The Role Of Hedonism In The Great Gatsby
Gatsby is a young man who born in a backcountry, he suffered bitterness of life when he was a child. Affected by the Franklin’s road which leads to success, he is ambitious and yearning money and social status, he is a typical chaser of American Dream. But he is unable to change the poor living conditions, therefore he can not stop struggling between illusion and reality. At that time, the United States advocating the supremacy of money and hedonism, Gatsby believe that as long as get material prosperity then he can get love or everything he want. During the First World War, Gatsby met Miss Daisy fell in love. Later, Gatsby went to front of war, when he returned, he found that Daisy has married with a rich man who has aristocratic descent,
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He is both self-abased and confident person. On the one hand, Gatsby never acknowledge that he is an offspring of farmers, he believe he can enter into high-class society in one day. However, nobilities such like Tom can not tolerated Gatsby. In Tom’s view, nobilities has privilege is normal and can not tolerate other forces to share these privilege. Thus, although Gatsby set up a ladder which leads to high-class society by his illegal money, he still not has a place in high-class society, let along share equal rights. No matter how he shows off his wealth or replaces his names, he is the little guy who from the bottom of society forever and still under attack and exclusion, therefore the broken of his American Dream is inevitable. On the other hand, Gatsby lacks a clear understanding about American high-class society. Daisy’s family background and social circles are ideal symbol for Gatsby, Gatsby put his whole life to weave his beautiful dream so that he can not see the hypocrisy which hides in American high-class society. Gatsby hold many grand banquets constantly before his death and many people joint these banquets, but after Gatsby died, there is no former guests appear in his funeral (Zhang, 2005). This is the true face of high-class society, unfortunately, Gatsby never realize it
He is both self-abased and confident person. On the one hand, Gatsby never acknowledge that he is an offspring of farmers, he believe he can enter into high-class society in one day. However, nobilities such like Tom can not tolerated Gatsby. In Tom’s view, nobilities has privilege is normal and can not tolerate other forces to share these privilege. Thus, although Gatsby set up a ladder which leads to high-class society by his illegal money, he still not has a place in high-class society, let along share equal rights. No matter how he shows off his wealth or replaces his names, he is the little guy who from the bottom of society forever and still under attack and exclusion, therefore the broken of his American Dream is inevitable. On the other hand, Gatsby lacks a clear understanding about American high-class society. Daisy’s family background and social circles are ideal symbol for Gatsby, Gatsby put his whole life to weave his beautiful dream so that he can not see the hypocrisy which hides in American high-class society. Gatsby hold many grand banquets constantly before his death and many people joint these banquets, but after Gatsby died, there is no former guests appear in his funeral (Zhang, 2005). This is the true face of high-class society, unfortunately, Gatsby never realize it