The Three Houses
In Francis Scott Fitzgerald 's novel, The Great Gatsby, the houses of the three main characters represent different characteristics of their dwellers. Jay Gatsby a flashy and superficial man with a one track mind. Nick Carraway a simple and observant person. Nick 's half cousin Daisy Buchanan, who lives across the water from Nick and Gatsby with her husband Tom Buchanan. The Buchanans a cold and unloving couple both seems to care about themselves more than anyone else. How does a mansion described Gatsby’s and the Buchanan’s character? In the same way how does Nick 's bungalow describes his character? Also how could Nick, Gatsby and the Buchanans be friends even though they come from different social backgrounds?
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Gatsby’s house “is a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy” (Fitzgerald 9) which contains “a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy”(Fitzgerald 9) this demonstrates a physical illustration that Gatsby 's uses to show his wealth. Even though Gatsby 's house Implies grand and looks luxurious it is void of anyone who cared about him. The mansion and the parties establish a front to try and fill the loneliness in him and in his house. This is a direct consequence to how Gatsby 's got his wealth through his shady business. Gatsby exchanged his relationships with people for his wealth. Gatsby 's did not want anyone to close to him when he started his illegal business for fear of getting them hurt. That explains why he made the sacrifice and pushed them away. On the opposite side, the Buchanan 's house located in East Egg is home to the more prominent established wealth families. The Buchanan 's house a "red and white Georgian Colonial mansion overlooking the bay"(Fitzgerald 11) with its "wine-colored rugs"(Fitzgerald 13) is just as impressive as Gatsby 's house but much more low-key. Their stable wealth represents the exact opposite of …show more content…
Gatsby has no real friends or people that care about him. This can be seen when Nick tries to get people to come to Gatsby 's funeral. Nick says “I want to get somebody for him I want to go into the room where he lay and reassure him I 'll get somebody for you Gatsby.”(Fitzgerald 7). Nick’s ability to sympathize with others embodies the real friend that Gatsby longs for. Also Nick played the role of wing man in helping Gatsby talk to Daisy. Which further drives home the fact that Gatsby found a true friend, without hitting motives, in Nick. Like Gatsby the Buchanan suffer from the same loneliness because their relationship is built on physical things like wealth and beauty. Nick solves this problem by befriending Tom Buchanan and filling the need for companionship. Since everyone Tom associated with used him for his money Nick was a person Tom can truly connect with. The relationship between Gatsby, the Buchanan and Nick truly enforces that wealth comes at a price.
Fitzgerald truly uses the houses to convey his themes in The Great Gatsby. The symbolism of the houses shows the corruptive effect money can have on everyone. Even in the Bible it shows Fitzgerald theme when Matthew says “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle then for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!” (Matthew 19:24). Matthew is saying the exact same thing as Fitzgerald symbolizes in the houses.
In Francis Scott Fitzgerald 's novel, The Great Gatsby, the houses of the three main characters represent different characteristics of their dwellers. Jay Gatsby a flashy and superficial man with a one track mind. Nick Carraway a simple and observant person. Nick 's half cousin Daisy Buchanan, who lives across the water from Nick and Gatsby with her husband Tom Buchanan. The Buchanans a cold and unloving couple both seems to care about themselves more than anyone else. How does a mansion described Gatsby’s and the Buchanan’s character? In the same way how does Nick 's bungalow describes his character? Also how could Nick, Gatsby and the Buchanans be friends even though they come from different social backgrounds?
Gatsby’s …show more content…
Gatsby’s house “is a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy” (Fitzgerald 9) which contains “a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy”(Fitzgerald 9) this demonstrates a physical illustration that Gatsby 's uses to show his wealth. Even though Gatsby 's house Implies grand and looks luxurious it is void of anyone who cared about him. The mansion and the parties establish a front to try and fill the loneliness in him and in his house. This is a direct consequence to how Gatsby 's got his wealth through his shady business. Gatsby exchanged his relationships with people for his wealth. Gatsby 's did not want anyone to close to him when he started his illegal business for fear of getting them hurt. That explains why he made the sacrifice and pushed them away. On the opposite side, the Buchanan 's house located in East Egg is home to the more prominent established wealth families. The Buchanan 's house a "red and white Georgian Colonial mansion overlooking the bay"(Fitzgerald 11) with its "wine-colored rugs"(Fitzgerald 13) is just as impressive as Gatsby 's house but much more low-key. Their stable wealth represents the exact opposite of …show more content…
Gatsby has no real friends or people that care about him. This can be seen when Nick tries to get people to come to Gatsby 's funeral. Nick says “I want to get somebody for him I want to go into the room where he lay and reassure him I 'll get somebody for you Gatsby.”(Fitzgerald 7). Nick’s ability to sympathize with others embodies the real friend that Gatsby longs for. Also Nick played the role of wing man in helping Gatsby talk to Daisy. Which further drives home the fact that Gatsby found a true friend, without hitting motives, in Nick. Like Gatsby the Buchanan suffer from the same loneliness because their relationship is built on physical things like wealth and beauty. Nick solves this problem by befriending Tom Buchanan and filling the need for companionship. Since everyone Tom associated with used him for his money Nick was a person Tom can truly connect with. The relationship between Gatsby, the Buchanan and Nick truly enforces that wealth comes at a price.
Fitzgerald truly uses the houses to convey his themes in The Great Gatsby. The symbolism of the houses shows the corruptive effect money can have on everyone. Even in the Bible it shows Fitzgerald theme when Matthew says “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle then for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!” (Matthew 19:24). Matthew is saying the exact same thing as Fitzgerald symbolizes in the houses.