The Great Gatsby

The 1920’s, also known as the “Roaring 20’s,” was a decade of political and social change. In The Great Gatsby, the author F. Scott Fitzgerald concentrated on the nouveau riche, showing how wealth and materialistic objects defined one’s character. As corruption flourished, the money in people’s wallets had also grown significantly. This transitional period introduced an abundance of advancements ranging from new technology, ideas, and taste. The prominent role of the wealthy was incorporated to…

characters in, The Great Gatsby, show an enchanting and repelling feature about them. Nick informs the readers what he realizes about the people he encounters. Characters, such as Gatsby, Daisy and Jordan, are all judged by Nick during the story. Nick judges them by saying about what they are on the inside and outside. Nick’s feelings towards Gatsby are mixed. He will occasionally feel contrite and have pity over Gatsby. Nick did admire his attitude for optimism when Gatsby was not giving up…

usually associate it with positive things, such as sunshine and happiness, but in The Great Gatsby it is quite the contrary. (“Color Symbolism and Culture”).Yellow is used to symbolize falseness. It is similar in color to gold, only less shiny and inexpensive. But no matter how hard it tries, yellow can never truly pass for gold. (“Examples of the Symbolism of Colors in “The Great Gatsby”). Characters in the Great Gatsby who are surrounded by yellow or are seen wearing yellow are often putting…

Cars In The Great Gatsby The significance of cars in The Great Gatsby is immensely displayed throughout the novel. Automobiles in The Great Gatsby are status symbols for various characters, but also holds as symbols of American society in general, so that cars are inauspicious signs of socio-economic and moral collapse. Fitzgerald displays how moral and tangible objects can ruin a persons spiritual intuition. Cars are symbolically represented by the way a character drives, its color, and the…

The Great Gatsby shows how wealth can be abused, which in turn disrespects the freedom that money brings, as wells as that of the country. Throughout the novel, we see many characters views on wealth and living. In the very beginning, we are shown how Nick feels about money and treating others, as well as how he realizes that everyone has different opportunities in life. Carelessness of money is displayed in The Great Gatsby, which is a large issue pertaining to wealth and freedom. Gatsby has…

person on their mind. In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, love is portrayed as the reason every single person makes any conscious act. Love IS one’s drive and while different people have their own relationships and different interpretations of love, true love is sacrificial and sincere Gatsby truly is in love with Daisy because his love is pure and does anything he can to be within her grasp, even though the same cannot be said about Daisy loving Gatsby. His drive in life was to do nothing but…

Is Gatsby in love with the girl or the dream? In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby’s and Daisy’s life intertwined for a brief time five years ago. Gatsby’s love for Daisy never died out but instead magnified greatly into a mix of love and obsession. This addictive love drove into Gatsby’s adult life until his ultimate death. All he wanted was for Daisy to be his; he wanted his dream girl. Since youth, Gatsby’s goal is to obtain the American Dream. Gatsby has said to…

Despite society’s expectations of others, the way someone is, is how they were born. One can try and fill empty holes with values, people, house, etc., but once born, that is his/her place in the world. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, it emphasizes the way americans are obsessed with this idea of social hierarchy. Daisy, a gorgeous, nit-witty, blonde haired girl, and her husband Tom, a formal athlete star, who is a big, cheating, and abusive man live in an enormous white…

In the book “The Great Gatsby”, Gatsby does love Daisy. Well at least Gatsby thinks he does. Gatsby and Daisy met 5 years before these events, and they still remember each other well. Almost halfway through the book we learn through Jordan Baker that Gatsby wants to see Daisy: "‘Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay.’ … ‘He wants to know,’ continued Jordan, ‘if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over.’ … ‘he says he's read a…

of the jazz age. The Great Gatsby, one of his most significant novels of this time, exemplifies the era perfectly, proving that happiness was only to be found in the joys of human desires. In St. Paul, Minnesota on September 24, 1896, F. Scott Fitzgerald was born. Growing up, Fitzgerald had a normal childhood; he came from a lower class family. When…