An Ideal Man
Sophia Lopez
Mrs. Beall
English 11th
December 9, 2014
An Ideal Man Life is not about gaining possessions, a good reputation or social life. There is much more to life than what meets the eye. Nothing in life will ever satisfy our human greed or desire, for the heart of man is constantly changing. Material things such as possessions, a good reputation, etc. may satisfy our desire, but only for a certain time because as soon as our heart changes we will want more and more and never be fully satisfied. We all want material things, fame and a great social life, but none of these things will ever really satisfy the desire. As Christians we know that the key to all our life is God. We can assure that God is the only one who can really satisfy our desires because he never changes. He offers us something that will last forever and that will never change, in contrast to our human desires. Jesus did not search in this world for satisfaction about anything and he is the perfect example to follow. In the novels, The Great Gatsby, The Old Man and the Sea and, The Scarlet Letter all three main characters fail to achieve true satisfaction because they pursue the wrong ideals in life. They chased materialistic ideals to satisfy their human desires which we know that in the end would leave them emptier than before since human desires always change. Our ideals should be based on God, for he never changes and as a result of that we may have a firm foundation to base our lives in.
The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates the tremendous decay of the American people´s values and morals during the ´Roaring Twenties´. In this novel Jay Gatsby plays the role of the protagonist and through his life we will see, how his pursue for the wrong ideals in life did not lead him to the satisfaction of his desires and dreams. Gatsby was a thirty year old man who rose from an impoverished childhood and who soon, with the years, became fabulously rich and famous. Since he
Mrs. Beall
English 11th
December 9, 2014
An Ideal Man Life is not about gaining possessions, a good reputation or social life. There is much more to life than what meets the eye. Nothing in life will ever satisfy our human greed or desire, for the heart of man is constantly changing. Material things such as possessions, a good reputation, etc. may satisfy our desire, but only for a certain time because as soon as our heart changes we will want more and more and never be fully satisfied. We all want material things, fame and a great social life, but none of these things will ever really satisfy the desire. As Christians we know that the key to all our life is God. We can assure that God is the only one who can really satisfy our desires because he never changes. He offers us something that will last forever and that will never change, in contrast to our human desires. Jesus did not search in this world for satisfaction about anything and he is the perfect example to follow. In the novels, The Great Gatsby, The Old Man and the Sea and, The Scarlet Letter all three main characters fail to achieve true satisfaction because they pursue the wrong ideals in life. They chased materialistic ideals to satisfy their human desires which we know that in the end would leave them emptier than before since human desires always change. Our ideals should be based on God, for he never changes and as a result of that we may have a firm foundation to base our lives in.
The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates the tremendous decay of the American people´s values and morals during the ´Roaring Twenties´. In this novel Jay Gatsby plays the role of the protagonist and through his life we will see, how his pursue for the wrong ideals in life did not lead him to the satisfaction of his desires and dreams. Gatsby was a thirty year old man who rose from an impoverished childhood and who soon, with the years, became fabulously rich and famous. Since he