drive by slowly their lives spiraling out of control. I used both together because Gatsby used so many people to try and get

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald suggests that the american dream a delusion, He goes on to suggest that the people who pursue it are unsatisfied or corrupt, and the pursuit of the American dream is ultimately a tragedy. The American dream says that any single individual can be successful if they try hard enough to be. The way to be successful though, it to use your gifts and natural abilities to word hard and earn your keep. Gatsby tries to be the Epitome of The American Dream. He came

The book the Great Gatsby starts off, portraying Gatsby as some mysterious, wealthy businessman who is above all. As the story progresses, that mysterious feeling wouldn’t shake. He was desperate for money after Dan Cody’s death, but it always seemed that the money wasn't for himself. Every weekend, people would just show up to his house and just use him for his possessions. Class can be changed but it’s not always better, in the end Gatsby's wealthy didn’t help him achieve his desire to win over

Jay Gatsby and Quentin Compson come from noticeably different families, but they are similar in more ways than expected. Their similarities are worth examining, despite the few differences between the two, such as their personalities and upbringings. Gatsby and Quentin both have obsessions with the past, the women that they love, as well as a desire to solely possess these women. By considering these characters from Sound and the Fury and The Great Gatsby together, important life lessons can be learned

The Great Gatsby is a marvelous piece of American literature with many underlying themes. For example, love, wealth, society and class, marriage, lies and deceit, the list could go on. Needless to say, it is a very deep, well thought out storyline. Most of all, love is an extremely prominent factor in this book that needs to brought about and examined. Is there a difference between love and romance? As it seems in this book, the reader may find themselves repeatedly asking some questions that this

The Female Images and Senses In the Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is the representative work of Fitzgerald, which published in 1925. This novel profoundly demonstrates the spirit and the state of mind of the United States in the 1920’s. In this novel, the author not only depicts the typical male characters in American society at that age successfully, but also portrays the typical female images in American society through Daisy, Jordan, Myrtle three female characters. After referring some

reader is important because it keeps them interested, and allows them to explore what the symbol's meaning is and how it contributes to a storyline. F. Scott Fitzgerald is considered to be a master of this technique. Throughout his novel, The Great Gatsby, he uses symbolism in many ways to contribute to the theme, money effects one's actions, personality, and feelings when they let the idea of wealth consume them. Major symbolisms Fitzgerald uses to support the theme would be the billboard of Doctor

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the reader is able to observe what it would be like to try to do either. As Fitzgerald adopts the two themes through very dynamic characters, he allows every reader to connect with the desire to live the American Dream. Living in the past is impossible, and not seeing what is obvious is embarrassing. The reader can observe that it is impossible to live in the past, despite Gasby’s numerous efforts to do so. When Nick tries to convince Gatsby that the