Dilemmas In The Great Gatsby
The Great Dilemma
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby is about a young man who has fallen in love with a young woman. But at the time they meet, they are unable to be together I think because of complications surrounding WW1. A few years later in the 20's, they meet again, but Daisy married to a man named Tom, and has a child. Gatsby then tries everything to get her to fall for him and leave Tom. Gatsby gains money by unscrupulous means and buys a house close by to where Tom and Daisy live and has parties every night to try and impress her. Gatsby is New Money whereas Daisy is Old Money and so that seperates them. The story is narrated by Nick, Daisy’s cousin and an old friend of Tom. He becomes friends with Gatsby and acts almost as a connector between between the two houses. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby goes through some emotional dilemmas. Throughout the book, the author uses mood, color, and symbolism to reflect Gatsby’s dilemmas. Because Fitzgerald uses mood, color, and symbolism throughout his …show more content…
The readers are introduced to the light in the beginning of the novel. The light is located at the end of Daisy’s dock and is visible from Gatsby’s lawn, the green light represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for the future. Gatsby associates the green light with Daisy. Once Gatsby and Daisy meet, the light loses its value since his hopes and dreams were reached. After they meet and the light loses its meaning, Gatsby and Daisy don't work out and that contributes to Gatsby's dilemma. He does not get what he wants and that creates a problem for him. Weather is also a symbol in The Great Gatsby. In chapter VII, Gatsby and Tom were talking about Daisy and it was the hottest day of the summer. This is an important detail because heat is usually associated with intensity. Tom and Gatsby’s conversation was very intense, it was a mini argument over Daisy and Tom definitely
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby is about a young man who has fallen in love with a young woman. But at the time they meet, they are unable to be together I think because of complications surrounding WW1. A few years later in the 20's, they meet again, but Daisy married to a man named Tom, and has a child. Gatsby then tries everything to get her to fall for him and leave Tom. Gatsby gains money by unscrupulous means and buys a house close by to where Tom and Daisy live and has parties every night to try and impress her. Gatsby is New Money whereas Daisy is Old Money and so that seperates them. The story is narrated by Nick, Daisy’s cousin and an old friend of Tom. He becomes friends with Gatsby and acts almost as a connector between between the two houses. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby goes through some emotional dilemmas. Throughout the book, the author uses mood, color, and symbolism to reflect Gatsby’s dilemmas. Because Fitzgerald uses mood, color, and symbolism throughout his …show more content…
The readers are introduced to the light in the beginning of the novel. The light is located at the end of Daisy’s dock and is visible from Gatsby’s lawn, the green light represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for the future. Gatsby associates the green light with Daisy. Once Gatsby and Daisy meet, the light loses its value since his hopes and dreams were reached. After they meet and the light loses its meaning, Gatsby and Daisy don't work out and that contributes to Gatsby's dilemma. He does not get what he wants and that creates a problem for him. Weather is also a symbol in The Great Gatsby. In chapter VII, Gatsby and Tom were talking about Daisy and it was the hottest day of the summer. This is an important detail because heat is usually associated with intensity. Tom and Gatsby’s conversation was very intense, it was a mini argument over Daisy and Tom definitely