Satyricon

When talking about the distinctive character traits in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby it is hard not to talk about any mental illnesses they may have. Mental illnesses seem to run rampant through the cast from Tom and Daisy to the narrator Nick himself. It is hard not to notice that something might be wrong with each one of them. They all act and over react very strangely. Tom has control problems in many situations. Daisy is extremely over the top. Finally, Nick is…

Daisy Buchanan is a main character in the novel “The Great Gatsby”. Throughout the story Daisy tries to follow her heart but can’t seem to decide what she really wants. Daisy is probably the most frustrating character and ends up ruining the expectations set for the novel. In the beginning of the story she is described as beautiful charming young woman with an intriguing voice. I agreed with this until about chapter 7 when she shows her true self. In the beginning of the novel, this is how…

Gatsby is a troubled soul. Constantly tormented by the thirst for something; more wealth, love, image, etc. Nothing is ever enough, and that ends up costing him gravely in the end. Authors use intertwined events to create a theme, thus creating a bigger underlying message for the reader. Throughout The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses many themes in the duration of his book. Two of his main themes are the corruption of the American dream and people’s undeniable hope. He critiques the…

In the The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author uses symbolism to reveal the contrast between reality and illusion in the early stages of the storyline. Nick Carraway came from a comfortable family. He’s a writer joining the bonds business, moving back to the west after coming back from WWI. While establishing his life, Nick saw that “instead of being the warm centre of the world, the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe”(5). F. Scott Fitzgerald uses simile to…

There are many different characters and they all own different types of houses that represent who they are. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the main character, Nick, talks about the different types of houses and who lives in them. He does this to show how the different types of houses represent what the characters values are and how they act. Nick lives in new york where there is an east and a west egg. Nick lives in the west egg next to Gatsby and they have a view of the east egg,…

Gay for Gatsby In the words spoken by Fitzgerald himself,” It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.” In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway narrates a tragic story of Gatsby searching for the American Dream at the end of the dock. However, Nick’s character, descriptive nature, and his character interactions elude to the theory that Nick is indeed queer. F.…

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s epic novel The Great Gatsby, he explores inanimate objects to represent reality in the novel through the main protagonist Gatsby. These inanimate objects are seen through Gatsby’s optimistic future, the pursuit of the American Dream, and social rank of the characters. One of the most significant objects that are important is the green dock light at the end of Daisy’s house. Jay Gatsby lives in his dream where he imagines himself and Daisy together. But he never seems to…

Mr. Gatsby is the rich and lovestruck star of our show, he’s dedicated, and he’s one of Nick's best friends. The story begins with Nick seeing Gatsby as an enigmatic figure. Gatsby continues to provide a sense of luxury to Nick as his only view of the man is through his parties and his exotic guests and celebrities who visit. Nick described it as such “ There was music from my neighbor’s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the…

Some people believe in God and others don 't. There have been countless changes in morals and values throughout the various time periods in America. For example, the 1920s was a time of economic growth, jazz, prohibition, gender role change, and morality changes. The 1920s was a time when people tended to stray from what were previously common morals. It was no longer important to put God first in life. Throughout the novel though, it can be said that metaphorically God is always watching.…

The following essay will explore the use and efficiency of rhetoric in the literary context of a novel. Through this analysis, I will try to encompass rhetorical aspects that have been employed to create a great masterpiece of literature such as Fitzgerald’s work “The Great Gatsby”; the piece will be analyzed through the observation of rhetorical mechanisms such as Burke’s pentad, his concept of identification, the use of symbolism and the role of language. Although we often perceive a piece of…