F. Scott Fitzgerald made The Great Gatsby as an critique to the American society during 1920s
The Great Gatsby is an outstanding novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which portrays all the different aspects of the American society during the ‘Roaring Twenties’. It tells the story of a man who followed the American dream and went from nothing to everything. However, even though he has all the materialistic goods a man could ever need he is missing out on the one thing he desires the most. His old but not forgotten love of his life, Daisy. The plot revolves around a tragic romantic story about a man doing his outmost in an attempt to rekindle the love with him and the woman of his life. It problematizes a series of aspects of the American society in the 1920s mainly criticizing the materialistic mindset. How the people’s main concern …show more content…
Daisy is a perfect example for how sucked up in money, belongings and goods a person can become. She rejects “real love” for doing what society expects from her, and what will bring her the most mater materialistic happiness. Even though its clear to her and everyone else that her husband cheats on her, she maintain her marriage because it is the most socially acceptable behavior. A concrete example of how absorbed in materialism daisy really is when she starts sobbing over just the visual effect Gatsby’s nice shirts give her. “they’re such beautiful shirts,” “it makes me sad because I’ve never seen such – such beautiful shirts before ”. (page. 89, The Great Gatsby, Penguin Classics)
The “Roaring Twenties” is a decade which has had a great historical impact literature wise, as well as general progress for our society. The literary work and novel “The Gatsby” resemble and portray the period remarkably well. The author F. Scott Fitzgerald with use of literary devices painted a critical yet realistic picture of the American Society in the
The Great Gatsby is an outstanding novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which portrays all the different aspects of the American society during the ‘Roaring Twenties’. It tells the story of a man who followed the American dream and went from nothing to everything. However, even though he has all the materialistic goods a man could ever need he is missing out on the one thing he desires the most. His old but not forgotten love of his life, Daisy. The plot revolves around a tragic romantic story about a man doing his outmost in an attempt to rekindle the love with him and the woman of his life. It problematizes a series of aspects of the American society in the 1920s mainly criticizing the materialistic mindset. How the people’s main concern …show more content…
Daisy is a perfect example for how sucked up in money, belongings and goods a person can become. She rejects “real love” for doing what society expects from her, and what will bring her the most mater materialistic happiness. Even though its clear to her and everyone else that her husband cheats on her, she maintain her marriage because it is the most socially acceptable behavior. A concrete example of how absorbed in materialism daisy really is when she starts sobbing over just the visual effect Gatsby’s nice shirts give her. “they’re such beautiful shirts,” “it makes me sad because I’ve never seen such – such beautiful shirts before ”. (page. 89, The Great Gatsby, Penguin Classics)
The “Roaring Twenties” is a decade which has had a great historical impact literature wise, as well as general progress for our society. The literary work and novel “The Gatsby” resemble and portray the period remarkably well. The author F. Scott Fitzgerald with use of literary devices painted a critical yet realistic picture of the American Society in the