Examples Of Pessimism In The Great Gatsby
Damian Martinez
3/2/16
Mr. Walker
English 11 H
Pessimism of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Romance is a beautiful thing in life and throughout the difficulties of these events some being very joyful and pleasant but not all love is quite pleasant. Many romantic relationships don’t last and come to a tragic end and the love may feel amazing while it lasts but it isn’t forever. In the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F Scott Fitzgerald a lot of these characters have many intimate relationships with others throughout the novel. The relationships that these characters build come close to finding love but in the end it is not what it seems. Through the relationships in the novel, it is clear that Fitzgerald is not an optimist for romance.
The main romantic relationship in the novel is between Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. This relationship shows the pessimism in F Scott Fitzgerald. Gatsby and Daisy at one point in time were together and madly in love, but while Gatsby was serving in the war, Daisy grew impatient and married Tom Buchanan. The decision that Daisy made to marry Tom was simply due to the fact Gatsby was …show more content…
When Nick first comes to West Egg he has no interest in any of the people who live there except for one. Jordan Baker was a professional golf player who was attracted to Nick. Although attracted to each other, Nick has a relationship to end before he can become involved with her, which contrasts his ethics and her dishonesty. F Scott Fitzgerald shows his pessimist ways in this relationship, because although a strong attraction between Nick and Jordan don’t stay together. Throughout most of the novel Jordan and Nick date Nick finds out that Jordan is an untrustworthy, careless, rich lady, he is not happy about it but still feels an attraction towards her. Throughout the book, they always seem to encounter themselves at the same parties and even have the same group of
3/2/16
Mr. Walker
English 11 H
Pessimism of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Romance is a beautiful thing in life and throughout the difficulties of these events some being very joyful and pleasant but not all love is quite pleasant. Many romantic relationships don’t last and come to a tragic end and the love may feel amazing while it lasts but it isn’t forever. In the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F Scott Fitzgerald a lot of these characters have many intimate relationships with others throughout the novel. The relationships that these characters build come close to finding love but in the end it is not what it seems. Through the relationships in the novel, it is clear that Fitzgerald is not an optimist for romance.
The main romantic relationship in the novel is between Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. This relationship shows the pessimism in F Scott Fitzgerald. Gatsby and Daisy at one point in time were together and madly in love, but while Gatsby was serving in the war, Daisy grew impatient and married Tom Buchanan. The decision that Daisy made to marry Tom was simply due to the fact Gatsby was …show more content…
When Nick first comes to West Egg he has no interest in any of the people who live there except for one. Jordan Baker was a professional golf player who was attracted to Nick. Although attracted to each other, Nick has a relationship to end before he can become involved with her, which contrasts his ethics and her dishonesty. F Scott Fitzgerald shows his pessimist ways in this relationship, because although a strong attraction between Nick and Jordan don’t stay together. Throughout most of the novel Jordan and Nick date Nick finds out that Jordan is an untrustworthy, careless, rich lady, he is not happy about it but still feels an attraction towards her. Throughout the book, they always seem to encounter themselves at the same parties and even have the same group of