The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is told from the perspective of one of the main characters, Nick Carraway. Nick tells the story of a man named Jay Gatsby, who is his neighbor in the West Egg. Fitzgerald portrays Gatsby as a man who everyone wants to know and copy but deep down are very envious of him. Gatsby trusts few people and those whom he trusts know his life story. To everyone else, he is a mystery. Everyone seems obsessed with Jay Gatsby. For this reason the novel revolves about rumors of Gatsby rather than the truth.

Since American literature’s emergence, the American dream has become a conceptual ideal for many people throughout history. Although the dream has its own distinct aspects throughout different time periods, it predominantly focuses on the foundations of wealth, success and a desire for something greater. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fiction novel, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, the protagonist, is primarily known for the numerous lavish parties he throws each weekend at his ostentatious mansion in West Egg in an attempt to reunite with Daisy Buchanan, a woman he falls in love with prior to entering the war before the Roaring Twenties. However, he is seized with an impotent realization on the fact that his wealth cannot afford him the same privileges as others that are born into the upper echelon. Gatsby is completely blinded from his opulent possessions until he becomes oblivious of the fact that money cannot buy love or happiness. Throughout the story, the predilection for materialistic features causes many characters to lose sight of their aspirations, demonstrating how a dream can become easily corrupt by one’s focus on acquiring wealth and power.

In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is seen as a mysterious character that’s not called great or bad. The Great Gatsby takes place in the 1920’s during the “roaring twenties” or called as the “Jazz Age”, a period ending the Great Depression and an era where jazz and dancing become trendy. Gatsby does not seem to be fit to be called “great”, instead he is fit for being called a determined man. Some may not call Gatsby “great” because of his lies and some will call him “great” because he is a man who is determined to get Daisy back from Tom or because Gatsby is a nice man who does not have much ignorance like Tom. An example why Gatsby do not deserve to be called a “great” man is because he is a liar and a “great” man does not

The image of the green light in the novel Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a significant symbol which shows Gatsby's dream and what gatsby longs for. Throughout the novel Fitzgerald uses many other images or symbols. At first, it may seem very basic, but when the symbol is closely studied, the symbols mean a lot more found. Fitzgerald uses these symbols to make a point to the reader. He then uses this point for a deeper meaning, into a myth about America. The green light in the novel clearly shows an example of this.

A few symbolisms in novels are as memorable as the green light in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Shining at the end of Daisy’s dock, it is close enough to be seen, but too far away to be reached. Still, Gatsby, an eternal optimist, stares at it at night, as if it showed him that all his far-away dreams were about to come true. The green light in The Great Gatsby is symbolic of hope, a source of inspiration, and a representation of the American Dream to Gatsby and to the novel’s readers.

The Great Gatsby is a book with complex, interesting characters. These characters have been depicted by different illustrations and actors. Within these portrayals the characters, they keep the same characteristics and physical features. The Leonardo DiCaprio movie does an amazing job of physically embodying these characters. Within the following I state which actors I can see as fitting for the main characters.

He began as the son of an impoverished father, but got to the pinnacle of wealth through this dedication. His father reveals to Nick that even as a boy Gatsby refused to waste a moment of his time. After showing Nick a schedule Gatsby wrote when he was young, Gatsby’s Father claims that, “Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He always had some resolves like this or something,” (9). This quote reveals a foundation of Gatsby’s character and work ethic. He refuses to stay idle and always has to be doing something to better himself or his situation. This perseverance followed him through life and when he met Daisy it took on a focus. He developed a passion and decided he needed to have Daisy at all costs. He would do crazy thing fueled by this passion. It is revealed that “he’s read a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy’s name,”(4). This kind of love and hope fueled Gatsby. It is why he worked so hard his whole life and drove him to follow his passion, Daisy. The daily motivation for Gatsby to keep working so hard was the green light on Daisy’s dock. Nick proclaims that, “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us.”(9). This quote demonstrates Gatsby’s optimism even when characters like Nick see the world as desolate. It is evident that Gatsby’s passion flowed through him like blood and that his hard work was a consequence of

I consider myself relatively adequate in terms of my writing skills. In highschool I spent a majority of my freshman year reading classics and analyzing the themes and motifs in said novels. My main issue was development because I felt that most statements or inferences could be made in terse arguments. By sophomore year I found my struggle to be the absolute opposite with issues in condensing my writing pieces. While I did spend a majority of my highschool experience dealing with various writing difficulties, I was able to overcome them and they left me prepared for a challenge.

Greatness lies in everyone despite who you are or what you do. You can be anything in the world and still be great if you care enough about something that you are willing to do anything for it. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, he illustrates this idea. Gatsby was truly great because he did everything for the one he truly loved, which was Daisy despite how he made his money.

The Great Gatsby is the story of prosperous yet ambitious people who live in the high esteemed “eggs” of New York during the 1920’s. Nick Carraway is from the Western side of the United States and moves to New York for work. He soon learns that he moved in next to Gatsby, an eccentric man who throws mysterious parties for seemingly almost no reason. From the eyes of Carraway, Gatsby is intriguing and does not fit in his scope of common values. Throughout the rest of the book he tries to categorize the other characters based on their attitudes and behavior towards each other. In the world of Gatsby, Nick Carroway compares his personal morals to the wealthy western society and status quos including gender roles and loyalty.

Charles de Montesquieu says that "to become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them". Throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby , protagonist Jay Gatsby progresses as a hero through his dedication for love, his youthful dreams, and his Christ-like persona. His passion for love reflects in his greatness; for he proves commitment, dedication, and a loving soul for others. Jay Gatsby lives the model of the American Dream in a youthful and undertaking way. Extravagance combined with dreams for success comes greatness. Gatsby also is considered a vision of Jesus Christ as the novel uses different biblical allusions to prove his greatness as a relatable leader.

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The one thing that Gatsby really wanted to show to Daisy was the mansion and the valuable belongings he owned. The reason he was so focused on making it sure it happened, could be for various reasons. When Daisy left Gatsby to marry Tom, Gatsby was heartbroken. The reason was not because she didn't love Gatsby, it was simply due to the fact that Gatsby didn’t have enough wealth back then compared to Tom. Daisy came from a not so wealthy family and having wealth played an important part in her life. So when she had an option to choose Gatsby, someone she loved or Tom, a person who had a lot of wealth, she chose money over love. Now that Gatsby has earned more money than Tom, he is trying to gain Daisy, wanting her to realize, that he has everything she wanted and can provide and support anything she wants.

There is vast and deep connection between the author’s life and the novel. The author portrayed his real life-based situation in the novel through which he went. The author explained how seventeen-year-old young lady became the reason of his downfall. He fell and wanted to marry the girl named Zelda Sayre who had deep desire for Fitzgerald’s wealth, fame, money and material luxury. Both Gatsby and Fitzgerald idolize wealth and luxury and at last fell in love with a beautiful woman when they stopped at a military camp in the South. After, author fell in love with Zelda; he tried to convince her by attending reckless Saturday parties and wanted to win Zelda’s love by writing to earn money. In the novel, same thing happened with Gatsby, he

Gatsby’s pursuit of the American Dream is not due to a desire to achieve extreme wealth and social status, but rather for Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby first met Daisy while he was serving as a lieutenant in army. Even though Daisy and Gatsby immediately connected, he was not a suitable husband as he was not from “the same stratum” (Fitzgerald 149). This realization caused Gatsby to pursue the American