Compare The Great Gatsby And The Scarlet Letter

Love never dies, but the people who seek revenge do. In two touching stories, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there is a lot to fight for. There are several symbols that are similar with these two pieces, but the differences in the stories keep the reader on edge. Love is a sensational strong bond between two people. Love can bring positive feelings, but it can also cause damage to a relationship. Too much love may lead to an affair, which in the novel The Great Gatsby, more than one affair occurred. Gatsby meets up with a married women named Daisy. While Daisy’s husband may be distrustful of her behavior, she soon finds out he has been unfaithful also (Fitzgerald, 1925). The Great Gatsby was not the only novel that the characters had more than one lover. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester was waiting for her husband to arrive and apparently he was lost …show more content…
Gatsby uses money and parties to impress people. Gatsby lives in a mansion, dresses up nice and drives an expensive car. Although he doesn’t pick up on social signals, he acts with elegance and grace. Gatsby uses his parties to amaze Daisy, who he hopes to get back together with (Fitzgerald, 1925). This is where the green light at the end of her dock plays a significant role in the novel. Gatsby looks at the green light and bonds it with Daisy. In chapter one he inclines in the direction of the light to get him closer to getting Daisy (SparkNotes Editor, 2002). The Great Gatsby also displays the loss of the American dream. There is a loss of moral value in this novel. Gatsby expresses greed and is determined to diminish a marriage to satisfy himself. Daisy herself has lost moral value agreeing to have an affair. There is a loss of social worth as well. Gatsby constantly throws huge parties on every Saturday. These reckless parties and his desire for fortune terminate the illusion of realism (SparkNotes Editor,