Theme Of Hope In The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a realistic representation of the turbulence and tribulations faced by the upper class throughout the 1920s. The characters go through ups and downs, but no matter what, the unflinching hope they have for the future keeps them going. Hope is a common binding that people can relate to; people can even give hope to others so they can keep going. Everyday, people say that they keep fighting, and they are hoping things could change for the better. Aside from real life experiences, this idea of hope is also represented in stories and movies. Characters use the virtues of hope and love to use as motivation, despite their troubles. Movies like the Fifty First Dates, books like The Great Gatsby and The Fault in Our Stars, and real life experiences all conveys the same message of hope relating to love and illustrates the common idea of never giving up that movies, books, and experiences express. Books of different eras …show more content…
The Great Gatsby, written in 1925, and The Fault in Our Stars, published in 2012, both use the theme of hope to to reflect society and how people refuse to give up. Jay Gatsby 's hope is shown when Nick claims that he “wouldn’t consider leaving Daisy until he knew what she was going to do.” (Fitzgerald 257) Gatsby refuses to leave Daisy even after the death of Myrtle being blamed on Gatsby. He still believes that Daisy will return to him, and his hope is the driving force behind his reluctance to leave. In The Fault in Our Stars, Augustus Waters also exemplifies the idea of never giving up. Gus