Bruce Jay Friedman

Loneliness Is Inevitable “(and noone stooped to kiss his face)” (Cummings, 26). In Fitzgerald’s novel characters like Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway, and Myrtle Wilson all have aspects of their personal lives that make it seem as though they are lonely in life as a result of decisions they have made in the past. In Cummings poem there are different ways to interpret the underlying meaning between the words. For his characters, noone and anyone, readers could take them as literally noone and anyone…

Like this example Nick learns about the money and crimes that go on around Gatsby. Surrounded by characters with poor morality he flaunts wisdom and good morals even though he is described as not a highly regarded person. Through his episodes with Jay Gatsby, Tom Buchanan, and the other haughty characters in the novel…

In The Great Gatsby, author F. Scott Fitzgerald shows the change in America’s morals during the Jazz Age in the 1920s by using characters like Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, and Myrtle Wilson, who all have experienced a large shift in mortality compared to just the generation before them. The novel shows the social change in American society after World War I, which was a time of conservatism, compared to the risqué twenties. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald continuously brings up…

every person, despite social class. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses Jay Gatsby, Tom Buchanan, and George Wilson to compare the three levels of wealth in the novel as well as demonstrating the struggles that all people face when trying to reach “The American Dream”. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald created a diverse set of characters who all…

The Demise of Gatsby As Florence King once said, “People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be, that they 're all asleep at the switch. Consequently we are living in the Age of Human Error” (“Florence King Quote” n. pag.). The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, takes place in post-World War One America, a time when people always want the finest, fanciest things because they feel that they deserve them. This is all a part of their…

A wise man discovers a gem in every step of his life. For this reason, it is said that a wise man learns by observing the mistakes of those around him, while a fool learns from his own mistakes. In the classic novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the narrator, Nick Carraway, due to his observant nature and open-mindedness, opens up a treasure of Gatsby’s story for the readers and himself entailing the discovery of individualism, heroism, and hope. As Nick Carraway learns to take a…

An Unwanted Interruption "Five years," Jay Gatsby 's husky voice breathed. He pinned Daisy to the wall of the living room. "Not here Jay," Daisy pushed Gatsby away. A hesitant tremor betrayed her lilting voice. "There 's servants around." "Five years to make up for," Gatsby murmured into Daisy 's ear. The young woman turned her white face up to Gatsby’s own, her eyes dark with anticipation. Gatsby kept his eyes transfixed on her face. Five years on, and her beauty still mesmerised him. He was…

There has been a centuries-long debate about the influence of nature versus nurture and the conclusion is that both influence a person. This age-old argument is seen in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald as the geography surrounding the characters would create vastly different personalities if set somewhere else. Not only does the state The Great Gatsby is set in impact the whole story, but also the location of where the characters live and, as Thomas C. Foster mentions in How To Read…

to Tom Buchanan, one of the richest men in New York. Daisy’s persona is that she is happy, in love, and living an amazing life. However we know this image is not the truth. Her husband is having an affair and she, too, is again having feelings for Jay Gatsby. In the midst off all of it, we can see how fake Daisy is. In fact, she is not seeking love and a wonderful life but rather money. Her choices and actions all revolve around keeping her status and image up in the secret society, even Gatsby…

Mr. Jay Gatsby is not even Mr. Jay Gatsby, his real name is James Gatz. In chapter seven agony begins to pour after Mrs. Wilson was struck by Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby is seen waiting by the fence of the Buchanan’s house and as Nick goes to pull out he stops and asks Gatsby…