Brianna Patippe Patippe 1
Lingardo
English 11H
12/5/16
Gatsby: The American Dreamer The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the story of a mysterious, enchanting millionaire named Gatsby and his borderline obsessive fixation over Daisy Buchanan. The story of Gatsby 's life is told from the point of view of Nick Carraway. This novel captures the essence of the Roaring Twenties, which was an era of extravagance. One of the main ideas that can be interpreted from this story is that the journey one takes to achieving his or her dreams can lead to disastrous, and sometimes …show more content…
“The books? Absolutely real- have pages and everything…This fella’s a real Belasco… Knew when to stop too- didn’t cut the pages” , said by Owl Eyes.(Fitzgerald 48) The books symbolize the pretense that Gatsby puts on of being well versed and full of knowledge. However, just like the books, he is full of secrets and him being called a “Belasco” suggests that he pretends to be something that he is not. Gatsby 's parties are a symbol of his great desire to reach his goal, which includes attracting one woman. This contributes to a key central message which is no amount of money can make someone stay with you forever.Furthermore, the parties he routinely throws are nothing more but a part of his scheme to fulfill his fantasy. His motive in holding these bashes was to entice Daisy to him and hopefully seduce her. Nevertheless, the dream that he had worked so hard to reach ended up backfiring on him. By trying so hard to create a new reality for himself, he ended up succumbing to the evil of greed and lost himself, in a figurative and literal sense. Gatsby 's greed for Daisy is demonstrated through the parties he had …show more content…
She wears a white dress when she first meets Gatsby. When she was eighteen, she wore mainly white dresses and had a white car. White is universally seen as the color of innocence and purity. However, in this story it depicts selfishness and carelessness. On the outside, Daisy may have seemed pure and noble, but on the inside she was cold and cruel. For her, the most important thing was to preserve the wealth and status that she and her husband had. Any love she had for Gatsby was not strong enough to overpower her longing to maintain her rich, superficial lifestyle. Since Daisy represents greed and dishonesty, and she was the main part of Gatsby’s dream, it was inevitable for his dream to end up
Lingardo
English 11H
12/5/16
Gatsby: The American Dreamer The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the story of a mysterious, enchanting millionaire named Gatsby and his borderline obsessive fixation over Daisy Buchanan. The story of Gatsby 's life is told from the point of view of Nick Carraway. This novel captures the essence of the Roaring Twenties, which was an era of extravagance. One of the main ideas that can be interpreted from this story is that the journey one takes to achieving his or her dreams can lead to disastrous, and sometimes …show more content…
“The books? Absolutely real- have pages and everything…This fella’s a real Belasco… Knew when to stop too- didn’t cut the pages” , said by Owl Eyes.(Fitzgerald 48) The books symbolize the pretense that Gatsby puts on of being well versed and full of knowledge. However, just like the books, he is full of secrets and him being called a “Belasco” suggests that he pretends to be something that he is not. Gatsby 's parties are a symbol of his great desire to reach his goal, which includes attracting one woman. This contributes to a key central message which is no amount of money can make someone stay with you forever.Furthermore, the parties he routinely throws are nothing more but a part of his scheme to fulfill his fantasy. His motive in holding these bashes was to entice Daisy to him and hopefully seduce her. Nevertheless, the dream that he had worked so hard to reach ended up backfiring on him. By trying so hard to create a new reality for himself, he ended up succumbing to the evil of greed and lost himself, in a figurative and literal sense. Gatsby 's greed for Daisy is demonstrated through the parties he had …show more content…
She wears a white dress when she first meets Gatsby. When she was eighteen, she wore mainly white dresses and had a white car. White is universally seen as the color of innocence and purity. However, in this story it depicts selfishness and carelessness. On the outside, Daisy may have seemed pure and noble, but on the inside she was cold and cruel. For her, the most important thing was to preserve the wealth and status that she and her husband had. Any love she had for Gatsby was not strong enough to overpower her longing to maintain her rich, superficial lifestyle. Since Daisy represents greed and dishonesty, and she was the main part of Gatsby’s dream, it was inevitable for his dream to end up