Loneliness in The Great Gatsby Essay

In the story The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are several themes and symbols that are conspicuous. The two biggest themes in the novel are greed and loneliness. The green light, Valley of Ashes, and the color gold or yellow, are symbols that stand out. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald demonstrates a variety of themes. However, the three that stand out the most, are greed, loneliness, and creating one’s identity. Jay Gatsby is known by readers as a very greedy, and big-headed man. In his world, everything revolves around him. The only thing he wanted all to himself was Daisy although she was clearly better off without him, which is portrayed when Daisy says, “I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool-that’s the best…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel, The Great Gatsby, and this painting, one can find comparisons that show wealth, as well as the isolation and loneliness that often come with it. The Great Gatsby is a timeless classic that tells the story of Jay Gatsby and his obsession for the extrodinarily beautiful Daisy Buchanan. The novel is set in the Roaring 20s, a time of wild parties and loose moral standards and the rich becoming even richer than before. The piece of art this novel is being compared…

Throughout The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway is the only point of view we are given about the lives between these characters, Fitzgerald uses Nick as a way to establish the motif of loneliness by showing that even though Gatsby has everything one wishes for during this time, he is still deep down alone because he is surrounded by fake love and care; however, Nick himself is also isolating himself the most by not being involved and only being the observer. There are many moments throughout the…

F. Scott Fitzgerald takes the concept of the American dream and flips it to show that the dream will not always be the same as most people perceive it, and shows that loneliness drives the characters which leads to the destruction of lives. All of the main characters have their own view of an American dream. Daisy and Gatsby realize that money will never amount to happiness because they both feel lonely. By him taking the attempt to achieve his dream to an extreme, he has an effect on people’s…

The Great Gatsby is a sad story about the unattainable American Dream. A story about love, sadness, and destruction. Which if you ask me that's what all great stories have in common. And what they all have in common with the American dream. Destruction is a common theme it seems by trying to get more of something they want they must destroy something else. Either happiness or money two thing everyone tries to get but only ended up getting one or the other successfully. For instance Tom and…

The emptiness of material possessions can hide under the alluring exterior of wealth and luxury. Many people strive to attain the highest amount of wealth possible but are disappointed once they realize that money alone does not assure happiness and satisfaction. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, one of it’s main characters himself is fooled by the empty substance that comes with an obscene amount of wealth. Jay Gatsby, like many others, used money as a way to measure his…

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…

In the two novels, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, loneliness and isolation are components that were undeniable for the characters of Jay Gatsby and Holden Caulfield. Loneliness and isolation are caused by yearning for something you cannot have, which turns people’s lives for the worst. Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, was socially isolated even though he constantly surrounded himself with people, longing to make up for his loneliness. …

determination, and initiative. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald challenged this definition. When World War I ended in 1918, the stock market rose and the national wealth and materialism increased dramatically. A person from any background could strike it rich, but American families…

Great Gatsby Elaborate parties set the scene/backdrop for a loophole of mixed signals and confusion. In The Great Gatsby, author F. Scott Fitzgerald creates extravagant parties hosted by Jay Gatsby, demonstrating his constant loneliness and need for attention. In Jay Gatsby’s quest for recognition, he not only damages his strong ego but his well-being. A glamorous party masks an overwhelming sentiment of seclusion/isolation. Jay Gatsby’s numerous parties represent the true…