Analysis Of The Great Gatsby

In the book, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby formerly known as “James Gatz” attempts to impose himself amongst the wealthy of Long Island in order to reunite with the girl he loves. Although Gatsby doesn’t come from old money like Daisy and Tom Buchanan, he acquires his wealth by engaging in illegal acts such as bootlegging. Personally, the character of jay Gatsby resonated with myself the most as he demonstrates the struggle many go through in attempt to move up in social class. The United States established the idea in which a man can go farther in life through hard work and persistence. Yet The Great Gatsby proves that although one may be able to dress the part,to be considered “in” one has to be the part, not just “act’ it. James Gatz suffered …show more content…
The Valley of Ashes, with its dreary and depressing characteristics, was a place where dreams went to die, which is why Myrtle lived there as her dream of becoming an East or West Egger is gone as neither she nor her husband are wealthy. The eyes of Dr.Eckleburg, which look over the island, represented how no wrong deed goes unpunished, and that no matter where you go there is always someone watching. The theme of the American Dream was also represented in The Great Gatsby. In this book the American Dream had a makeover and was no longer about the bare necessities such as have a house and a family, it instead involved having luxurious goods and doing as one please without thinking about how it affects others around you. This was different to our class’s previous description of the American dream from our initial course themes study. Overall, The Great Gatsby introduced me to familiar concepts that were morphed in to extremes of themselves, which in the end pushed me to become a more analytical reader. Throughout the entire year I have read many books during independent reading time, yet the book that has resonated with me the most was my first one The Court and The Constitution. Archibald Cox’s The Court and the Constitution explains how much of a miracle the creation of the Constitution was and the significance of the decision of Marbury v Madison. It Reveals why the …show more content…
Cox told a side of the convention that isn 't normally presented, the side where delegates were their for the interest of the individual states and not so much for the countries. The delegates who were presented had greater differences than similarities. This makes the creation of the constitution seem even more miraculous as it seems the intensity of the convention would make it hard to achieve a compromise. Yet the passion behind each delegate’s wish to gain something the Constitution would also create the ideal environment for the Constitution to be well thought out. The author 's detailed analysis throughout the book gives it the edge in order to capturing yet informative. Furthermore,I enjoyed the book because I found it to be friendly towards anyone whether they lean left or right on the political scale. Republicans are very amiable to a laissez-faire policy for the economy and it was great to read a political book that didn’t over criticize this specific type of policy. Many other political-thriller books that I have read were very skewed left or very skewed right. This allows the book to be able to be enjoyed even by those who aren’t very knowledgeable of politics as they would be receiving bipartisan information.This further proves Cox’s entire message throughout the book, that the Supreme Court has the final say in our country’s policies. Overall, it