Savannah Rosenberg
Period 3
English 3-4
Great Gatsby Theme Analysis
When you first think about the Great Gatsby, you think about the great love triangle happening between Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby. But once you go deeper into the book you understand the alternate motifs. In the book “The Great Gatsby” by Scott Fitzgerald it is clear that the theme is the American dream. The American dream is defined as someone who starts in the lower class and works their way up to wealth and prosperity. Having a big house, nice cars, money, a happy family/relationship and being successful in your work is another way to describe the American dream.
The Great Gatsby is a novel which reflects what happened to the American Dream in the 1920’s, in this time period this idea was corrupted for many people. The American dream caused corruption but has also caused destruction. Myrtle, Gatsby and Daisy have all been destroyed by the dream.
The utter desire for a luxurious life is what makes Myrtle want to have an affair with Tom. This decision comes into between her marriage with George, which leads to her death. Myrtle always had the hope and desire for a perfect, wealthy and famous life. She always was reading the gossip magazines which showed her hope for the life of being wealthy. This represents how the one reason she …show more content…
It was shown that this dream only truly caused corruption and disaster. The desire for something (or someone) sometimes causes people to be someone they are not and usually does not end in a positive way. The American Dream is defined as someone starting in the lower class and working hard towards prosperity and wealth. Most characters in the book The Great Gatsby all wanted money, wealth and happiness and would do anything to get it. The Great Gatsby is a book that shows what happened to the American Dream in the 1920’s, which is a time period when the dreams became
Period 3
English 3-4
Great Gatsby Theme Analysis
When you first think about the Great Gatsby, you think about the great love triangle happening between Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby. But once you go deeper into the book you understand the alternate motifs. In the book “The Great Gatsby” by Scott Fitzgerald it is clear that the theme is the American dream. The American dream is defined as someone who starts in the lower class and works their way up to wealth and prosperity. Having a big house, nice cars, money, a happy family/relationship and being successful in your work is another way to describe the American dream.
The Great Gatsby is a novel which reflects what happened to the American Dream in the 1920’s, in this time period this idea was corrupted for many people. The American dream caused corruption but has also caused destruction. Myrtle, Gatsby and Daisy have all been destroyed by the dream.
The utter desire for a luxurious life is what makes Myrtle want to have an affair with Tom. This decision comes into between her marriage with George, which leads to her death. Myrtle always had the hope and desire for a perfect, wealthy and famous life. She always was reading the gossip magazines which showed her hope for the life of being wealthy. This represents how the one reason she …show more content…
It was shown that this dream only truly caused corruption and disaster. The desire for something (or someone) sometimes causes people to be someone they are not and usually does not end in a positive way. The American Dream is defined as someone starting in the lower class and working hard towards prosperity and wealth. Most characters in the book The Great Gatsby all wanted money, wealth and happiness and would do anything to get it. The Great Gatsby is a book that shows what happened to the American Dream in the 1920’s, which is a time period when the dreams became