Dan Scott

Love is one of the strongest feelings ever experienced in life. It can make a person feel upbeat and lively, but at the same the time can cause disillusionment and tragedy. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby was trying to be a part of old money to rekindle his relationship with his teenage lover Daisy Buchanan. At a young age, Gatsby knew that it would be his ambition that took him places in life. In order to achieve his unattainable “American Dream” he had to…

Dream Over the years there has been many positive interpretations of the American Dream, portrayed through movies, songs, and novels, but there is only one well known perception that stands out the most. In the classic novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the concept of the American Dream to point out the flaws,misconceptions, ignorance, and the ideals of society. The character, Gatsby and his belief in the idea that the past can be recreated was the downfall of his American dream.…

Bryce Gfroerer, Ryan Sullivan, Saade Grassi, Maya Bussey, Hope Campisano, Anna Hilsman Mr. Beebe American Literature 17 February, 2016 Gatsby Representation The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald follows Jay Gatsby on his quest for love. Gatsby fixates on the idea that he is destined to be with Daisy; however, this quest for love becomes much more difficult once Daisy is married. What starts as just a small crush quickly grows until it consumes Gatsby’s life. His sole purpose becomes restoring…

Throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”, the innocent, hopeful and young dreamer, Jay Gatsby, struggles to maintain his identity throughout his commitment to his goal of being with Daisy. “The Great Gatsby” contrasts with William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. By which Jay Gatsby compares to Hamlet; as both character’s tragic flaws lead to their deaths, Hamlet’s tragic flaw being his inability to act, and Gatsby’s tragic flaw being his dream and obsession of being with Daisy. Hamlet waits…

The Great Gatsby is a novel that was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and takes place in 1922. In it Fitzgerald describes what the American dream is and what he thinks of it. There is also a movie about the novel. This helps readers gain a visual perspective of the book. This movie also gives the same idea of the American dream, however the book gives you a better interpretation of what the American dream is all about. This is because it is the original source and it gives you better insight to…

How does someone become a success? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby brilliantly portrays a man who accomplished his dream of becoming a success through the title character himself. Since a young age, Gatsby had always aspired to become prosperous, even though he came from a poor farming family. From the moment he changed his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby, he was set to move ahead throughout his life. Everything Jay Gatsby did was in an effort to rise from his background and become a…

In the novel “The Great Gatsby” the author F. Scott Fitzgerald establishes a vision of how he sees himself through the characters and scenarios created and used in the novel. The two characters that he used are Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald used two characters because he has had two different personalities throughout his life. As a young man Fitzgerald was reserved and quiet. As he aged he became more well known and outspoken. Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby from the novel “The Great…

The lessons learned from “The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” are many. Fitzgerald’s use of the characters in his novel show the many lessons he learned during his lifetime. The numerous experiences of these characters put all together make each lesson apparent in its own way. In these many lessons the reader can find that some can apply to real life. The ones that apply to real world situations are some of the most prominent ones in the novel. For example, in the novel we learn that Jay…

Tyler Wright Mrs. Stanford ENGL 2130 November 23, 2016 The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. The film version that I will be discussing in this report is the version co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann in 2013. For my thesis, I will discuss how Jay Gatsby’s pursuit of Daisy, the one piece missing in his perfect fantasy, ironically leads to his downfall and demise, and how he accumulates his wealth through illegal means and his real station in…

everything is not what it appears to be. For example bananas aren’t always yellow, they could also be green or even brown. Clouds can often be grey, and even Lady Liberty herself wasn’t always green she originally was made of shining copper. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fictional book, The Great Gatsby this idea that color can mean many different things is frequently applied. The book itself describes a man named Nick Carraway’s experience in New York. Where he comes across a man named Jay Gatsby.…