The Great Gatsby's Hope and God The human concepts of hope, are not only a driving force in the plot of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, but also a wonderful insight into the minds of humans, and the purpose of religion. Jay Gatsby invented a life with his love, Daisy, and is thoroughly obsessed with their future, even nearing insanity when everything comes crashing down. By analyzing Gatsby's dependency on hope, a reader can see how all humans do likewise, through a future, person, or religious deity. In fact, whether or not religion is true or reliable, most people on Earth believe and rely on a religion in some way. This proves that humans must rely on things other than themselves.
The manifestation of a ruling deity seems contradictory to human nature which thirsts for power. In spite of rank or status, all people are dependent on someone or something. People are dependent from the moment they are born: Dependent of mothers, fathers, teachers, and, at an age when there is no one to depend on, a god. Of course this does not mean that religion lacks truth, but it must be understood that human civilizations shape deities to fit out concept of dependency and what must be hoped …show more content…
The Great Gatsby's displays of loss of hope are not over dramatic or satirical, but a perfect vision of the negative of a wonderful thing. Hope is so very contradictory because humans want to be positive and believe the best for our futures, but in doing this, people limit their logical thoughts, because not everything can turn out the way one wants. Fitzgerald writes that “Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have been obstinate about being peasantry” (93). Humans are willing to work for another as serfs because they will not have to worry about the changing world, however no money and no one to depend on has always been the greatest
The manifestation of a ruling deity seems contradictory to human nature which thirsts for power. In spite of rank or status, all people are dependent on someone or something. People are dependent from the moment they are born: Dependent of mothers, fathers, teachers, and, at an age when there is no one to depend on, a god. Of course this does not mean that religion lacks truth, but it must be understood that human civilizations shape deities to fit out concept of dependency and what must be hoped …show more content…
The Great Gatsby's displays of loss of hope are not over dramatic or satirical, but a perfect vision of the negative of a wonderful thing. Hope is so very contradictory because humans want to be positive and believe the best for our futures, but in doing this, people limit their logical thoughts, because not everything can turn out the way one wants. Fitzgerald writes that “Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have been obstinate about being peasantry” (93). Humans are willing to work for another as serfs because they will not have to worry about the changing world, however no money and no one to depend on has always been the greatest