If one were to examine most forms of literature deemed “classics”, they would be able to see many trends. This may include things pertaining to the American dream, love, or like both The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost, loss and impermanence. Both Fitzgerald and Frost examine how difficult it is to hold onto something
In Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, he states that, “nature’s first green is gold, the hardest hue to hold” (Frost 1-2). In this statement he is talking about how hard it is to keep hold of something great. Frost later goes on to state, “her early leaf’s a flower, but only so for an hour” (Frost 3-4).This continues the trend that even great beauty is lost, regardless of how …show more content…
This lesson is similarly taught through Jay Gatsby’s attempts at holding onto the love he cherished with Daisy over five years ago. The audience can see that what Gatsby and Daisy had many years ago has dissolved into nothing more than a beautiful idea, in return, Gatsby is blinded by his attempts at holding on to the “gold” that he shared with Daisy. In chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby, it’s easy to see that he is obsessed with the idea of Daisy, and everything she embodies to him, so much so that he’s willing to do anything to go back to “nature’s first green”. On page 110, Nick tries to calm down Gatsby’s delusional belief that he can win Daisy back despite the fact that so many years have passed and so much has changed, however Gatsby refuses to listen and even goes so far as to completely shut Nick down, saying, “‘can’t repeat the past?’ he cried …show more content…
So eden sunk to greif” (Frost 5-6). This is an allusion to the Bible, more specifically man’s fall from the garden of Eden. Gatsby and Daisy, much like Adam and Eve, were “cast out of the garden” that had been their relationship. Daisy no longer cared for Gatsby, rather she had come to love Tom. Rather than the intense passion she had for Gatsby, Daisy moved on to a somewhat more gentle relationship with Tom. The events of what had happened over the course of The Great Gatsby, had ultimately detroyed any chance at rekindling Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship, thus, their Eden sank to
In Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, he states that, “nature’s first green is gold, the hardest hue to hold” (Frost 1-2). In this statement he is talking about how hard it is to keep hold of something great. Frost later goes on to state, “her early leaf’s a flower, but only so for an hour” (Frost 3-4).This continues the trend that even great beauty is lost, regardless of how …show more content…
This lesson is similarly taught through Jay Gatsby’s attempts at holding onto the love he cherished with Daisy over five years ago. The audience can see that what Gatsby and Daisy had many years ago has dissolved into nothing more than a beautiful idea, in return, Gatsby is blinded by his attempts at holding on to the “gold” that he shared with Daisy. In chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby, it’s easy to see that he is obsessed with the idea of Daisy, and everything she embodies to him, so much so that he’s willing to do anything to go back to “nature’s first green”. On page 110, Nick tries to calm down Gatsby’s delusional belief that he can win Daisy back despite the fact that so many years have passed and so much has changed, however Gatsby refuses to listen and even goes so far as to completely shut Nick down, saying, “‘can’t repeat the past?’ he cried …show more content…
So eden sunk to greif” (Frost 5-6). This is an allusion to the Bible, more specifically man’s fall from the garden of Eden. Gatsby and Daisy, much like Adam and Eve, were “cast out of the garden” that had been their relationship. Daisy no longer cared for Gatsby, rather she had come to love Tom. Rather than the intense passion she had for Gatsby, Daisy moved on to a somewhat more gentle relationship with Tom. The events of what had happened over the course of The Great Gatsby, had ultimately detroyed any chance at rekindling Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship, thus, their Eden sank to