Gatsby Vs Buchanan
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel exploring the roaring twenties and the American Dream. The story is told from the perspective of Nick Carraway during the summer of 1922. The novel explores the wealthy and mysterious Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful and fickle Daisy Buchanan and how it affects the characters around them, including the also wealthy Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband. Marrying him allowed Daisy to be as rich as Gatsby, but it also revealed that she and Tom had fundamentally different values than Gatsby. Although Gatsby’s and the Buchanans’ home lives appear similar, the small variances represent the fundamental differences between the occupants. Gatsby and the Buchanans both hold grand parties, but while
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Gatsby’s parties are always huge successes. While some people come without even meeting Gatsby, simply for the party, a large part of the success of the parties is due to Gatsby himself. Gatsby’s charisma radiates from exterior, and is obvious in one description of him:“He smiled understandingly- much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles ... It understood you just as you wanted to be understood [and] assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey” (p. 48). Gatsby resounds with people. They meet him and feel irresistibly drawn to him. This is because he identifies with them. He is the model of the 1920s- a self-made, hard working man. His determination launched him to this spot, and he continues to use his determination to reach his other goals. Other people can see this, and he makes such an impact on them that in turn they then love to tell their friends and various acquaintances about him, making him lowkey famous. People come to his parties hoping not even to become friends, just to have a good time, because they believe that someone who they can relate to must be looking out for them and be an excellent person of character- even if he isn’t. Even people not intimately close with Gatsby and the Buchanans can see the differences between the two parties- Gatsby’s parties resound with people because his determination is apparent in most every aspect of the
Gatsby’s parties are always huge successes. While some people come without even meeting Gatsby, simply for the party, a large part of the success of the parties is due to Gatsby himself. Gatsby’s charisma radiates from exterior, and is obvious in one description of him:“He smiled understandingly- much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles ... It understood you just as you wanted to be understood [and] assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey” (p. 48). Gatsby resounds with people. They meet him and feel irresistibly drawn to him. This is because he identifies with them. He is the model of the 1920s- a self-made, hard working man. His determination launched him to this spot, and he continues to use his determination to reach his other goals. Other people can see this, and he makes such an impact on them that in turn they then love to tell their friends and various acquaintances about him, making him lowkey famous. People come to his parties hoping not even to become friends, just to have a good time, because they believe that someone who they can relate to must be looking out for them and be an excellent person of character- even if he isn’t. Even people not intimately close with Gatsby and the Buchanans can see the differences between the two parties- Gatsby’s parties resound with people because his determination is apparent in most every aspect of the