Evocation Of Jesus In The Great Gatsby

In The Great Gatsby, the death of Gatsby and the events leading to can be compared to the events and the event of Jesus’ death. Gatsby carrying his air mattress to his pool (and death) is to Jesus carrying a cross to his death as suggested by Thomas Dilworth in his article “The Passion of Gatsby: Evocation of Jesus in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby”. Dilworth further suggest that the mattress symbolizes Gatsby’s romanticism following his death. He stays up the entire night before his death keeping vigil, similarly the vigil Jesus keeps the night before his crucifixion. Gatsby is also left alone as Nick goes to sleep, as Jesus’ followers left him alone as he prayed. Dilworth continues, stating that “Gatsby is ultimately a Jesus figure in that