Great Gatsby Carelessness Quotes

"This is a valley of ashes-a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens, where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air. Occasionally a line of gray cars crawls along an invisible track, gives out a ghastly creak and comes to rest, and immediately the ash-gray men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud which screens their obscure operation from your sight." Page 27

The emerging inequitable class systems and antagonisms of the nineteen twenties saw the traditional order and moral values challenged, as well as the creation of great wealth for few and poverty for many. The Great Gatsby, written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, explores the causes and effects of the unbalanced class structures. Fitzgerald outlines the idea that the desire to accumulate wealth and status is a common ambition amongst the lower classes; when that desire is reached, the traditional upper class is challenged by the emerging newly wealthy, which finally leads to destructive consequences. By creating rigid class structures, traditional upper class, new wealth, and the poor in The Great Gatsby, it is

"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

The novel ,The Great Gatsby, is mostly based around the past events of the life of Jay Gatsby. During the entire storyline up until his tragic death, Jay is chasing and yearning for his past. As I read, I found many symbols in the novel that can be related to the past Jay so desperately desires. The green light at the end of the dock, the extravagant parties thrown in hope, anything can be a symbol because Jay Gatsby lives for the past.

"They're a rotten crowd, I shouted across the lawn. You're worth the whole damn bunch put together"(186). One of the few words at the end of the story that Nick told Gatsby, he actually meant that was not a lie. This was also the last thing nick said to Gatsby before he left to his train.Gatsby was later killed before Nick had a chance to come back.. In the Great Gatsby.F. Scott Fitzgerald, demonstrates you can not relive in the past as the outcome will lead you towards an unknown place you never seen before, far from where you want to be.

Long lost love, extravagant parties, secret lives, and mysterious deaths, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is driven by the power and importance of wealth. Fitzgerald wrote this novel in the 1920’s, a time where wealth distinguished those from the rest, and throughout The Great Gatsby one can see many similar parallels from the the book, to the environment and values during the 1920’s. Almost every character through the novel displays the idea and mentality that money is the power in the world, and that money really does buy happiness. Although Fitzgerald's novel generally seems like a mysterious, love story the book is driven by the idea and importance of wealth.

In 1925, American author F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel, The Great Gatsby. The novel has withstood the changes brought with time and continues to be read. For years, critics and readers have analyzed and overanalyzed the novel, creating their own theories about which character represents what and why someone did a certain thing. While some people continue to come up with like theories, none can be confirmed and it is left to the reader to decide what Fitzgerald’s purpose is. In my own personal opinion, Fitzgerald’s purpose is to warn readers of the dangers wealth can bring when you allow yourself to become caught up with the need to be the richest, most powerful man in a room.

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby, many things revolve around money. This book is about a man named Jay Gatsby who longs for a relationship with Daisy. Gatsby lives in an outrageous mansion on the water and also throws insane parties. The reason for his luxurious lifestyle is his love for Daisy. Because of this, he gets himself into sticky situations that would risk his life. Three characters who live a materialistic lifestyle and had self-destructive behaviors that eventually lead to corruption and deceit are Gatsby, Tom and Daisy.

‘The Great Gatsby’ novel by F. Scott Fitzgeralds is a novel that has symbolic life lessons that have shaped my values and realities of life. This novel is about Nick Carraway, the narrator, that tells the story of Jay Gatsby a millionaire purposing the American Dream at the cost of losing himself. A key quote in the novel demonstrated the reality of wealth doesn’t define a person. But consumes them was illustrated when Carraway first saw Gatsby. “I could have sworn he was

Tala El Miligy English 11 Ms. Lee December 9th 2015 The Great Gatsby Essay Benjamin Franklin once said, “Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.”

A great example of this, is within the first few chapters of the book when, a younger, Nick is talking to his father about a girl he fancied. Nick discovers upon talking to his father that the girl he liked was spending time with another boy (Hemingway, Pg. 32). Within this passage Nick keeps the conversation about Prudence indicating that the situation is very upsetting to him. At one point within the passage Nick even begins to cry, however he kept his face towards the plate to not let his father see (Hemingway, Pg. 32). Prudence spending time with another boy really hurt Nick, however he never let his dad see his pain. Towards the end of the passage Nick discusses going back to his room and states, “My heart’s broken” (Hemingway, Pg. 32).

The captivating author Fitzgerald reveals evidence that societal status is important in The Great Gatsby. Wealth alone does not determine the class to which one belongs. However, ones distinctive class is determined by the basis of that wealth, for example old money, new money, and no money. West egg, which was the new money was where Nick moved, seeking to become a “well-rounded man” (Nick, chap. 1). West egg were the perpetrators because they had to work for superiority. Society and class alone made those in east egg arrogant because their money was considered old money. For instance, Tom Buchanan was judgmental and superficial due to his money, but really he was just blessed with generations of privileges (nick, chp.1). In The Great Gatsby societal status is important to the ones who

The social hierarchy is influenced by the amount of money one owns which determines whether one can attain their dream. By creating apparent social classes within ‘The Great Gatsby’ – old money, new money and no money, Fitzgerald strongly suggests that American society is intensely stigmatised. Daisy, Tom and Jordan represent the elite social class of society where despite their problems and failures they are always protected and immune by their wealth. Tom refers to Gatsby as ‘Mr Nobody from nowhere” and a “common swindler who would have to steal the ring he put on her finger” as he boasts about his hereditary wealth compared to the other distinct elite group of society who acquire their wealth through business deals, which are sometimes corrupt. Although Fitzgerald mainly attacks the rich, by making them look judgemental, superior and selfish, evidently the lower class of society are vulnerable within American society. This is shown where so many, like Myrtle,

In today’s society many things revolve around your social class, and is that the way things should be? How big of a house you live in, what type of clothes you wear, how much money you have, are all questions that come into effect in today’s world. In the novel The Great Gatsby the theme of social class comes into effect quite often. All of the characters constantly pretend to be someone they are not just trying to be noticed by society. The author F. Scott Fitzgerald uses two main different ways to show social stratification in the book. The first one the author uses is where they live, and how nice their neighborhood and houses are. The second and biggest example that is used is the amount of money each different group has. This essay will discuss how the book, The Great Gatsby uses the social issue of different social classes to show how much of an effect it can put on people.

In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald offers up commentary on a variety of themes — justice, power, greed, betrayal, the American dream, and so on. Of all the themes, perhaps none is more well developed than that of social stratification. The Great Gatsby is regarded as a brilliant piece of social commentary, offering a vivid peek into American life in the 1920s. Fitzgerald carefully sets up his novel into distinct groups but, in the end, each group has its own problems to contend with, leaving a powerful reminder of what a precarious place the world really is. By creating distinct social classes — old money, new money, and no money — Fitzgerald sends strong messages about the elitism running throughout every strata of society.