The Essence of Time With a change in seasons comes new beginnings and unexpected endings. In The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald one of the main themes is time. The theme of time has a direct correlation to change which undeviatingly connects to the three seasons present in the novel; spring, summer, and fall. The novel began in the spring of 1924 when Gatsby’s new dream was as prominent as ever. The main character was introduced slowly and the build up to his first introduction slowly blossomed like the flowers of the spring. Fitzgerald then brought it to the short lived moment where Gatsby was no longer seeking the dream, this was his summer. Lastly, it was brought to the fall, where nature begins to die along with the dream
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Spring is known for its new beginnings with bursts of blooming flowers and beauty that blossoms. The captivation the season entails mirrors the effect that Gatsby has on the reader. With Gatsby comes a mystery. One filled with a new life including wealth, parties, and new acquaintances. The start of Jay Gatsby’s new life is what Fitzgerald intended the reader to focus on. Jay Gatsby, a man living in West Egg, was one who lived their life established by new money. He threw extravagant parties all to gain the attention of a single woman, Daisy Buchanan. Daisy however was raised in the life of old money. She grew up wealthy, married wealthy, and intended to stay wealthy. Gatsby knowing this put continuous time and effort into improving his status to win over Daisy. The money that Gatsby earned, and the new lavish lifestyle that he lived in showed his blossoming, Jay Gatsby was a new man and made it known to all. In chapter five Fitzgerald writes, “I believe that the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited- they went there” (Fitzgerald 41). The lifestyle that he had bloomed was most evident in this section. It depicted Gatsby’s wild parties that he threw in search for Daisy, who embodied his dream. Gatsby spent incredulous amounts of …show more content…
Leaves begin falling and decaying; and life slowly but surely lost its grip on the world. Fall is not death, but is dying. Gatsby met this unruly end and so did his dream. As the last season encountered within the book rolled around, Gatsby was witnessed losing the American Dream. He no longer had Daisy, he no longer found happiness in his money, and Gatsby was alone. In chapter 8 Nick narrates for us, “…he must have felt that he had lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream” (Fitzgerald 161). Depicted in this quote is the loss of Gatsby. He no longer had something to hold onto because all of his previous focus had been on one dream that he no longer had. Fitzgerald however, made sure to emphasize the meaning of losing one’s grasp on reality. Not only did he depict Gatsby losing the dream, but he let Gatsby lose himself entirely. Towards the end of chapter 8, Gatsby is shot and killed. In this one swift scene written by Fitzgerald, the American dream that had been so prominent before was now just a mere illusion hanging by a thread of
Spring is known for its new beginnings with bursts of blooming flowers and beauty that blossoms. The captivation the season entails mirrors the effect that Gatsby has on the reader. With Gatsby comes a mystery. One filled with a new life including wealth, parties, and new acquaintances. The start of Jay Gatsby’s new life is what Fitzgerald intended the reader to focus on. Jay Gatsby, a man living in West Egg, was one who lived their life established by new money. He threw extravagant parties all to gain the attention of a single woman, Daisy Buchanan. Daisy however was raised in the life of old money. She grew up wealthy, married wealthy, and intended to stay wealthy. Gatsby knowing this put continuous time and effort into improving his status to win over Daisy. The money that Gatsby earned, and the new lavish lifestyle that he lived in showed his blossoming, Jay Gatsby was a new man and made it known to all. In chapter five Fitzgerald writes, “I believe that the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited- they went there” (Fitzgerald 41). The lifestyle that he had bloomed was most evident in this section. It depicted Gatsby’s wild parties that he threw in search for Daisy, who embodied his dream. Gatsby spent incredulous amounts of …show more content…
Leaves begin falling and decaying; and life slowly but surely lost its grip on the world. Fall is not death, but is dying. Gatsby met this unruly end and so did his dream. As the last season encountered within the book rolled around, Gatsby was witnessed losing the American Dream. He no longer had Daisy, he no longer found happiness in his money, and Gatsby was alone. In chapter 8 Nick narrates for us, “…he must have felt that he had lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream” (Fitzgerald 161). Depicted in this quote is the loss of Gatsby. He no longer had something to hold onto because all of his previous focus had been on one dream that he no longer had. Fitzgerald however, made sure to emphasize the meaning of losing one’s grasp on reality. Not only did he depict Gatsby losing the dream, but he let Gatsby lose himself entirely. Towards the end of chapter 8, Gatsby is shot and killed. In this one swift scene written by Fitzgerald, the American dream that had been so prominent before was now just a mere illusion hanging by a thread of