The Great Gatsby is a fictional romance novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The intended audience is for those who identify as romantics or who are interested in the American lifestyle of the 1920s.Fitzgerald is known for creating pieces inspired by the Jazz Age, the 1920s. This is reflected in The Great Gatsby as an era of post-war, swinging music, economic expansion and the growing materialism that was augmenting around the “roaring twenties”. Fitzgerald writes in first person, narrated by Nick Carraway. The diction is eminently poise and sophisticated and Fitzgerald heavily accentuates the usage of foreshadowing and flashbacks throughout the novel which strengthens the plot. An example of foreshadowing would be at the very beginning of the story…
In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald there are many symbolic meanings. One of biggest symbols in the book is the Owl-Eyed Man in Gatsby’s library. Another symbol in the book is the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckelburg on the Oculist’s sign in the city Valley of Ashes where Myrtle lives. Scott Fitzgerald wants us to look at the big pictures instead of staying in the little box that we look look through while reading his story. Noticing the very small things that could symbolize what he is writing about helps us find the key points that lead us to intensity.…
In the classic novel, The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a young man discovers concealed secrets from his neighbor, relatives, and close friends. At one point in the book, located on page fifty-five, Nick, the main character who is on a journey of mysteries, shows a fond interest in the peculiar acts of his neighbor Gatsby. Questions arise in Nick's mind. Why was such a popular man such a loner all at the same time? On this particular page, Nick questions these ideas. The passage reveals to the reader a sad sympathetic story behind the so-called "Great Gatsby" using tone, imagery, and diction giving the reader a more obsolete and clearer vision of Gatsby.…
Gatsby never had many real friends, as he thought, but instead people who came along for the short lived dream Gatsby attained. Gatsby is struck with the awful pain of knowing that he has in a sense lost his dream, “So he gave up and only the dead dream fought on”(Fitzgerald 142). Gatsby has left no options for himself in the case that his one true dream does not turn out the way that he wants. As his dream begins to drift away so does the rest of his life because he has put all of what he wanted onto Daisy’s shoulder. Nothing is left for Gatsby to turn to because he never had stability in any aspect of his life. Due to his dream, Gatsby dies emotionally, which is then followed up by his real death. The American dream is almost impossible to fully attain but the downfall of everything that is achieved happens so quickly that many people in society don’t have the opportunity to enjoy their…
In The Great Gatsby, an integral scene to the novel’s development occurs when Gatsby is killed while swimming in his pool. This scene is perhaps one of the most significant and symbolic scenes of the entire work. Throughout the entire novel, Gatsby is trying to achieve his American dream which is to regain Daisy’s affection. This was portrayed by Gatsby grasping for the green light at the end of her dock at the beginning of the novel. However, since Gatsby is unable to repeat the past, he cannot win Daisy back. The hollowness of the elusive American Dream is the overarching theme of the text, and is consequently why Gatsby had to parish. Without Gatsby’s death, this theme would not be as apparent therefore decreasing the work’s overall significance.…
Despair is the heaviest burden a man can bear. It will weigh you down until certain death seems the only route of escape. In The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman, this is the inevitable end to the stories, albeit in two different ways. In Willy’s case it was suicide; in Gatsby’s case it was death at the hands of blind and scorned widower. Nevertheless, in both cases the two men were individuals who were filled with ambition, a frequent resident of the past, but blind to their reality. As they desperately try to fix their lives into the story they always wanted to no avail, all they can do is dream about what could have been. As Fitzgerald writes, “It is invariably saddening to look through new eyes at things upon which you have expended your own powers of adjustment” (104). This quote uses the notion of illusion covering up our reality to great lengths. Using phrases such as “expended your own powers of adjustment”, Fitzgerald conveys to the reader that we can’t change the past and that as a society don’t recognize when our world is crumbling because we are still caught up in the illusion that we are living in this perfect world; and that we can’t accept the harshness of the reality surrounding the illusion. But, using other words such as “new eyes”, Fitzgerald tells the reader that an…
Friederich S. Fitzgerald weaves together the motifs of materialism and lies/illusion in The Great Gatsby to express a theme in a couple of ways. First, he uses Gatsby’s illusion of love for Daisy to mix between the two motifs in crazy ways. Second, he uses the power of status to show how people come up to be and where they sit in the power chart. And lastly, the death of Myrtle is whipped into lies and materialism that comes to a dreadful end. Fitzgerald tells a story of love, lies, and deceit, and those who you love most can be the cause of your ultimate demise.…
New Deal was introduced in the 1930s by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in which established many programs after the Great Depression. It was made to provide aid to millions of people in the US because of the Great Depression. The New Deal is a success because the programs it created became very effect and made a lot of progress in helping people stood up from the sufferings they went through and start a new life. It created direct and immediate rate relief, and it made a lot of changes such as increasing the employment rate, and decreasing poverty by lowering malnutrition in the country. For that reason, it successfully helped improved many people’s lives and the economy.…
The Great Gatsby is a tragic American literature novel that represents the hopeful American dream. Fitzgerald throughout the entire book uses certain literary devices that add onto the sophistication of the novel. In the last passage of The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald conveys Nick Caraway’s perspective and attitude towards Gatsby through imagery, symbolism and irony.…
In “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, he uses symbolism in such detailed way. Fitzgerald integrates symbolism into the book so well that it is necessary to read it several times to fully understand it. Maureen Corrigan quotes “Many of us first read it when we were too young to fully comprehend its power.” Even a critic on the book itself had to read the story many times to fully understand all that the book has to offer. Fitzgerald focuses on three main themes in “The Great Gatsby” they are time, loss of appearance, and perspective. Most of the book’s structure is in one of these categories. In order to fully understand the book, we must better understand these three themes.…
Death is always around us; it's on every corner, in every room, completely unavoidable, yet somehow it still takes many of us by surprise. In the novel “The Great Gatsby” written by Scott F. Fitzgerald, the symbols for death are everywhere, yet aren’t bright in the light, making the tragic losses of those within the book unexpected and take us by surprise even though foreshadowed. From the seasons that occur, to the tired eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg, and even the gloomy Valley of Ashes. Death is hanging there and waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Fitzgerald shows us that death is discretely around us all the time and can happen to anybody at any moment.…
Scott-Fitzgerald’s composition sets for an enjoyable leisure. “The wildest parties and bad behavior among the rich and famous today have nothing… depicted in the Great Gatsby” (Donahue, “Five reasons ‘Gatsby’ is the great American novel”). Fitzgerald’s language is pristine. It could be argued he “makes phrases complicated.” Not only is it pleasurable to marvel at, but the the time and viewpoint at which this story is being narrated is to be accounted for. Nick Carraway is of high wealth and life, and it reflects in the language. The style only serves to further naturalize the setting and aid readers to cherish the novel. It is the 1920s, after all. “But his eyes [Dr. T.J. Eckleburg]... brood on over the solemn dumping ground” (Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 23). There is a reason why Fitzgerald emphasizes detail on seemingly small events and objects. As it is later revealed, the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg are the eyes of god. Prior to the reveal, the matter frequented and characters are intimidated by the billboard. The “eyes” were a factor in Gatsby’s death, as Mr. Wilson, in his crazed state, believed them to be the “eyes of…
This example is a clear picture of just what people were like, they were careless in the way that they lived their lives, they had no regard for others, and they just wanted to party day in and day out. Fitzgerald, describing hypocrisy and carelessness in The Great Gatsby, exposed the American society for what it really was, something nobody had done up to this point in literature. As a result of this, Fitzgerald broke away from the norm and leapt over the boundary of being too afraid to try something different, making him the “Lost Generation” writer who had the strongest effect on American…
In conclusion, As Fitzgerald has always exemplified through his timeless tales of the woes of the extravagant, He uses this opportunity of writing “The Great Gatsby” to express his impressions that eyes are the words kept one's tongue, but will never say- their real intent, if you will. Through his characters, Fitzgerald shows the reader this profound concept which is explained in the above content. From beginning to “the end of that holocaust”(fitz), the eyes hold conversations that the reader’s can only imagine, and that is Fitzgerald’s greatest accomplishment as well as most fervent…
Death brings denial, memories, remorse, and perspective. To Nick Carraway, who is utterly incredulous and lachrymose over Gatsby’s death, the passing-away of a dear friend is a period of reflection. Denial is the most prominent psychological aspect following one’s death. “Gatsby’s house was still empty when I left.” Fitzgerald implies that Nick is waiting upon Gatsby’s return — the return to normalcy. But the period of stagnation lingers and Nick continues to reminisce on the past. Fitzgerald invokes imagery by appealing to the five senses. Nick is trying to relive the condition of Gatsby’s infamous house parties by spending his Saturday nights in New York. The “gleaming, dazzling parties” draw out the visuals of a celebratory scene. The “music and the laughter, faint and incessant” excites the aural senses and characterizes the mood of the party.…