The themes of the Great Gatsby. The decline of the American dream in the 1920s. Moral corruption is one of the themes.The wealthy class is morally corrupt in The Great Gatsby. The blankness of the upper class is one of themes. The Great Gatsby is the sociology of wealth, specifically, how the newly minted millionaires of the 1920s
The symbols of the book are the green light, the valley of ashes, and The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock is a significant symbol in the book. The green light represent Gatsby's dream, Daisy is the dream. The Valley of ashes is significant symbol in the book. The valley of ashes between West Egg and New York City. The Valley of ashes represent absolute poverty and …show more content…
hopelessness. It also resembles something dark and lifeless. The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg is dominant symbol in the book. The eyes symbolize the death of the American dream.The eyes of T.J. Eckleburg are representing the eyes of God.
The three main character are Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, and Daisy Buchanan.
Nick Carraway is from Minnesota. Nick Carraway is the narrator. He is a dynamic character. He symbolizes honesty. He is old money and Daisy’s cousin. He went to Yale with Tom Buchanan, Daisy's husband. He is Gatsby’s neighbor and his best friend. Jay Gatsby is the protagonist. Jay Gatsby born as James Gatz to a poor family in North Dakota, become fabulously wealthy. He Symbolizes the both the corrupted Dream and the original uncorrupted Dream quest for the American dream. Daisy Buchanan is from Louisville, Kentucky. Daisy is Gatsby’s lover and Tom Buchanan’s wife. Daisy is dynamic. She is an old money “wealth” She only has one daughter. She symbolizes the American
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In conclusion, My favorite book is The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is a tragic love story, social commentary on American life in the early twenty. The themes of the Great Gatsby. The decline of the American dream in the 1920s, Moral corruption, and The blankness of the upper class. The symbols of the book are the green light, the valley of ashes, and The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The three main character are Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, and Daisy Buchanan.