F. Scott Fitzgerald is a famous novelist known for his many works, such as The Great Gatsby. In his novels Fitzgerald uses many of the same concepts and themes to have the same story line in this works. The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise are two examples of Fitzgerald’s use of similar characteristics.
In Fitzgerald’s works, losing love to someone of a higher status is a reoccurring motif. In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby and Daisy are two lovers brought apart by war. During this time Daisy marries a man named Tom, an extremely privileged young man, because of her need for love and falls in love with the wealth, rather than the man and the “perfection” that comes with it. When returning from the war Gatsby sees their life in the newspapers …show more content…
The prohibition era was a time during the 1920s when alcohol was outlawed in the states due to their “evil” effects. While the prohibition was created to rid this evil it actually created more corruption by people selling it illegally and organized crime breaking out. Gatsby spent his childhood craving wealth and hated the poor life he lived. After returning from war he set out to achieve the wealth that he’s always wanted and participated in these crimes by illegally selling alcohol and taking part in the lawbreaking during this era. Despite Gatsby’s longing for wealth during his youth, Daisy’s character is the thing that finally results in Gatsby pursuing his dream. The prohibition era can be additionally related to Gatsby and his story in the sense way that the era represents a time when people wanted what they could not have and would do anything to get it much like how Gatsby wanted Daisy but was unable to get her attention the way he wanted it and in his pursuit for it several wrongdoings occurred and crimes were committed. Even after his desperate efforts to get his fortune by distributing illegal alcohol and coming crimes, Daisy will still not leave Tom because while she may love Gatsby, she loves her stable wealthy life with more and seems to be incapable of truly caring for someone after her time spent with …show more content…
Gatsby learns of Nick’s relationship to daisy and befriends him in hope that he can rekindle his love with daisy. Throughout the story Nick is a well trusted and honest man and the characters intrust with him their deepest secrets and he learns how they truly are. Formally he thought fondly of all but as the story progresses he discovers their dark personalities. He begins to see the people of New York as careless, cheating, and dishonest after his dealings with Tom, Daisy, and their friends. Because of this, he no longer has respect for any of his former friends except for Gatsby who he admires for always going after and accomplishing his dreams no matter what is standing in his way or what he has to do. Hence, by the end of the story Nick is disgusted by the city and the society in it and leaves to go back home. He comes to terms with the reality of things once he leaves and realizes how all people are and sees everyone as lying frauds including Gatsby who he
In Fitzgerald’s works, losing love to someone of a higher status is a reoccurring motif. In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby and Daisy are two lovers brought apart by war. During this time Daisy marries a man named Tom, an extremely privileged young man, because of her need for love and falls in love with the wealth, rather than the man and the “perfection” that comes with it. When returning from the war Gatsby sees their life in the newspapers …show more content…
The prohibition era was a time during the 1920s when alcohol was outlawed in the states due to their “evil” effects. While the prohibition was created to rid this evil it actually created more corruption by people selling it illegally and organized crime breaking out. Gatsby spent his childhood craving wealth and hated the poor life he lived. After returning from war he set out to achieve the wealth that he’s always wanted and participated in these crimes by illegally selling alcohol and taking part in the lawbreaking during this era. Despite Gatsby’s longing for wealth during his youth, Daisy’s character is the thing that finally results in Gatsby pursuing his dream. The prohibition era can be additionally related to Gatsby and his story in the sense way that the era represents a time when people wanted what they could not have and would do anything to get it much like how Gatsby wanted Daisy but was unable to get her attention the way he wanted it and in his pursuit for it several wrongdoings occurred and crimes were committed. Even after his desperate efforts to get his fortune by distributing illegal alcohol and coming crimes, Daisy will still not leave Tom because while she may love Gatsby, she loves her stable wealthy life with more and seems to be incapable of truly caring for someone after her time spent with …show more content…
Gatsby learns of Nick’s relationship to daisy and befriends him in hope that he can rekindle his love with daisy. Throughout the story Nick is a well trusted and honest man and the characters intrust with him their deepest secrets and he learns how they truly are. Formally he thought fondly of all but as the story progresses he discovers their dark personalities. He begins to see the people of New York as careless, cheating, and dishonest after his dealings with Tom, Daisy, and their friends. Because of this, he no longer has respect for any of his former friends except for Gatsby who he admires for always going after and accomplishing his dreams no matter what is standing in his way or what he has to do. Hence, by the end of the story Nick is disgusted by the city and the society in it and leaves to go back home. He comes to terms with the reality of things once he leaves and realizes how all people are and sees everyone as lying frauds including Gatsby who he