Summary of The Great Gatsby

Exploring the City’s of The Great Gatsby In the 1920’s fashion, secret parties, and dancing took off in West Egg, East Egg and Valley of ashes as individuals are pursuing the American Dream. In West Egg and East Egg money is everything. Though citizens of both East and West Egg have money, East Egg is seen as higher quality, due to growing up in the rich lifestyle. Tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker are the character 's that reside in East Egg because fortunately enough they were all…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, “The Great Gatsby,” is undoubtedly one of the most highly-acclaimed novels to be written in the 20th century, let alone- (arguably) one of the best novels of all time. It gains this acclaim not only for it’s story but for author, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, underlying themes and commentaries on deeper ideas about society. Fitzgerald namely tackles the concept commonly known as “The American Dream” and how it was perceived and portrayed in 1920’s America, as well as gives…

The Great Gatsby In the story of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it has taught us that ladies would go after guys that are high class and have tons of money. Back in the Jazz Age, many females would like to live in a wonderful life. The would like to marry guys that are able to support themselves by getting what they want to have or what they need the most. Most ladies do not the men for who they are, but what they had become and their title. In this story, there are three ladies that…

Death is the great equalizer. Its power can take anyone, of any societal class, any amount of money or any amount of love they give. Before death, these superficial details do not matter. The characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book, The Great Gatsby, give a glimpse into these three aspects of life. Whether or not the characters are worthy of sympathy can be determined by considering one’s social status, amount of wealth they have and the love they give. Myrtle dies as a poor girl having been…

In a society entrenched in discrimination, Walter struggles to find meaning in his life. He is blinded by his desire of owning a liquor store, which he believes will generate a great fortune. Walter wants to be able to come home and to where ”Ruth will come downstairs” and greet him(109). Keeping in mind that they live in an apartment and don’t know what living in a two story house feels like.They haven’t ever experienced a higher…

through hard work and determination. Raised on a small, poverty-stricken farm with penniless parents, Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby had high hopes of making a name for himself and acquiring the wealthy status. Gatsby went on to join the war, leaving behind his lover, Daisy Fay, and promised himself that she would be with him for the rest of their lives. After the war, Gatsby finds out Daisy has gone off to marry Tom Buchanan, and he makes it his ultimate goal to win…

You can’t repeat the past. In, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald multiple characters are impacted by: social classes, women’s rights, and inequalities. Daisy Buchanan was most affected by women’s rights because she cheated on her husband, with Gatsby, and she went back to her husband because in that time period that is just what women were expected to do. Stay faithful, stay at home, and stay with your husband no matter what. Nick Carraway is most affected by social classes considering…

“This is a wonderful planet, and it is being completely destroyed by people who have too much money and power and no empathy” (Alice Walker). The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, contains many characters that possess such qualities described by Walker, and in return they suffer severe consequences. Fitzgerald develops the theme, money destroys people, through the use of characterization and narration to expose the natures of the rich in the 1920s. Fitzgerald 's words exemplify society today…

that people hold include: hedonism and carelessness, which are two of the same virtues that many of the characters hold in The Great Gatsby. In today’s society, people’s pursuits of pleasure bring purpose to their lives, this idea is known as hedonism. Hedonism is not only seen in the world today, but is also seen in novels such as The Great Gatsby, where…

Symbolism in The Great Gatsby serves as a connection of the novel to the struggling decade at the time. The Roaring Twenties was plagued with a handful of economic issues and the struggle to obtain the American Dream. Described by Taylor Hales, “Considering the context in which organized crime grew - namely the setting of Chicago, its government system, layout, difficulty of attaining a decent job, hard times of The Depression, and Prohibition - it almost seems inevitable for this growth to…