Baz Luhrmann’s rendition of The Great Gatsby does a fantastic job of capturing the essence of alienation and love that is exhibited in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book. The fact he was able to absorb all the unique relationships of all these characters along with the values of Modern American literature is a great feat.
Love is a very prominent factor in The Great Gatsby. So significant in the fact that it is the very thing that practically drives every single character. Love roots from the American Dream and has many different variations. This movie does an excellent job of staying true to each variety that is put on display in the book. Lost love and fake love are the two most important types in this story. In the book we see Nick remark “Their …show more content…
He has everything wants to have and is everything everybody wants to be. Gatsby built his way up from poverty. He was able to take poverty by the horns and flip it upside down. In the article “Paradox and Dream” John Steinbeck says “ we have inherited self-sufficiency and the ability to take care of ourselves”. Gatsby was able to do exactly that. Being born into poverty does not nullify the ability to be self sufficient, seeing that, Gatsby broke the mold and went for that brass ring.
Being a tragic hero is one of the ideal principles that really culminates modern literature. Being a tragic hero means more than just reaching your goal with a small bumps along the way. There are a few key characteristics that you need to have to be a true tragic hero. Being a tragic hero in modern literature requires “ a protagonist with a tragic flaw, also known as a fatal flaw, which eventually leads to his or her demsie” (Tragic/Modern Hero doc). Gatsby’s tragic flaw is really what you would least expect, love. Love is a very good thing to have as a human being, but when it takes over and consumes life all around, it can lead to dire actions. This is what happened with Gatsby and his profound love for Daisy. Gatsby was willing to do anything for Daisy, even go as far and throw massive parties in the hopes of attracting just
Love is a very prominent factor in The Great Gatsby. So significant in the fact that it is the very thing that practically drives every single character. Love roots from the American Dream and has many different variations. This movie does an excellent job of staying true to each variety that is put on display in the book. Lost love and fake love are the two most important types in this story. In the book we see Nick remark “Their …show more content…
He has everything wants to have and is everything everybody wants to be. Gatsby built his way up from poverty. He was able to take poverty by the horns and flip it upside down. In the article “Paradox and Dream” John Steinbeck says “ we have inherited self-sufficiency and the ability to take care of ourselves”. Gatsby was able to do exactly that. Being born into poverty does not nullify the ability to be self sufficient, seeing that, Gatsby broke the mold and went for that brass ring.
Being a tragic hero is one of the ideal principles that really culminates modern literature. Being a tragic hero means more than just reaching your goal with a small bumps along the way. There are a few key characteristics that you need to have to be a true tragic hero. Being a tragic hero in modern literature requires “ a protagonist with a tragic flaw, also known as a fatal flaw, which eventually leads to his or her demsie” (Tragic/Modern Hero doc). Gatsby’s tragic flaw is really what you would least expect, love. Love is a very good thing to have as a human being, but when it takes over and consumes life all around, it can lead to dire actions. This is what happened with Gatsby and his profound love for Daisy. Gatsby was willing to do anything for Daisy, even go as far and throw massive parties in the hopes of attracting just