Isolation has many attempting to do the unbelievable and unthinkable just to fit in with the rest of the crowd. When having the feeling that one is distanced from the rest of the group, it is a possibility that an individual will do everything that they can manage to fit in with the group. In “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald discusses the issues on how alienation takes a toll on various characters. The story plays with the different aspects of attempting to fit in with the rest of the world with Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway, and Daisy Buchanan. In this text, those who are deeply affected by alienation all have a certain disillusionment in which shows how people can seem discontented with themselves.
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This action of keeping up with others does not mean that one is not alone, but lonely. Nick Carraway comes from the working class and lives near these grand homes. He begins learning about people through his cousin Daisy and his girlfriend Jordan Baker. He then finds himself friends with Gatsby. He attends various parties and as always, does as told and never tries to ‘stand out’. He soon enough finds himself stuck in a room with a huge ongoing argument. Moments later he realizes that it just happens to be his thirtieth birthday. Nick complains that, “Thirty-the promise of a decade of loneliness, a thinning list of single men to know, a thinning briefcase of enthusiasm, thinning hair” (Fitzgerald, 135). In other words, Nick knows that he is somewhat alienated from the rest. He knows that he does not say or do anything to make a change. Nick knew that when it was his coming of an ‘old’ age, things would be completely different for him. The fact that he knew that thirty is the age of lonesome, makes it even more truer that he is alienated from the rest. He knows while the rest seems to not know as well as he does. Lastly, the next character can be seen as a little difficult to see her …show more content…
She has everything that anyone could want in life, her lovely home, husband and child. However, she does have issues with her cheating husband. Hence the isolation. Daisy Fay had fallen hard in love with a man, Jay Gatsby or as he went by before, James Gatz. They fell apart from each other. She married Tom Buchanan as James Gatz went to war. Her life with Tom was decent until she realized that he had another women. One day she invites her cousin Nick Carraway over and she begins to tell him about her life with Tom. According to Daisy, “‘It’ll show you how I’ve gotten to feel about-things. Well, she was less than an hour old and Tom was God knows where. I woke up out of the ether with an utterly abandoned feeling, and asked the nurse right away if it was boy or girl. She told me it was a girl, and so I turned my head away and wept. “All right,” I said, “I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool-that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool’”( Fitzgerald,
In this story, it is discussed how …show more content…
This action of keeping up with others does not mean that one is not alone, but lonely. Nick Carraway comes from the working class and lives near these grand homes. He begins learning about people through his cousin Daisy and his girlfriend Jordan Baker. He then finds himself friends with Gatsby. He attends various parties and as always, does as told and never tries to ‘stand out’. He soon enough finds himself stuck in a room with a huge ongoing argument. Moments later he realizes that it just happens to be his thirtieth birthday. Nick complains that, “Thirty-the promise of a decade of loneliness, a thinning list of single men to know, a thinning briefcase of enthusiasm, thinning hair” (Fitzgerald, 135). In other words, Nick knows that he is somewhat alienated from the rest. He knows that he does not say or do anything to make a change. Nick knew that when it was his coming of an ‘old’ age, things would be completely different for him. The fact that he knew that thirty is the age of lonesome, makes it even more truer that he is alienated from the rest. He knows while the rest seems to not know as well as he does. Lastly, the next character can be seen as a little difficult to see her …show more content…
She has everything that anyone could want in life, her lovely home, husband and child. However, she does have issues with her cheating husband. Hence the isolation. Daisy Fay had fallen hard in love with a man, Jay Gatsby or as he went by before, James Gatz. They fell apart from each other. She married Tom Buchanan as James Gatz went to war. Her life with Tom was decent until she realized that he had another women. One day she invites her cousin Nick Carraway over and she begins to tell him about her life with Tom. According to Daisy, “‘It’ll show you how I’ve gotten to feel about-things. Well, she was less than an hour old and Tom was God knows where. I woke up out of the ether with an utterly abandoned feeling, and asked the nurse right away if it was boy or girl. She told me it was a girl, and so I turned my head away and wept. “All right,” I said, “I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool-that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool’”( Fitzgerald,