Essays on The Great Gatsby

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…

When comparing the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the film The Great Gatsby by Baz Luhrmann, the two are similar yet very different. Both great in their own ways. Book worms could argue that the novel is better because the movie…

In literature, authors will often times use marginalization of certain characters to help better illustrate the emotions within the story. This allows the readers to get a more in depth understanding of these characters and what they are going through. To be marginalized means to…

Not everything is what it seems, and often we are fooled by the outside appearance of people, things or places. Authors often use contrast in their works such as white/black or good/bad to convey a meaning. Fitzgerald used the contrast between reality and illusion in…

The Great Gatsby is an iconic book that is recognized in the modern era for both its fantastic english and its story which has been translated from words to film twice in the past century. Baz Luhrmann’s film is a modern interpretation of the classic…

The well-known American Dream results from the desire to work hard in order to gain prosperity, freedom, or even a better life than one lives. In The Great Gatsby (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald, set in the roaring twenties, a man named Jay Gatsby proves…

The Great Gatsby Essay The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place in a time period filled with jazz, sex, and alcohol – The Roaring Twenties. Written in first person point of view from Nick Carraway, the story recounts the events of…

From celebrity lives to multi-billion dollar companies, today’s society stresses the idea that having wealth is the essential to living a good life. Although this can be true to an extent, living a wealthy lifestyle can act as a facade for an unhappy life. This…

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…

The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luhrmann truly captured the essence of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book published in 1925. I personally believe this movie adaptation of the book visually illustrated the key symbols presented in the novel; for example Gatsby’s mansion, his car and the…