Gatsby, The Bridal Party, and The Sensible Thing are stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. These stories have many similarities, but they also have differences. The theme of these stories are quite similar The theme of the novel, Gatsby, encompasses a much larger, less romantic scope. However, Fitzgerald has a variety of different themes in this novel. Justice, power, greed, betrayal, and the American dream are just a few themes used in Gatsby; moreover, the well developed theme is social stratification. The themes of The Bridal party and The Sensible Thing have the same themes. Both stories deal with time, distance, money, the status of themselves, and love. However, not every love dream is fulfilled. In The Bridal Party, Michael says,
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Gatsby’s setting is taken place in Long Island, New York, which is broken into two parts. Fitzgerald explains there are two different parts in Long Island, East Egg and West Egg. East Egg is the more established or “old money” side of Long Island, and West Egg is the “new money” side of Long Island. The Sensible Thing’s setting is taken place in New York; however, one of the main characters, George O’ Kelly, lived in New York, but would travel to Tennessee to Jonquil Cary. The Bridal Party’s setting is also taken place in New …show more content…
In Gatsby, the person narrating the story is Nick, he tells the story of Daisy, Gatsby, and Tom Buchanan. Nick explains in his diary that Daisy and Gatsby had some love for each other in the past; however, he went to the war, and Daisy married Tom Buchanan. After five years not seeing Daisy, Gatsby is excited, but nervous at the same time. “ Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling fingers and set it back” ( Fitzgerald 91). Gatsby is so nervous that he knocks down Nick’s clock. Although Gatsby knew that Daisy had some love for him, she was not going to leave her marriage for him. In the end of the novel, Gatsby dies and so does Myrtle, Tom Buchanan’s mistress. Daisy and Tom both leave Long Island, and start their marriage on a new clean slate. The plot of The Sensible Thing has a different plot. George O’ Kelly’s love is Jonquil Cary, who lives in Tennessee. George is utterly in love with Jonquil; however, she doesn’t feel the same towards him because he cannot provide for her. She explains to him that marriage is not the sensible thing. She says, “If you’d been ready for me two months ago I’d married you- - now I can’t because it doesn’t seem to be the sensible thing” (Fitzgerald III). Although George hadn’t seen Jonquil for “four long seasons,” he still has love for her; moreover, she doesn’t want to marry him.
Gatsby’s setting is taken place in Long Island, New York, which is broken into two parts. Fitzgerald explains there are two different parts in Long Island, East Egg and West Egg. East Egg is the more established or “old money” side of Long Island, and West Egg is the “new money” side of Long Island. The Sensible Thing’s setting is taken place in New York; however, one of the main characters, George O’ Kelly, lived in New York, but would travel to Tennessee to Jonquil Cary. The Bridal Party’s setting is also taken place in New …show more content…
In Gatsby, the person narrating the story is Nick, he tells the story of Daisy, Gatsby, and Tom Buchanan. Nick explains in his diary that Daisy and Gatsby had some love for each other in the past; however, he went to the war, and Daisy married Tom Buchanan. After five years not seeing Daisy, Gatsby is excited, but nervous at the same time. “ Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling fingers and set it back” ( Fitzgerald 91). Gatsby is so nervous that he knocks down Nick’s clock. Although Gatsby knew that Daisy had some love for him, she was not going to leave her marriage for him. In the end of the novel, Gatsby dies and so does Myrtle, Tom Buchanan’s mistress. Daisy and Tom both leave Long Island, and start their marriage on a new clean slate. The plot of The Sensible Thing has a different plot. George O’ Kelly’s love is Jonquil Cary, who lives in Tennessee. George is utterly in love with Jonquil; however, she doesn’t feel the same towards him because he cannot provide for her. She explains to him that marriage is not the sensible thing. She says, “If you’d been ready for me two months ago I’d married you- - now I can’t because it doesn’t seem to be the sensible thing” (Fitzgerald III). Although George hadn’t seen Jonquil for “four long seasons,” he still has love for her; moreover, she doesn’t want to marry him.