The Great Gatsby Literary Analysis

In the book, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the American Dream has a large role in how many of the characters act. The Declaration of Independence gives an idea of what the American Dream is, when it states “ all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. However, this idea of happiness seems to be quite disordered in the eyes of Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom, among others. The American Dream seems to lose its original meaning. These individuals appear to believe that much money and other people 's high opinions of them is what the true American Dream is.
Gatsby lives what he thinks Daisy’s interpretation of the American Dream is. He attempts to gain wealth and fortune to …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald makes use of countless literary devices. The story is told from the point of view of Nick, who fittingly seems to be in the middle of it all. He is not rich, and yet he lives next to Gatsby’s mansion. Gatsby is deeply in love with Nick’s cousin Daisy. With Nick’s connections, Gatsby is able to use Nick to get closer to Daisy. Fitzgerald carefully uses a variety to convey deeper meanings throughout his novel. These devices are also able to make the text much more interesting. The setting in the beginning of the book is able to set the stage for the high class lifestyle that many of the characters live. The rich are portrayed as to live on East Egg, and the more poor population, except Gatsby who chooses to stand out, live in the West Egg. He uses many metaphors and similes throughout the text. Even the title, The Great Gatsby, seems to be a metaphor. Gatsby does not seem all that great from Nick’s point of view, and yet he has a great heart. He deeply cares for Daisy, and makes it his life 's mission to make her happy and to end up with her. Gatsby is driven by his love and underneath it all, he is a loyal, genuinely good