Simple Argument 1:
Pilgrims came to America from Europe looking for wealth and freedom. The pioneers directed west for the same reason. The Great Gatsby shows the surge revolving east, as hordes drove to New York City in search of stock market fortunes. The Great Gatsby shows this shift as a symbol of the American Dreams’ corruption. It's no longer a dream of building a life; it's just about becoming rich.
Jay Gatsby, the protagonist, signifies both the tarnished Dream and the innovative untouched Dream. He believes that he can attain the American Dream with financial attainment through intolerable means. Yet Gatsby's corrupt dream of wealth is animated by a principled love for Daisy. He is too involved in an organized crime in order to get …show more content…
Involuntarily I glanced seaward-and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock." (21-22)
The” green light” that Gatsby grasps for, symbolizes his desire for Daisy, for money and for acceptance. To achieve Daisy would complete Jay Gatsby’s American Dream. This “green light” is part of the American Dream as it represents a persistent probing for a direction to act upon that goal. Such a clarification clearly suggests that Gatsby desires to achieve wealth and Daisy, the two goals which he strives …show more content…
He already has wealth and power, but he wasn’t pleased. Tom’s American Dream is to obtain as much as he can and be as powerful as he can be. He never had to work in his life because he got all his money from his parents. Since everything is flawless for his biased eyes, he refuses any changes. The only major change for him would be losing Daisy because he perceives her as one of his precious possessions. Essentially, Tom is a very selfish and impolite person and he has never been provoked with the consequences of his faults. Tom often mimics repulsive theories strengthening his own sense of racial and cultural superiority. Tom is a tormentor whose every word reverberates his intelligence of distinctive superiority. What makes him predominantly repulsive is his thoughtlessness to the reality about himself, therefore unavoidably implying the binary standard of the verdict.
“Now, don’t think my opinion on these matters is final just because I’m stronger and more of a man to you.” (9-10)
Tom states that he is stronger and more powerful than anyone. He is not afraid of anyone, and he believes that wealth makes an individual commanding. He is eager to affirm his physical and financial superiority over everyone else, even though his affirmations are expressed in terms that show evidence of an undecided sort of reasoning. Such a portrayal states that Tom’s description suits the American Dream. He wants
Pilgrims came to America from Europe looking for wealth and freedom. The pioneers directed west for the same reason. The Great Gatsby shows the surge revolving east, as hordes drove to New York City in search of stock market fortunes. The Great Gatsby shows this shift as a symbol of the American Dreams’ corruption. It's no longer a dream of building a life; it's just about becoming rich.
Jay Gatsby, the protagonist, signifies both the tarnished Dream and the innovative untouched Dream. He believes that he can attain the American Dream with financial attainment through intolerable means. Yet Gatsby's corrupt dream of wealth is animated by a principled love for Daisy. He is too involved in an organized crime in order to get …show more content…
Involuntarily I glanced seaward-and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock." (21-22)
The” green light” that Gatsby grasps for, symbolizes his desire for Daisy, for money and for acceptance. To achieve Daisy would complete Jay Gatsby’s American Dream. This “green light” is part of the American Dream as it represents a persistent probing for a direction to act upon that goal. Such a clarification clearly suggests that Gatsby desires to achieve wealth and Daisy, the two goals which he strives …show more content…
He already has wealth and power, but he wasn’t pleased. Tom’s American Dream is to obtain as much as he can and be as powerful as he can be. He never had to work in his life because he got all his money from his parents. Since everything is flawless for his biased eyes, he refuses any changes. The only major change for him would be losing Daisy because he perceives her as one of his precious possessions. Essentially, Tom is a very selfish and impolite person and he has never been provoked with the consequences of his faults. Tom often mimics repulsive theories strengthening his own sense of racial and cultural superiority. Tom is a tormentor whose every word reverberates his intelligence of distinctive superiority. What makes him predominantly repulsive is his thoughtlessness to the reality about himself, therefore unavoidably implying the binary standard of the verdict.
“Now, don’t think my opinion on these matters is final just because I’m stronger and more of a man to you.” (9-10)
Tom states that he is stronger and more powerful than anyone. He is not afraid of anyone, and he believes that wealth makes an individual commanding. He is eager to affirm his physical and financial superiority over everyone else, even though his affirmations are expressed in terms that show evidence of an undecided sort of reasoning. Such a portrayal states that Tom’s description suits the American Dream. He wants