by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Gatsby close analysis—chapter three Fitzgerald’s incorporation of the explicit details in the beginning of chapter three has many symbolic interpretations behind it. The significance of the detailed passage depicts the representation of the people, and the loss of human individuality in the society and the…
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Following the major economic boom in the roaring twenties, America was plunged into a dark time known as the Great Depression. All economic success that was brought by the victory of war diminished into desperate, starving workers. With the drastic change, the popular culture of…
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In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The author conveys that morality is something of little importance to many people especially when it comes to obtaining status and wealth. Morality is a reoccurring issue in the Great Gatsby. The characters display many behaviors and…
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Introduction In 1925 American author F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the story of The Great Gatsby. It follows a variety of characters living on Long Island in the fictional town of West Egg, the summer of 1922. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway, a Yale…
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This story is about a man named Nick Carraway who lived in America in the 1920s. He moves to New York to become a bond trader. He finds himself living by a mansion which was occupied by a mysterious man named Gatsby. Gatsby hosted wild…
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Did Gatsby ever achieve the American Dream? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fictional novel, “The Great Gatsby,” shows how a dream can become corrupted by one’s focus on acquiring wealth, power, and expensive things. Jay Gatsby, the main character in the novel, is a self-made man who…
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Throughout history, authors have been writing stories with a happy and loving ending for ages. Stories such as Pinocchio, Mulan, and Sleeping Beauty all share a correspondence of an uplifting ending. However, this is not the case with every tail, as stories can also portray…
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an amazing book about love, luxury, and murder. Taking place in the 1920’s, this book lets us all look back to the roaring twenties, a time where anyone would do anything to live a luxurious life. Jay…
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Throughout the course we have touched on many topics that are within many famous works such as The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Lisa Bu’s Ted Talk demonstrates a relation to our course through dreams as dreams are…
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The American Dream has many meanings for people. For some people, the idea shows that one can accomplish his or her goals through living this dream. To others, it gives them a sign of hope, an open door that they desperately want to enter in…
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10 April 1925
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
Novel
Tragedy
Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Nick Carraway, Thomas Buchanan
In his youth, the author had a brief romance with Ginevra King. He attended glamorous pirates in Long Island during 1922, and they inspired the novel for the most part.
Social class, race, old vs. new money, environmentalism
The novel has been adapted for the stage, television, and cinema several times. It has also inspired ballet performances and graphic novels.
The story is set in the Long Island village of West Egg, after World War I. Nick Carraway, who narrates the book, just graduated from Yale University and moved to New York. His rented bungalow is set next to Jay Gatsby’s luxurious estate. Nick’s cousin Daisy and her husband live across the water. Nick reconstructs the events of that summer, not always in chronological order. The focus is on Gatsby’s glamorous parties and his love for Daisy. Her husband, Tom, directly confronts Gatsby on the subject of their affair. While returning from this situation, Daisy drives Gatsby’s car and strikes Myrtle (Tom’s lover) by accident. George, Myrtle’s husband, shoots Gatsby for revenge. After Gatsby’s death, Tom and Daisy leave Long Island without leaving a forwarding address.
Although the story is situated in the previous century, it is still relevant because its themes are universal. It’s a masterful novel that explores societal constructs and human fillies.
A man’s vision of achieving the American dream doesn’t mean much in a society where a class permanence still exists. Love, no matter how pure it is, is still subjected to socio-economic influences.
The Great Gatsby was a commercial disappointment when compared to Fitzgeral’s previous work. The book gained popularity during World War II, when the Council on Books in Wartime provided free copies to American soldiers.
The Great Gatsby is a wonderful reflection of American society. It depicts the American dream of rising from poverty to extraordinary wealth. Its love story is unusual, yet romantic in its own way.
Critics often consider the book’s characters superficial. The plot is also considered implausible, but Fitzgerald never intended it to be realistic.
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