The Great Gatsby Setting Analysis
The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald is a brilliant masterpiece in the world of literature which is packed with a lot of irony and . It is one of the greatest books ever written and one of the best books that I've ever read. The Great Gatsby can be interpreted in many ways. There are many themes but the main theme of the book, in my personal opinion, is the states the American Dream. One of the literary devices author uses to interpret central idea of the text is setting. Setting is the surroundings or environment of anything. Fitzgerald’s novel is set in the 1920s also known as Roaring Twenties, a period of sustained economic prosperity. All actions are occurring in Long Island, New York, Queens (Valley of Ashes) and Manhattan in the summer
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People started to believe in The American Dream, belief of achieving equality through hard work. American Dream could be achieved by shedding old world progression of class frameworks. Scott Fitzgerald depicted West Egg as “New Money” and East Egg as “Old Money” to show America’s struggle to adopt social equality. Gatsby’s huge house is the example of achieved American Dream. Also, two Eggs of Long Island show the distinction in two classes of rich people. The “New Money” people, like Gatsby, for example, are presented as individuals without taste nor social effortlessness, they are not yet acclaimed to the rich class. He wastes his money on unnecessary stuff just to show off. In spite of the fact that “Old Money” people like Buchanans have taste and class they end up being impolite and arrogant. They think others are immaterial and not important. Buchanans believe that money is everything, money is power. This is because in the end of the novel, they moved to Europe, away from the problems and avoided Gatsby’s funeral. “Old Money” people think wealth will solve all the problems. Valley of Ashes plays very important role in The Great Gatsby. It symbolizes the decay of the American Dream while West Egg and East Egg symbolize the achievement of the American Dream. In the Valley of Ashes, wealth is mistaken for
People started to believe in The American Dream, belief of achieving equality through hard work. American Dream could be achieved by shedding old world progression of class frameworks. Scott Fitzgerald depicted West Egg as “New Money” and East Egg as “Old Money” to show America’s struggle to adopt social equality. Gatsby’s huge house is the example of achieved American Dream. Also, two Eggs of Long Island show the distinction in two classes of rich people. The “New Money” people, like Gatsby, for example, are presented as individuals without taste nor social effortlessness, they are not yet acclaimed to the rich class. He wastes his money on unnecessary stuff just to show off. In spite of the fact that “Old Money” people like Buchanans have taste and class they end up being impolite and arrogant. They think others are immaterial and not important. Buchanans believe that money is everything, money is power. This is because in the end of the novel, they moved to Europe, away from the problems and avoided Gatsby’s funeral. “Old Money” people think wealth will solve all the problems. Valley of Ashes plays very important role in The Great Gatsby. It symbolizes the decay of the American Dream while West Egg and East Egg symbolize the achievement of the American Dream. In the Valley of Ashes, wealth is mistaken for