The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald embodies may themes, however.
the most salient one relates to the corruption of the American Dream. The.
American Dream is that each person no matter who he or she is can become.
successful in life by his or her own hard work. The dream also embodies.
the idea of a self-sufficient man, an entrepreneur making it successful for.
himself. The Great Gatsby is about what happened to the American dream in.
the 1920s, a time period when the dream had been corrupted by the.
avaricious pursuit of wealth. The American dream is sublime motivation for.
accomplishing ones goals and producing achievements, however when tainted.
with wealth the dream becomes devoid and hollow.
When the American dream was pure, motivation and ambition were some.
key aspects of the pure American dream. "He stretched out his arms toward.
the dark water in a curious way.and distinguished nothing except a single.
green light"(page.26). It shows how Gatsby was striving for the his goal.
and trying to accomplish it. When the dream was pure, motivation and.
self-discipline were present. This quote talks about Gatsby's daily agenda.
and how in the earlier days he upheld the pure American Dream "No wasting.
time at Shafters, No more smoking or chewing, Read one improving book or.
magazine per week, Save $3.00 per week, Be better to parents" (page 181-.
182). Nick says "I became aware of the old island here that flowered once.
for Dutch sailors' eyes-a fresh green breast of the new world"(page 189).
This quote shows the pristine goals of where the possibilities were endless.
and one could accomplish anything through hard work.
The American dream became corrupted, its main aims were wealth and.
power. Gatsby became corrupted because his main goal was to have Daisy.
The only reason he want Daisy was that she symbolized wealth and took on.
the characteristics of money. "Her voice is full of money"(page127).
Gatsby needed to have an enormous mansion so he could feel confident enough.
Nick is used as a gateway to Gatsby's goal, Daisy. ... Gatsby's hope is destroyed by Tom's carelessness, rather then telling the truth he told Wilson that Gatsby ran over his wife. ... Gatsby did not worship God, he worshiped Daisy. ... Nick told Gatsby: "You can't repeat the past." ... Gatsby and Mrs. ...
Jay Gatsby's dream and hope is to win Daisy back, as Gatsby seems to think that she is the perfect girl for him. ... Gatsby also appears to be rich and charming. ... First, Gatsby's dream and hope is to win Daisy back, as Daisy appears to Gatsby as the perfect girl for him, so he is blindly in love with her. ... She is also responsible for Gatsby's death, because she lets Gatsby take the blame for her own mistake of killing Myrtle, and when Tom Buchanan finds out, he orders George Wilson to shoot Gatsby. ... I"ll bet he killed a man" (Gatsby 45). ...
Jay Gatsby is a builder as! ... In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby will do anything to fulfill his hopes and dreams. ... Gatsby also tell Carraway about his schooling. ... Gatsby is one of the richest men in New York. ... However Gatsby doesn't have a bright future. ...
The Great Gatsby Is his novel the Great Gatsby, F. ... But Gatsby has a dream of becoming wealthy. ... The first evidence of this is when Nick says, "Gatsby turned out all right at the end." (2) Nothing was known about Gatsby at the time and Nick is already saying Gatsby was okay. ... Nick saw the greatness in Gatsby. ... Gatsby truly was a great man. ...
There he sees Jordan and they meet Jay Gatsby. ... Gatsby asks top speak with Jordan alone and she finds out that Gatsby had known Daisy from before in Louisville and is in love with her. Gatsby now wants Nick to arrange a reunion between himself and Daisy. ... After a short while Tom becomes aware of Daisy's affair with Gatsby. ... They rush back to Long Island, where Nick learns from Gatsby that Daisy was driving the car when it struck Myrtle, but that Gatsby intends to take the blame. ...
Gatsby's Dream" Jay Gatsby, the central character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. ... Through Gatsby, Fitzgerald brings together both these ideas. ... Gatsby's shirts are more then just garments towards Gatsby. ... she cried to Gatsby, "I love you now--isn't that enough? ...
Gatsby, the Player -----Character Building of Great Gatsby Gatsby's greatness lies not in his prospect of his future, but in his uncompromising insistence to "repeat the past"(116), when he irremediably fell in love with Daisy. ... Gatsby's tragic play isn't a tale told by an idiot. ... That is the case with Gatsby. ... Gatsby's answer is San Francisco. ... When she sees Gatsby, her voice assumes "a clear artificial tone"(91) when she greets Gatsby. ...
In The Great Gatsby by F. ... As a main theme of the novel Gatsby's relationship with Daisy Buchanan plays an important role in showing Gatsby's excessive ignorance. ... This is where Gatsby fails. ... After Tom destroyed Gatsby's sense of life, Gatsby went back to his house to his final resting place. ... Nick, being Gatsby's only true friend, was the only one to see the "real Gatsby." ...
Gatsby's Illusion The word illusion comes to mind when describing the character of Jay Gatsby, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's, romantic classic, The Great Gatsby. The character of Jay Gatsby is shrouded in illusion. ... Gatsby himself is a master illusionist. ... Jay Gatsby is a fake, but a good one. ...
The Great Gatsby died? Yes, The Great Gatsby died, alone with no true friends, without love. ... In the novel, "The Great Gatsby", I think Gatsby should have killed Tom, thinking that he would have Daisy all to himself. ... An ending in this book that would make Gatsby happy would be that, Tom and Jordan are flirting and dancing and having fun all night at one of Gatsby's parties. ... Daisy goes about her plan and later Nick is sent to prison for life and Daisy runs away with Gatsby, rich from Gatsby's money and the money she has inherited. ...
