Hollowness In The Great Gatsby Analysis

The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald showcases the hollowness of the upper-class Americans in the 1920’s. Although most of the main characters in the novel are fortunate enough to live a lavish lifestyle, they all seem unhappy in some way. They are all unable to fill the void in their hearts with concrete feelings. Thus they rely on their wealth and status to get them through their lives, instead of morals and fulfilling relationships. Specially, Jay Gatsby (James Gatz) is stubbornly holding onto the past while trying to recreate memories with his old fling Daisy. Meanwhile Daisy Buchanan is seen as dependent on being loved and her husband, Tom Buchanan, is unfaithful and overbearing. Even Jordan Baker, a friend of Daisy’s, is a self-centered and dishonest female golfer. Hollowness is a recurring theme thought the story, which affects not only the newly rich in West Egg but the old aristocracy in East egg.

Jay Gatsby longs to recreate a vanished past of his time with Daisy in Louisville before he went away with the Army. He was a young military officer at the time, stationed in here before deporting for World War I in 1917. Gatsby meet the charming and graceful Daisy, who had an aura of luxury about her. Thus Jay lied about his background, …show more content…
No one would take responsibility of him after his death, leaving it up to Nick. All his work-buddies, housemates and the people who showed up for the lavish parties where nowhere to be found or had “other” plans. The hollowness of Jay Gatsby’s life is evident at his funeral when barley anyone shows up. Daisy and Tom couldn’t even be bothered and are the least bit affected by his death. They pick up, move and vanish into thin air without bothering to say goodbye. Their wealth allows them not only be careless but hollow and immune to negative