Jack Heaps
Mrs. Poisson
TAD
24 November 2014
The Careless Dream
The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is reflection of the American society as it represents the American Dream. The American Dream (opportunity, freedom, pursuit of dreams/happiness) in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, unfolds what the American Dream meant to ambitious individuals during the Roaring 20s. The characters in the pursuit of this imaginable American Dream show no care towards people but themselves. Fitzgerald’s thematic focus of carelessness shows how the malicious pursuit of the American Dream led to disaster and the death of major characters in the novel.
Jay Gatsby’s pursuit of Daisy causes turmoil in his life. He does everything he can to win Daisy and never …show more content…
They have everything would want; Money and a nice house, but they do not care for each other. Daisy is asked about her daughter and reveals from when she is born saying, “I asked the nurse right away if it was a boy or girl. she told me it was a girl, and so I turned my head away and wept. I said, ‘I’m glad its a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool – that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool" (17). Daisy hopes that her daughter will not be smart enough to understand the lack of respect men treat women with. Nick describes Tom and Daisy saying, “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money of their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made” (179). Both of them were under the impression that nothing is wrong with their paradise, they opted to live like this and didn't care if innocent people were killed due to their mistakes, as when Daisy ran over Myrtle. If something went wrong they would “let other people clean up the mess they had
Mrs. Poisson
TAD
24 November 2014
The Careless Dream
The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is reflection of the American society as it represents the American Dream. The American Dream (opportunity, freedom, pursuit of dreams/happiness) in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, unfolds what the American Dream meant to ambitious individuals during the Roaring 20s. The characters in the pursuit of this imaginable American Dream show no care towards people but themselves. Fitzgerald’s thematic focus of carelessness shows how the malicious pursuit of the American Dream led to disaster and the death of major characters in the novel.
Jay Gatsby’s pursuit of Daisy causes turmoil in his life. He does everything he can to win Daisy and never …show more content…
They have everything would want; Money and a nice house, but they do not care for each other. Daisy is asked about her daughter and reveals from when she is born saying, “I asked the nurse right away if it was a boy or girl. she told me it was a girl, and so I turned my head away and wept. I said, ‘I’m glad its a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool – that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool" (17). Daisy hopes that her daughter will not be smart enough to understand the lack of respect men treat women with. Nick describes Tom and Daisy saying, “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money of their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made” (179). Both of them were under the impression that nothing is wrong with their paradise, they opted to live like this and didn't care if innocent people were killed due to their mistakes, as when Daisy ran over Myrtle. If something went wrong they would “let other people clean up the mess they had