The Great Gatsby

famous, rich, and have lots of fun. For example The Great Gatsby’s american dream was like the ones of today to the extreme bigger houses more expensive cars big parties. He wanted the more the bigger the better. He was also known for his huge parties. The Great Gatsby american dream was different from many people at the time. In the 1920’s people just wanted to own a nice house own the perfect car, and have the perfect family. Meanwhile Gatsby was trying to live his life to the extreme by…

The Great Gatsby: The American Dream [Rough Draft] The majority of individuals possess their own inspirational dream which invites one to attain hope if they are successful or learn from their mistakes if otherwise. The 1920’s portrayed countless number of opportunities where everyone could achieve their ideal at an equal prospective. During F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, a variety of characters attempt to pursue their American dreams which for some cases, did not work out as intended.…

up for a while, but eventually the truth always comes out. I feel that the “great” Gatsby is a an imposter or in other words the great pretender. Nick also feels that Gatsby is an imposter. In the beginning Nick believes that Gatsby is great only because Gatsby was able to change identities, Gatsby’s determination for Daisy, and all that Gatsby has achieved throughout his life. The first way Nick feels Gatsby is…

Can The Great Gatsby be seen as an autobiography? After reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, many questions can be asked about Fitzgerald’s life. Two questions that can be immediately asked about The Great Gatsby are, did Fitzgerald write an autobiography about his life? And also, did Fitzgerald put his own character traits into characters Nick and Gatsby? Fitzgerald is known for using bits and pieces of his own life into his life into his works like This Side of Paradise. (Editors)…

In ‘The Great Gatsby’ Nick Carraway our main character, becomes caught up within problems from both old and new friendships that he makes throughout the story. Throughout all the problems in this story many of the Characters become impacted by the events but, out of all of them Daisy was impacted the most by more emotional standards than an actual change of person.In all the events throughout the story the one common thing in them was Daisy herself, All of the actions taken by Gatsby are to get…

and discuss the relation between material wealth and happiness. In the "Great Gatsby", Fitzgerald demonstrated the active of Classism in the 1920s American. Gatsby's love to Daisy is doomed to be one of those tragic love resulted from the different family background and lack of wealth. Gatsby was born James Gatz in a farm in North…

(Mizener). Overall, Tender is the Night was mostly received poorly due to its shifting viewpoints and mixed up order of events. In Fitzgerald’s time, Tender is the Night was considered a commercial failure. However, now it is considered as one of the great novels in American history (“F. Scott Fitzgerald…

took a back seat in most peoples lives, he was still present throughout the novel. God was metaphorically watching through Owl Eyes and Doctor T.J. Eckleburg, and contributes to the overall theme of The Great Gatsby. Owls are…

In every American story, there is an individual that seeks the American Dream in some sort of way. Particularly in the 1920s and 30s, there are many who made risky decisions based off of this dream. In the renowned novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays these ambitious decisions made through three different types of people. Social status, love, race, and gender play an important role and are the main decision-making factors in this novel. However,as well as there are hopes of…

According to dictionary.com the American Dream means ¨the ideals of freedom, equality,and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American.¨ In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the negative aspects of the American Dream are portrayed by the Valley of Ashes which is an illusion of hell, created by modern society. The valley of ashes represents desolation and death, a spiritual emptiness experienced by many people. Three symbols that are represented in the novel…