The Great Gatsby

that the hero and villain could face when opposing the other. This also shows more threats the hero and villain present to one another. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Tom and Gatsby’s characters to be somewhat similar to give bigger obstacles for both characters to face throughout the story. One way that Fitzgerald makes Tom and Gatsby similar, is the fondness they both have for Nick’s character. An example for Tom is when he takes Nick to meet his mistress in the city. This…

of searching and grasping for the thought that once was there. As Willy and Gatsby willingly step foot onto the ring of apparition, they come bearing a shield of embodiment. On the red, white and blue stage is hope against hope, together challenging the impending consequences that an ambition is…

It comes to no surprise that women are associated with predominantly negative connotations such as death in most older works of literature. In the novels The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the main women of each novel are placed at fault for the death of characters and the American Dreams. Using the Feminist and Marxist Theory to analyze the previously listed novel will show a common trope of ‘bad girls’…

Imagine how different the Harry Potter series be if it was told from Voldemort's perspective. Tremendously different right? It’s all about bias and perspective. In The Great Gatsby, there are many characters that could be used as the narrator but shouldn't. Gatsby would paint Tom in a bad light, Tom would paint Gatsby in a bad light (well certainly he did), and Jordan wasn’t exactly there for the entire story so there would certainly be plot holes. Which leaves Nick as the most fitting character…

The Great Gatsby is a novel about the “Roaring Twenties” and how people wanted to achieve the “American Dream.” Fitzgerald uses many different elements to describe the destruction of the American Dream. Symbolism is used as a key element throughout the novel to add complexity and suspense, requiring the reader to decipher what is meant and put the symbolism into context. Fitzgerald’s major uses of symbolism are the green light, the Valley of Ashes, and the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckelburg. The…

The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald has been shown a level of appreciation, understanding and care by Baz Luhrmann in his 2013 adaptation of the text. It has been called “Something more sophisticated but no less visually entertaining than the average blockbuster-” by Kofi Outlaw, the talented editor in chief of screen-rant.com. One can agree that when looked at in comparison to the what is called the greatest American novel of all time that the narrative technique, choice of setting, themes…

How does Fitzgerald both critique and praise the lives of the upper class in The Great Gatsby? Critics have written about the enchantment of Gatsby’s world, and the way in which Nick is drawn into it; they also address how Fitzgerald establishes this allure, while still allowing it to appear repulsive. Giltrow and Stouck ask the question of where the narrator, Nick, stands within the novel, and the overall answer could be that he behaves as a ‘fly on the wall’-being seen by others as “inclined…

Modernist writing is heavily influenced by the process of industrialization and the implications it had on the traditional lives of Americans. Modernism is therefore, a rejection of tradition and a hostile attitude towards the past. The combination of the 19th amendment and new attitudes towards the expressive arts, the modernists used personal narrations and abstract characters to express their own ideological views and personal struggles. Moreover, the characteristics of modernist narratives…

Lying is derived from an abundance of different motivations. Many individuals engage in this trick to conceal insecurities or to protect others from harm. The concept of mischief is not foreign to the characters of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Many of their lives depend on their ability to deceive others and repeatedly use money to escape from the messes they have created. Time after time, they jet off to new locations and disregard the complications they have emplaced in other’s…

During the 1920s your wealth depended on what social status you belong in. If you're wealthy you were looked up to but if you were poor no one payed attention to you. In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald explains that your social status depended on if you were wealthy or not. And how they achieved their wealth. Tom Buchanan is very wealthy and the things he owns shows how wealthy he is. “His family was enormously wealthy-even in college his freedom with money was a matter for…