" The polluted and industrial imagery mirrors the Great Gatsby's and highlights again the gap presented between the wealthy and ordinary people. Vile Bodies reinforces this gap, present in the Great Gatsby through this imagery, and highlights what was a key social issue during the 1920s, and is still noticeable today.
Moreover, Fitzgerald presents wealth and the wealthy elite through the use of car motifs. Cars were seen as a symbol of wealth and status during the Jazz Age, and this is present in both books, comparable to owning popular branded items nowadays. Ironically, cars can also be seen as symbols of destruction through the car crashes that occur in both books. Indeed, the apathy towards cars and crashes shows how the elite had so much money they could afford to destroy a prestigious status symbol without caring. This is shown in the Great Gatsby when Owl Eyes crashes the car at Gatsby's party in chapter three (p43), and how he knew "very little about driving." This in turn attributes recklessness to the wealthy because they thought they could get away with anything because they had the money to repair any damages. Vile Bodies reflects Gatsby in the same way. Miss Runcible has her car crash (p152-3), and has to go to a nursing home, through her own carelessness. Moreover, recklessness can truly be seen through how little mention of the actual car crash there is, almost as if it had never happened. This mirrors Owl Eyes in the Great Gatsby when he was involved in the car crash, and shows just how "irrelevant" something like this was to their lives.
Furthermore, it is clear whom Fitzgerald refers to, when he describes the rich, due to their names. This can be seen through how Jordan Baker's name refers to two 'twenties car manufacturers, and other references, such as "the Baedeker girls" of Baedeker Travel Guide Fame, or "the Chrysties," presumably of Christie's Auctioning Fame.
The Great Gatsby- Essay The novel "The Great Gatsby" is a story about mistaken identity. ... "The Great Gatsby" is a man who threw great parties and lived in a mansion. ... In Gatsby's attempt to win Daisy back, he bought a great mansion with the millions that he inherited. ... This created a whole new look to Gatsby's identity. ... Later Jay Gatsby is killed by Mr. ...
Nick Carraway the narrator of The Great Gatsby has qualities, which are the complete opposite of those of Tom Buchanan, his cousin-in-law. ... Gatz said something that Nick disagreed with, Nick still hesitantly, agreed with him, as to not hurt an old man's feelings; as apparent by the following quote: "If he lived, he would have been a great man. ... Willison, to Gatsby. ... What if I did tell him (Gatsby)? ... In The Great Gatsby, there are three illicit relationships: Gatsby and Daisy, Nick and Jordan, and Tom and Myrtle. ...
In The Great Gatsby, Nick states at the start of the story that he is "inclined to reserve all judgments," (Fitzgerald, 1) and appears to keep to his word. ... Unlike in The Great Gatsby, where the impression of Gatsby's character is constantly changing, the impression of Lennie's character remains relatively constant. ... In The Great Gatsby, Nick is unaware of the conclusion of the story and hence is unraveling the story with no pre-set intention in relation depiction of the plot. ... Nick presents the reader with no hints or foreshadowing of the event and we are only made aware of...
The Great Gatsby Background Information The Great Gatsby was written by F. ... Gatsby. ... Nick later discovers both of their bodies in the pool. ... The parties were explained with great detail and you felt like you were actually there. ... Critical Recommendation The Great Gatsby was an alright novel. ...
The entire spectrum of social classes during the 1920's is represented in The Great Gatsby. ... The Great Gatsby accurately portrays the rich during the booming 1920's. ... In the first two chapters of The Great Gatsby, its title character is quite mysterious - an enormously wealthy, fun-loving local celebrity with a suspicious past who throws lavish weekly parties. ... As the novel progresses, we see that the myth of "the Great Gatsby" was created by Gatsby himself. ... In The Great Gatsby, the Valley of Ashes between West Egg and New York City consists of a long stretch of deso...
Deeper Thought: the symbolism of "The Great Gatsby" It is understood that in language, each word has a specific understood meaning, and each combination of words has a compiled meaning. ... Fitgerald used amazing symbolism throughout the book "The Great Gatsby", and it forces the reader to consider each word for more than face value. Because of the great quantity of underlying symbolism within the story, it is difficult to select just two aspects to focus on. ... Gatsby views Daisy as embodied perfection, and his longing for her is so great that the green light is like seeing true ...
The novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. ... Jay Gatsby, a rich man who made his money during prohibition, probably bootlegging and organized crime, falls in love with Daisy Buchanan, wife of Tom Buchanan. Tom and Daisy Buchanan also possess great wealth, but they inherited it and it has been in their family for years, where as Gatsby earned all his money. ... Eckleburg, and Daisy's green dock light, that Gatsby has stared at many nights. ... Eckleburg's eyes watch over all the sins that occur in the dark vile, sinful Valley of Ashes. ...
The Great Gatsby In the book The Great Gatsby, by F. ... Now, the name of the book is called "The Great Gatsby", but we have never seen him, except the shadow in chapter 1, nor have we have any idea of why he is "great". ... So in a way, it does not really change the fact that we still think Gatsby is a great guy. ... The story of Gatsby is placed throughout the book to build up a great mystery of a person who is a step above every body else. ... It is a very good way of intriguing readers to keep reading to find out why Gatsby is so great, and how he got to be so famous. ...
Jay Gatsby, a character created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the novel The Great Gatsby, is a character whose "personality determines his fate" or future and to talk of his personality will "bankrupt the universe" because he is a debatable character. ... A great scholar once said, "action pertaining to the development of the material bodies of the living entities is called karma, or fruitive activities," (Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavad Gita As It Is). ... However in the end when Gatsby asks her to choose between Gatsby and her husband, she chooses her husband. ... In The Great Gatsby, by F. ...
