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Characters in the Great Gatsby -- the American Dream
A. Nick Carraway is the narrator in this novel and plays a very important role
1) Nick is the readers' source of description and information about the other characters, especially Gatsby, Daisy,
2) Nick is an honest person in the beginning of the novel, but the more he becomes involved in the relationships with Tom, Daisy and Gatsby, and through his romantic relationship with Jordan, his honesty and credibility breaks down;
B. Daisy was the subject of Gatsby's desire, and Gatsby made up things about her to place her on a pedestal where she really didn't deserve to be placed
1) Gatsby was fascinated with Daisy; Gatsby loved Daisy's voice, and when she
sang it brought out meaning to all the words that Gatsby had never thought of
2) Gatsby threw himself after Daisy and eventually...
Gatsby himself was rumored to be a nephew of cousin of Kaiser Wilhem, but that was just a fib he made up; he also claimed to be a member of a wealthy English-educated family.
1) the truth that the reader finally realizes (thanks to Nick's narrator narrative) is that Gatsby was really a man named James Gatz
2) James Gatz had parents who were "shiftless and unsuccessful farm people" from North Dakota (which is right next to Minnesota, where Fitzgerald was raised
VI. Fitzgerald's final demise
A. It is well-known that Fitzgerald was an alcoholic and that he drank to excess at parties, at home, and that he was a slave to booze
1) a man of extraordinary literary gifts, he died of a heart attack in 1940; he believed himself to be a failure at the time of his death in Hollywood.
VI. Fitzgerald's final demise
A. It is well-known that Fitzgerald was an alcoholic and that he drank to excess at parties, at home, and that he was a slave to booze
1) a man of extraordinary literary gifts, he died of a heart attack in 1940; he believed himself to be a failure at the time of his death in Hollywood.
Great Gatsby -- a Theoretical Analysis The Great Gatsby is one of the legendary novels written in the history of American literature. The novel intends to shed light on the failure of American dream that poor can attain whatever he wants and emphasizes on the hardships presented by the strong forces of social segregation. In order to understand this novel, there are various theories which tend to be helpful in order
Gatsby had built up this incredible illusion of what Daisy really was, and had gone off the deep end in throwing himself after her. Weinstein (p. 25) quotes from pages 102-103 of the novel: "There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams -- not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion." It is typical of Fitzgerald to
Even after Daisy commits murder, Gatsby remains unmoved in his emotions towards her. What's more, he assumes responsibility for her actions. Or consider the statement: ' Of course she might have loved him, just for a minute, when they were first married -- and loved me more even then, do you see?' (Fitzgerald, p. 133). Gatsby clings to this hope despite Daisy's professed loved her husband. Such explanations indicate
Great Gatsby The Negative Side Of Materialism In The Great Gatsby The Lure of the American Dream The American Dream is the promise of a better life that brought people from all over the world to the newly discovered continent so that they could populate it and contribute to the development of the land and of their personal lives too. The concept of the American Dream still continues to attract immigrants from countries
Fitzgerald uses white to describe Daisy, and it is fairly certain he used white to depict Daisy's original innocence. Daisy's car is white, her clothes are white and the paint on the walls of her house are white. However, toward the end of the novel Daisy has been corrupted by Gatsby and the whole social scene, and she becomes careless and destructive. A reader can surmise that Fitzgerald is simply
Great Gatsby: A World of Illusion The 1920s were a time of change for America. The war was over and America was ready for some fun. The poor lived in a world of little opportunity and destitution, while the rich threw lavish parties in exquisite gardens. These parties were portrayed in magazines and the lives of the rich and famous were everywhere. These glimpses into the lives of the rich