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- 81: The Great Gatsby 4
- Characters in books can reveal the authors feeling toward the world. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald suggested the moral decline of the period in America history through the interpersonal relationships among his characters. The book indicates the worthlessness of materialism, the futile quest of Myrtle and ... moral values had diminished. Despite his newly acquired fortune, Gatsby's monitory means could not afford his only true wish, therefore he cannot buy everything which is important to Daisy. (Fitzgerald, -page 42-) What you wish for is not always what you want or not all that glitters is gold. The wild lavishness of Gatsby's parties and the shallowness and ... who is wealthy and beautiful, symbolizes a way of life which is remote from Gatsby's and therefore more attractive because it is out of reach so he changes himself. (Fitzgerald, -page 54-) Myrtle and Gatsby both want to be part of the same elite crowd. They play a reflection of each other in the book by wanting the same ...
- 82: The Great Gatsby
- Death of American Dream In The Great Gatsby Francis Key Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby is one of the greatest revolutions in American literary history. It depth-ness still fascinates the literary experts and readers alike. The book examines several contemporary themes ... on Gatsby s life using Wilson as his tool. This novel is filled with multiple themes but the predominate one focuses on the death of the American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald is stating that the true American Dream is dead and all that it left are distorted values such as greed and materialism. This concept can be explained by how Gatsby ... she needs in order to be happy. When Gatsby asked Daisy why she didn t waited for him to get back she said, Rich girls don t marry poor boys. (Fitzgerald, P. 95) Although all of these things contribute to the theme that the American Dream is dead, no one thing illustrates it more than the character of Jay Gatsby. ...
- 83: Downfall Of The American Dream
- ... the thematic interests of the novel. The use of symbolism allows the reader to interpret the story, which in turn, stimulates a more personal, imaginative, and meaningful experience. Scott F. Fitzgerald s, The Great Gatsby, became an instant classic because of the symbolism used to enhance the theme throughout the novel. Without this symbolism, the theme of the withering American Dream ... of Ashes. When Gatsby is first seen, he stretched out his arms toward a single green light, minute and far way, that might have been the end of a dock. (Fitzgerald 26) The green light that he appears to be reaching for is the light on Daisy s dock. In Gatsby s early life he had a romantic relationship with Daisy ... know what to do. He shows her his bedroom and becomes so excited that he took out a pile of shirts and began throwing them one by one before us (Fitzgerald 97). Daisy begins to cry and says they are the most beautiful shirts she has ever seen. This disgusting display of materialism just shows how the American Dream has ...
- 84: The Great Gatsby
- By: Judd E-mail: Bergio27@aol.com Man dreams of living the life of the elite social class and of the power and admiration inherent within. F. Scott Fitzgerald comes to terms with this American dream in The Great Gatsby, a novel about social life in the 1920’s. The social hierarchy of the times plays a very important role in this novel. Here Fitzgerald illustrates three specific social classes: old money, new money, and lower class, with old money and new money taking center stage. Gatsby himself personifies new money; he made himself into ... but his inheritance. At the time, it was extremely desirable to be old money, because people looked at new money as vulgar and uncivilized. By illustrating social-economic class differences, Fitzgerald depicts the illusion of the corrupted American dream. Old money, living in the guise of the American dream, denies the entrance of new money and the lower class into ...
- 85: The Great Gatsby
- ... life and virtually impossible to touch, almost as if they were a fantasy? In The Great Gatsby, set in two tremendously wealthy communities, East Egg and West Egg, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays Jay Gatsby as a Romantic, larger-than-life, figure by setting him apart from the common person. Fitzgerald sets Gatsby in a fantasy world that, based on illusion, is of his own making. Gatsby’s possessions start to this illusion. He lives in an extremely lavish mansion. “It ... was apparently a promoted major that every Allied government gave a decoration to.” (66) However, the medal he received seemed to be either fake or borrowed. The fantasy world that Fitzgerald gives Jay Gatsby also concludes with parties that are practically like movie-like productions. These parties are so fantastic that they last from Friday nights to Monday mornings. His ...
- 86: Great Gatsby
- Great Gatsby- Fitzgerald’s view of an American Society "What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story," was said of Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is about the American Society at its worst and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. The idea ... acquire happiness. To get his happiness Jay Gatsby must reach into the past and relive an old dream. In order to achieve his dream, he must have wealth and power. Fitzgerald was wrong in the way he presented Gatsby's American Society because of the way Gatsby made money, found love, and lived his life. The way in which Gatsby ...
- 87: Summary of The Great Gatsby
- Summary of The Great Gatsby The novel, The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, made it's smashing debut during the raging twenties of America. Fitzgerald's creation critiqued the culture of America's East, and naturally people have responded with nothing but praise for the novel. Fitzgerald's use of creative writing "tricks," his description of American myths, and his parallel between Gatsby and the American identity produce a novel of perfection. His twisting and interesting ...
- 88: The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby Is Set Apart From the Common Man
- ... life and virtually impossible to touch, almost as if they were a fantasy? In The Great Gatsby, set in two tremendously wealthy communities, East Egg and West Egg, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays Jay Gatsby as a Romantic, larger-than-life, figure by setting him apart from the common person. Fitzgerald sets Gatsby in a fantasy world that, based on illusion, is of his own making. Gatsby's possessions start to this illusion. He lives in an extremely lavish mansion. “It ... was apparently a promoted major that every Allied government gave a decoration to.” (66) However, the medal he received seemed to be either fake or borrowed. The fantasy world that Fitzgerald gives Jay Gatsby also concludes with parties that are practically like movie-like productions. These parties are so fantastic that they last from Friday nights to Monday mornings. His ...
- 89: The Great Gatsby: America Degenerates into a Place of Moral Destitution
- ... created grass." Confronted by reality, Gatsby realizes how disgusting it really is compared to his world of illusions. Yet while the "whole caravansary had fallen in like a card house," Fitzgerald questions the essence of reality and asks us if it is really worth sanctifying. He demonstrates that given the ugliness of Gatsby's surroundings, his dream served a purpose, though it led to utter destruction. Fitzgerald parallels Gatsby's demise with the degeneration of the American nation. Both were once faced with a "transitory enchanted moment," a moment of infinite hope and potential. Yet their pure ... of purity, his death ensures that the "solemn dumping ground" will remain rooted in American history. It therefore follows that Gatsby's demise represents the plight of the American nation. Fitzgerald criticizes the stagnant upper class that has developed, the forgotten promise of an egalitarian society; he condemns the society that flaunts their wealth and victimizes those who fall to ...
- 90: The Great Gatsby: Illusions
- ... are set up by people and by our society. Baldwin shows that normal people don't question everything, and therefore are fooled by illusions may times. In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald suggests many things about illusion and reality. I think that the strongest thing Fitzgerald suggests is that you create your own illusion, and with this illusion, you shape the person that you are. All of the rich people in this book have some sort ... activities, and the hurting of many people. This was all done for one reason, The love of his life, who could not accept him because he was not rich enough. Fitzgerald definitely does not condemn illusion, in fact, without the illusion that he creates around Gatsby, this book would not be half the book it is. Fitzgerald is trying to ...
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