Inside The Great Gatsby Research Paper
It’s New York City 1920’s. Everything is roaring. People are at supposed peace, living without a care. That is except for a community of characters in the eyes of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Although many consider the novel “The Great Gatsby” just a romantic novel it is a staple piece of the American society of the 20’s. The novel appeals to every audience mostly thanks to the variety of characters locked within. Sure, humans have many common characteristics but what makes the Great Gatsby so incredibly unique is the way that Fitzgerald reveals differences between characters and uses colors to create many underlying themes. In the end there is the stellar novel known as The Great Gatsby.
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How could two men be so different? Tom Buchanan and George Wilson are two characters that Fitzgerald uses to form the themes that “looks can be deceiving” and the “struggle to marry and still show love”. Tom and Daisy attend one of Gatsby’s parties and Gatsby introduces Tom as, “‘the polo player’. ‘Oh, no,’ objected Tom quickly, ‘not me’” (Fitzgerald 105). Fitzgerald uses Tom’s pride and selfishness to get him in trouble. “Tom lives for instant gratification. His commodity psychology is not limited to his relationships with women” (The Psychoanalytic Gatsby). “The inferiority complex is a need to validate one’s self by others. Daisy’s ‘other’ is equivalent to her husband Tom. His mistreatment towards her explains her disoriented state” (The Psychoanalytic Gatsby). One of the main themes of the time was pretending to be in control and that nothing in your life was wrong. Tom is the master of this. He uses his relationship with Daisy as a form of control but Gatsby threatens his control in this moment. He wants to be the best at other stuff too. Tom turns to Myrtle for instant gratification and puts his marriage in jeopardy throughout the whole novel because of it. On the flip side you have George Wilson. At the end of the novel George kills Gatsby as revenge for his wife and for closure. This is where he and Tom are different. The anger Tom uses is selfish and for his own protection while George (although violent) uses his anger in defense for others. Also, the theme of loyalty comes into play with many characters in Gatsby. The control that the characters want to have ends up getting them into trouble and losing everything they had, loyal (George) or not (Tom). Another example would be Gatsby trying to replay the
It’s New York City 1920’s. Everything is roaring. People are at supposed peace, living without a care. That is except for a community of characters in the eyes of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Although many consider the novel “The Great Gatsby” just a romantic novel it is a staple piece of the American society of the 20’s. The novel appeals to every audience mostly thanks to the variety of characters locked within. Sure, humans have many common characteristics but what makes the Great Gatsby so incredibly unique is the way that Fitzgerald reveals differences between characters and uses colors to create many underlying themes. In the end there is the stellar novel known as The Great Gatsby.
Throughout the novel, …show more content…
How could two men be so different? Tom Buchanan and George Wilson are two characters that Fitzgerald uses to form the themes that “looks can be deceiving” and the “struggle to marry and still show love”. Tom and Daisy attend one of Gatsby’s parties and Gatsby introduces Tom as, “‘the polo player’. ‘Oh, no,’ objected Tom quickly, ‘not me’” (Fitzgerald 105). Fitzgerald uses Tom’s pride and selfishness to get him in trouble. “Tom lives for instant gratification. His commodity psychology is not limited to his relationships with women” (The Psychoanalytic Gatsby). “The inferiority complex is a need to validate one’s self by others. Daisy’s ‘other’ is equivalent to her husband Tom. His mistreatment towards her explains her disoriented state” (The Psychoanalytic Gatsby). One of the main themes of the time was pretending to be in control and that nothing in your life was wrong. Tom is the master of this. He uses his relationship with Daisy as a form of control but Gatsby threatens his control in this moment. He wants to be the best at other stuff too. Tom turns to Myrtle for instant gratification and puts his marriage in jeopardy throughout the whole novel because of it. On the flip side you have George Wilson. At the end of the novel George kills Gatsby as revenge for his wife and for closure. This is where he and Tom are different. The anger Tom uses is selfish and for his own protection while George (although violent) uses his anger in defense for others. Also, the theme of loyalty comes into play with many characters in Gatsby. The control that the characters want to have ends up getting them into trouble and losing everything they had, loyal (George) or not (Tom). Another example would be Gatsby trying to replay the