F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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A common theme in English literature is isolation. The most obvious form of isolation is social isolation, but other common types include isolation from morals and reality. An example of isolation in a novel is in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. This book follows the life of the protagonist, Dorian Gray, as he explores a new hedonistic lifestyle that changes the way he looks at things as well as the way others look at him. As a result of Dorian Gray’s lifestyle change, his actions puts him in positions of isolation, in which he is morally isolated from the rest of society. From the murders, to the toxic relationships he has created with the people around him, to his trips to opium dens, it is clear that his morals have changed and are isolated from others. Another novel that depicts …show more content…
In this novel, the protagonist Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel, is stuck in an unusual position as a result of a shipwreck that causes him to be stuck on a lifeboat with a tiger named Richard Parker. Stranded in the Pacific Ocean with a tiger deemed life-threatening for Pi, both physically and mentally, as he began to lose touch with reality as a result of being isolated from reality. In both novels, Dorian Gray and Pi are put into situations in which are completely new to them, which creates a degree of isolation in forms of either isolation toward morals compared to isolation from reality and puts both of them in misery.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, follows the life of a rich yet mysterious man, Jay Gatsby, whose life purpose is to reconnect with his old lover, Daisy Buchanan. Growing up poor, Gatsby had always had a dream to live like the rich and happy, but because this was not a realistic dream at the time, he tried to look as if he was wealthy. Later on, Gatsby met the love of his life, Daisy, when he was working as a military officer in Louisville. Amazed by her beauty
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A common theme in English literature is isolation. The most obvious form of isolation is social isolation, but other common types include isolation from morals and reality. An example of isolation in a novel is in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. This book follows the life of the protagonist, Dorian Gray, as he explores a new hedonistic lifestyle that changes the way he looks at things as well as the way others look at him. As a result of Dorian Gray’s lifestyle change, his actions puts him in positions of isolation, in which he is morally isolated from the rest of society. From the murders, to the toxic relationships he has created with the people around him, to his trips to opium dens, it is clear that his morals have changed and are isolated from others. Another novel that depicts …show more content…
In this novel, the protagonist Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel, is stuck in an unusual position as a result of a shipwreck that causes him to be stuck on a lifeboat with a tiger named Richard Parker. Stranded in the Pacific Ocean with a tiger deemed life-threatening for Pi, both physically and mentally, as he began to lose touch with reality as a result of being isolated from reality. In both novels, Dorian Gray and Pi are put into situations in which are completely new to them, which creates a degree of isolation in forms of either isolation toward morals compared to isolation from reality and puts both of them in misery.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, follows the life of a rich yet mysterious man, Jay Gatsby, whose life purpose is to reconnect with his old lover, Daisy Buchanan. Growing up poor, Gatsby had always had a dream to live like the rich and happy, but because this was not a realistic dream at the time, he tried to look as if he was wealthy. Later on, Gatsby met the love of his life, Daisy, when he was working as a military officer in Louisville. Amazed by her beauty