The Perseverant Gatsby
The duration of time known as the Roaring Twenties was one that captivated the globe. Soldiers finally returned home from warfare. In this allotted time, stark differences were made to the perception of womanhood. This was supplemented with the emergence of new technologies that made everyday proceedings easier. Following the end of the Great War the economy grew unwaveringly and established a deep seeded passion and lust for the American Dream. The pursuit of such an ideal was one that plagued the mind of the masses after the years following the Great War. In the novel The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the literary device of exemplary characterization, and its titular character Jay Gatsby to provide insight into …show more content…
With the initiative to become the ideal man he constantly struggles for perfection. Despite not being inherently unethical, it culminates to him wanting to pervert Daisy’s perception and her own way of life. Upon Nick’s acceptance of arranging a meeting Gatsby states “I want to get the grass cut.” (Fitzgerald 82) Despite not being explicitly malicious, it is imperative to remember where Nick’s house is located. The grass is overgrown, and is covered by trees and wildlife. He wants the first time they’ve met in five years to be the epitome of perfection in contrast to reality. This occurs again later in the novel when Gatsby confronts Tom; Daisy’s husband. He says “You’re wife doesn’t love you, she’s never loved you. She loves me.” (Fitzgerald 130) The perfection of the American dream is then perceived to have altered Gatsby. He is obsessed with his personal world being perfect and that it’s inconceivable Daisy, or rather the interpretation he has of Daisy could ever love anybody else. This becomes the pinnacle of Gatsby’s role. Despite the false lineage he laid claimant to, and the vast amount of wealth and connections he accrued nothing could change what occurred between them in their yesteryears. The crooked American Dream he anticipated to achieve was ruined; and with it so was
The duration of time known as the Roaring Twenties was one that captivated the globe. Soldiers finally returned home from warfare. In this allotted time, stark differences were made to the perception of womanhood. This was supplemented with the emergence of new technologies that made everyday proceedings easier. Following the end of the Great War the economy grew unwaveringly and established a deep seeded passion and lust for the American Dream. The pursuit of such an ideal was one that plagued the mind of the masses after the years following the Great War. In the novel The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the literary device of exemplary characterization, and its titular character Jay Gatsby to provide insight into …show more content…
With the initiative to become the ideal man he constantly struggles for perfection. Despite not being inherently unethical, it culminates to him wanting to pervert Daisy’s perception and her own way of life. Upon Nick’s acceptance of arranging a meeting Gatsby states “I want to get the grass cut.” (Fitzgerald 82) Despite not being explicitly malicious, it is imperative to remember where Nick’s house is located. The grass is overgrown, and is covered by trees and wildlife. He wants the first time they’ve met in five years to be the epitome of perfection in contrast to reality. This occurs again later in the novel when Gatsby confronts Tom; Daisy’s husband. He says “You’re wife doesn’t love you, she’s never loved you. She loves me.” (Fitzgerald 130) The perfection of the American dream is then perceived to have altered Gatsby. He is obsessed with his personal world being perfect and that it’s inconceivable Daisy, or rather the interpretation he has of Daisy could ever love anybody else. This becomes the pinnacle of Gatsby’s role. Despite the false lineage he laid claimant to, and the vast amount of wealth and connections he accrued nothing could change what occurred between them in their yesteryears. The crooked American Dream he anticipated to achieve was ruined; and with it so was