The Great Gatsby
“Famously, there 's not really anywhere to go after nihilism. It 's not progressing toward anything, it 's a statement of outrage, however brilliant.”- Alan Moore
The book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald revolves around two men who had gone to war and returned with having a similar perspectives on the world contradicting to everyone else. They both returned to find themselves surrounded by people living as nihilists. They are encircled by individuals like Jordan Baker and Tom and Daisy Buchanan who in the book are described as ‘careless’ and only think about themselves. Their absent mindedness had resulted in consequences towards those around them in the end though they are the only one’s who really notice it.
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The fact that he is always throwing parties and with alcohol involved though during the time it was illegal. ‘In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whimperings and the champagne and the stars.’(43) He was ignorant toward the laws and careless to serve alcohol at his large parties. Many rumors were also spread about him by everyone who had simply heard his name Gatsby himself was aware that there were these stories going around about him. ‘I don’t want you to get the wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear.’(69) Though he knew that people spread false stories of him he never cared to act upon it. In the beginning of the book Gatsby befriends Jordan and Nick but he only wants to be their friend because he had found out that they knew Daisy. Before he met them not very many people actually knew Gatsby which was why there were so many rumors about him that he didn’t really care about. He all of a sudden decided to care because Daisy was around. He told ‘God’s truth’ to Nick which ended up being lies showing that doesn’t care about what other people think but Daisy. He fired all of his staff because they knew Gatsby the best after Nick and Jordan helped Gatsby get Daisy’s attention. ‘“I heard you fired all your servants.” “I wanted somebody who wouldn’t gossip. Daisy comes over quite often--in the afternoons.”’(120) Gatsby didn’t care about his servants or his ‘friends’ Nick and Jordan or his huge house or the simple fact that he was rich and could throw large parties whenever he wanted. This is why Gatsby could be perceived as a nihilist
“Famously, there 's not really anywhere to go after nihilism. It 's not progressing toward anything, it 's a statement of outrage, however brilliant.”- Alan Moore
The book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald revolves around two men who had gone to war and returned with having a similar perspectives on the world contradicting to everyone else. They both returned to find themselves surrounded by people living as nihilists. They are encircled by individuals like Jordan Baker and Tom and Daisy Buchanan who in the book are described as ‘careless’ and only think about themselves. Their absent mindedness had resulted in consequences towards those around them in the end though they are the only one’s who really notice it.
The whole …show more content…
The fact that he is always throwing parties and with alcohol involved though during the time it was illegal. ‘In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whimperings and the champagne and the stars.’(43) He was ignorant toward the laws and careless to serve alcohol at his large parties. Many rumors were also spread about him by everyone who had simply heard his name Gatsby himself was aware that there were these stories going around about him. ‘I don’t want you to get the wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear.’(69) Though he knew that people spread false stories of him he never cared to act upon it. In the beginning of the book Gatsby befriends Jordan and Nick but he only wants to be their friend because he had found out that they knew Daisy. Before he met them not very many people actually knew Gatsby which was why there were so many rumors about him that he didn’t really care about. He all of a sudden decided to care because Daisy was around. He told ‘God’s truth’ to Nick which ended up being lies showing that doesn’t care about what other people think but Daisy. He fired all of his staff because they knew Gatsby the best after Nick and Jordan helped Gatsby get Daisy’s attention. ‘“I heard you fired all your servants.” “I wanted somebody who wouldn’t gossip. Daisy comes over quite often--in the afternoons.”’(120) Gatsby didn’t care about his servants or his ‘friends’ Nick and Jordan or his huge house or the simple fact that he was rich and could throw large parties whenever he wanted. This is why Gatsby could be perceived as a nihilist