Psychological Analysis Of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

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“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.” (Fitzgerald, 36) F. Scott Fitzgerald was a very complex writer. In his novels and articles he wrote many statements that were both cynical and romantic or comical with an undertone of depression. Fitzgerald’s main character in The Great Gatsby, Nick is a very cynical character, he proves to be very fragile as well. When Nick says “Angry, and half in love with her, and tremendously sorry, I turned away.” (Fitzgerald, 179) he is giving up on one of the only characters that might be able to comfort him. Fitzgerald also uses imagery and words that are satisfying from all aspects. There were also many racial groups represented in The Great Gatsby which makes the novel more appealing to multiple types of ethnicities. But even though Fitzgerald was an ingenious writer he suffered from mental illnesses and breakdowns.
Fitzgerald was a writer that was so complex in his writing, for example in his novel The Great Gatsby psychological suffering and situations that seem utterly unbearable were all throughout the book. The main character, Nick’s perspective on life is so… pessimistic
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Scott Fitzgerald seemed to be a fair writer in the sense of race. He included african americans that were wealthy which wasn’t a common sight in the 1920’s but Fitzgerald had a sense of equality and included the young, old, poor, wealthy, black, and white. This can be referenced in the novel where Nick and Mr. Gatsby were driving and passed a wealthy african american group that was being chauffeured by a white man. Although Fitzgerald was equal in this sense he also gave a hint of a racist note when Nick saw the group and thought that anything can happen nowadays. This meant that he thought that there wasn’t a possibility that an african american group could be so wealthy. Fitzgerald also used the word “negro” but that was commonly used in the 20’s so it doesn’t add to the suspected

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