Scott McCloud

The 1920’s was given the nickname “The Roaring Twenties” for several reasons: this decade was a turning point in entertainment, economics, women’s rights, and other subcategories of American culture. Many of these changes were positive, but financially, Americans began spending money they did not have, as credit was introduced. The Twenties offered new freedoms that many took great advantage of, but with that freedom came responsibility. Like the old saying states, Americans were give a yard and…

is built on the idea of the American dream; which is the thought that all citizens of America have an equal opportunity for prosperity and happiness. People once emigrated from their native countries in search of these coveted opportunities. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, living in modern West Egg, Long Island, attempts to relive the time, five years ago, he spent with Daisy Buchanan, a resident of traditional East Egg. Gatsby creates a lie to acquire a respectable…

In the novel, “The Great Gatsby,” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the quality of life is overall depicted as negative and dull. People are characterized as more selfish and uncaring compared to other time periods or novels. It is apparent that friendships and relationships are valued extremely low, and true rich relations are often very rare, as we only see a few throughout the entire novel. Common friendships in “The Great Gatsby” are usually based around a certain thing. For instance, Gatsby, the…

“The Value of Wealth” “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a well known novel that highlights the arduousness of materialism, not only in the roaring 20’s but also in current society. Throughout the intriguing novel, wealth is brought into account frequently, and ironically causes major conflicts. In the first chapter, the idea that not all people live in prosperity and that wealth does not define a person is spoken by the narrator, speaking of what his father told him, the quote reads;…

One who is obsessed is compulsively preoccupied beyond control with a person, object or idea. In today’s society, we see obsessions with money, certain people, activities, and statuses. Throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald 's world-renowned novel, The Great Gatsby, characters misunderstand their obsessions with materialistic and objective ownership with honest love. The plot of the novel entwines a sly play on the reality humans know with a deeper cognizant of psychological behaviour regarding love…

The 1920’s society in America displayed many different concerns, these concerns are highlighted in the novel The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald is able to use the different characters to represent the different problems going on in America going on in this time. Tom represents the Greed going on in America, Jay Gatsby represents the corrupt social hierarchy, Myrtle represents gender inequality and Daisy represents the importance of Social Class. The 1920’s in America was a time of great…

After the post war of World War I, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel The Great Gatsby in the year of 1925 to comprehend the economic struggles on achieving the American Dream in regards of class statuses. Some readers can argue that The Great Gatsby fails to establish a true development of what the American Dream really is, while other readers can argue Fitzgerald did accomplished the definition of an American Dream. From the rising 1920s, the idealistic view for an American Dream enticed the…

one tries to change their path in society, the superficial nature of society, etc. In the masses of literature we read, we see characters that are shaped by society and also characters that fight back against it. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the theme of society is so prevalent among all the characters lives. How society was during the period of time in which this book is set in controlled the entirety of what happened in the story. Gatsby knew him and Daisy couldn’t be…

gangsters, stockmen; all there to make a profit before the unbeknownst Great Depression came. Alongside the antics of the men were the new women; the flappers, who had short hair, smoked, drank and most importantly, were beginning to have rights. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 tragic love story, ‘The Great Gatsby’ opens a time portal that takes you back to the 1920’s and can make you nostalgic for a life you never even lived. ‘The Great Gatsby’ takes place in varying fictional towns on Long Island.…

As George R. R. Martin said “Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.” Jay Gatsby is essentially an innocent victim (romantic idealist) who is destroyed by his inability to accept reality. Gatsby has been pining after Daisy for years. They dated briefly before Gatsby was drafted into the service to fight the war. While he was away, Daisy Fay married Tom Buchanan, an old money polo player from Chicago. From then on, Gatsby is a prime example of denial. His whole life is focused…