During the roaring 1920’s F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote “The Great Gatsby”. The novel centres on opulence, extravagance and self-preservation. America was descending into an age of frivolity and the freedom that wealth appeared to bring; as ‘the American economy soared…prohibition made millionaires out of bootleggers and the generation that fought the war turned to wild and extravagant living [in order] to compensate.’ Within this whirlwind of hedonism the character Jay Gatsby seizes this opportunity to become wealthy, but also a member of the elite in an attempt to actualise his dream of an ideal life with ‘the golden girl Daisy’ in a bid to ‘repeat the past’.
It is obvious from the beginning that Gatsby and Daisy will never truly be together; …show more content…
Her voice contains a ‘jingle’ to it that seems to ring in Gatsby’s ear. Daisy is born into money, it is an integral part of her character and is present in all aspects of her being it even oozes from her voice and it is evident that Gatsby can never achieve this aspect of wealth -the naturalness of it will never truly be a part of him. This is shown in Gatsby’s attempt to disguise himself as ‘old money’, by adopting old fashioned colloquial language such as his infamous catchphrase ‘old sport’ which is interjected randomly into his speech. Fitzgerald, writes Gatsby’s speech in this manner to perhaps represent the discord of Gatsby’s presence amongst the elite members of society, the phrase ‘old sport’ doesn’t flow with his regular speech and seems forced as it is symbolism for Gatsby’s acquired persona, it must be remembered. As noted by Parkinson Gatsby’s ‘adopted identity [depends] on the observer entering into a complicity of make believe’ . The concept of ‘make believe’ is quintessential to Gatsby’s character, but it is this loose grip …show more content…
As the reality is that it is much easier to achieve your dreams when they are materialistic, but more importantly when you’re already wealthy or privileged, this concept is suggested by Nick in the opening chapter: ‘“Whenever you feel like criticising anyone”, he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had”’, this quote can be applied to Gatsby as although his means of acquiring money can easily be criticised, the circumstance (growing up poor) cannot be as Gatsby like so many other people did not have the advantages other people [Nick] have
It is obvious from the beginning that Gatsby and Daisy will never truly be together; …show more content…
Her voice contains a ‘jingle’ to it that seems to ring in Gatsby’s ear. Daisy is born into money, it is an integral part of her character and is present in all aspects of her being it even oozes from her voice and it is evident that Gatsby can never achieve this aspect of wealth -the naturalness of it will never truly be a part of him. This is shown in Gatsby’s attempt to disguise himself as ‘old money’, by adopting old fashioned colloquial language such as his infamous catchphrase ‘old sport’ which is interjected randomly into his speech. Fitzgerald, writes Gatsby’s speech in this manner to perhaps represent the discord of Gatsby’s presence amongst the elite members of society, the phrase ‘old sport’ doesn’t flow with his regular speech and seems forced as it is symbolism for Gatsby’s acquired persona, it must be remembered. As noted by Parkinson Gatsby’s ‘adopted identity [depends] on the observer entering into a complicity of make believe’ . The concept of ‘make believe’ is quintessential to Gatsby’s character, but it is this loose grip …show more content…
As the reality is that it is much easier to achieve your dreams when they are materialistic, but more importantly when you’re already wealthy or privileged, this concept is suggested by Nick in the opening chapter: ‘“Whenever you feel like criticising anyone”, he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had”’, this quote can be applied to Gatsby as although his means of acquiring money can easily be criticised, the circumstance (growing up poor) cannot be as Gatsby like so many other people did not have the advantages other people [Nick] have