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I experienced countless emotions all at the same time. I was overwhelmed and for a moment, speechless. I suddenly I realized why. I saw him. Jay Gatsby, soaking wet with his hands in his pockets, looking pale and nervous. I took a moment to comprehend what was going on. Gatsby trudged into the living-room, leaving a path of droplets of water on Nick’s hardwood floor. I followed him, trying to…

The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald during the roaring twenties, serves as an ironic representation of the society during that time period. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses cars to represent a variety of subjects. The way the characters in the book drive acts as a reflection of their lifestyle. The writer uses the depiction of cars to illustrate a new-found sense of freedom for women, social progress and social status. Throughout the text, Fitzgerald associates female…

We are all familiar with the fairy tale ending,“they lived happily ever after” where the characters, after all their hardships, live a cheerful and fulfilled life. However, F Scott Fitzgerald goes against the idea that all stories should end with a happy ending. The Great Gatsby follows the main character Nick, and his life in New York. There, Nick gets entangled in the affairs of those around him. In Fitzgerald’s novel, there is no such thing as a happy relationship, thereby creating a…

The old saying goes, it is only illegal if you get caught. Throughout the 1920’s, organized crime leaders took this to the extreme thus, violence and corruption increased rampantly. While many straightforward Americans viewed the American dream as a stable economic state some viewed it as a method to get rich quick. The corruption of this era rose to unparalleled heights with some people losing faith in police officers, judges, and anyone in government. Prohibition only added to the chaos of the…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is yet another book that exhibits realism. The first example of this is its portrayal of imperfect people. Numerous characters within this story are having affairs with one another. Though this is certainly not one of the most attractive aspects of society, it is a reality that can be glossed over by some. Fitzgerald does anything but ignore and gloss over this part of society. There are four characters taking part within an affair and three of these…

so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it,” (Fitzgerald 180). Gatsby beat on, despite the many hardships he faced. To the heart’s discontent though, he never quite reached what he wanted most. Between these two characters, Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby, the hardships along the way and the difficulty of achieving the American Dream are finely represented. Even though the American Dream is an ever-changing idea among people and time periods, there are many things that have stayed the same.…

everyone. Throughout many years, these four values have been corrupted leading to the death of the original American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald recognizes the death of the original American Dream in his novel The Great Gatsby. He uses the characters Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan to illustrate how the original values of handwork and group spirit have been replaced with wealth, power, social class and individualism. They no longer respect the…

yellow car, golden toilet set and even his golden food and music in his lavish parties.” (Haibing 42). It is no secret that Fitzgerald used the colors yellow and gold to symbolize Gatsby, as the two colors are linked in a lot of different ways to Jay…

who love are normally looking for the true love. The novel, The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream during the 1920’s. The narrator Nick Caraway moves to the West Egg and is introduced to the lavish lifestyle of Jay Gatsby. Gatsby, the main character is hopelessly in love with Daisy Buchanan, with whom he has had a past relationship. When Daisy and Gatsby rekindle their relationship, the two seem to be after two completely different things. Gatsby is…

remind people of different seasons or places that they have been. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the author uses color symbolism in a creative and juxtaposed way that allows him to emphasize different themes. The main character, Jay Gatsby, wants to marry his long lost love, Daisy; however, she has married another man named Tom, who comes from “old money”. Gatsby tries to win her back by throwing extravagant parties and showing her that he has enough money to take care of her.…