Category: The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in April of 1924, demonstrates close resemblance to the history of the 1920s. The 1920s commonly referred to as the Roaring Twenties, is most popular for its wild parties, dancing, and illegal drinking to its post-war prosperity and its new freedoms for women (Southern). All of these…

Chapter 1: Setting I graduated from New Haven in 1915, just a quarter of a century after my father, and a little later I participated in that delayed Teutonic migration known as the Great War. I enjoyed the counter-raid so thoroughly that I came back restless. Instead of being the warm center of the world…

In modern society, being an American means to be free and loyal. Being free means to live in the country without prejudices and to have the ability to fairly attain your dreams. On the other hand, fake it till you make it is a phrase adopted by Americans, which simply means to imitate certain qualities…

In the novels The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, the protagonists are both unsatisfied with their lives. They either have everything that the average person would be envious about or they fill their days with partying and alcohol. Both are trying to fill an empty void…

Throughout most of history women generally have had fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men. Wifehood and motherhood were regarded as women’s most significant professions. Considering that the role of women in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was kept mostly concealed and unrecognizable throughout the whole novel, Fitzgerald uses small yet potent…

Throughout chapter 8, Fitzgerald compares the past with the present. Gatsby is trying to recreate his past-recalling his history and memories with Daisy, allows Nick to understand the depth of love he still has for Daisy. But after the accident, Daisy has been loyal only to Tom represents the end of Gatsbys happiness. Symbolism Fitzgerald…

Table of Contents Introduction How Brett and Daisy Compliment Each Other The Different Outlook by the Respective Authors Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Love is inextricably linked to women in both Fitzgeralds Great Gatsby and Hemingways The Sun Also Rises so much so that a serious discussion of one cannot be complete without the other. Daisy…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is often analyzed from the point of view of opposing dreams and reality, the spiritual and material world, and the inconsistency of the genre diversity of the novel. The Great Gatsby is usually viewed as a characteristic novel for its era, the main theme of which is a…

Table of Contents Jay Gatsby with the Illegal Wealth The Dangers of Being Self-Involved The Way to Wealth Conclusion References The American Dream is a happy way of living believed in the United States that anyone has a chance for success and can also rise to a higher social or economic position by working hard.…

Regardless of the person wearing it, clothing is a gauge of the class that an individual belongs. The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set up in the 1920s, an era during which new liberties were being discovered in fashion. Customary clothing was being substituted by new, ostentatious attire that demonstrated the…