Examples Of Archetype In The Great Gatsby

When society urges an enticing yet, zealous young man to engage in charisma, gallinty, haughtiness, dominance, and deadly persistence, he responds with eager disclosure. In Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, Nick, a young man, who resides in New York, meets Gatsby, after receiving an invitation to attend one of his extravagant parties; Gatsby, a wealthy but perplexing man, greets Nick and offers his friendship since he is particularly interested in reuniting Nick’s radiant cousin, Daisy. Gatsby, who pursues the archetype: alpha male, almost considers marrying Daisy, but they postpone their marriage since Gatsby travels to Europe to fight in World War 1. Once Gatsby and Daisy reunite, due to Nick’s assistance, they engage in a scaldancous affair which eventually become evident to Daisy’s obdurate husband, Tom. …show more content…
After Daisy clearly chooses Tom, she drives home and accidentally kills Tom’s mistress, Myrtle, who frantically sprints out into the hectic road. Once Myrtle's husband, Wilson discovers her spontaneous affair with Tom and mistakes Gatsby, a heroistic“alpha male”, as the murderer, he responds by killing the sanguine yet, persistent, Gatsby and committing suicide. The setting of the novel occurs during the 1920's, otherwise known as the Roaring Twenties, and culture during this time period shows the astonishing portrayal of society’s atypical archetype: the alpha male. Likewise, 1920’s culture characterizes an alpha male as a man who upholds the following characteristics: dogmatic dominance, heroism, masculinity, confidence, and perseverance. What significance does Fitzgerald’s use of the date July 5, 1922 emplefly about the following cultural ideal, the “alpha male”, regarding societal expectations during the