Against The Current
The American Dream. What a fine thing, if only it was real. “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” (Fitzgerald page 152-153) F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the color green to symbolize the greed of money, the depth of envy, and the shadiness of nature within the lives of his tragic characters in The Great Gatsby.
In the key term of wealth, greed, commonly mistaken by pride, is very common. Money; A flimsy piece of complicated paper. Precisely handled by those in need, and carelessly thrown around by those who have plenty. Jay Gatz, who at the age of 17 changed his name to James Gatsby, wants to be looked at as the common rich folk. He’s living a web of lies all from the greed of money.
The American Dream. What a fine thing, if only it was real. “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” (Fitzgerald page 152-153) F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the color green to symbolize the greed of money, the depth of envy, and the shadiness of nature within the lives of his tragic characters in The Great Gatsby.
In the key term of wealth, greed, commonly mistaken by pride, is very common. Money; A flimsy piece of complicated paper. Precisely handled by those in need, and carelessly thrown around by those who have plenty. Jay Gatz, who at the age of 17 changed his name to James Gatsby, wants to be looked at as the common rich folk. He’s living a web of lies all from the greed of money.