Great Gatsby
Besides being a great novel, The Great Gatsby is a very symbolic book, not tomention it's many themes and meanings. This paper will discuss three of the majorthemes as well as some of the symbols, and try to explain the ending of the book. One of the first themes that comes to mind when one reads this book is thetheme of position. This includes class, wealth and social standing. It is apparent thatposition is a large factor in this novel and time period within the first few chapters ofthe book. Nick is a middle class mid-westerner who moves to West Egg. Gatsby isrich, but he is only "new money" and also lives in East Egg. There is a position thathe strives for and he wil do almost anything to achieve this. The Buchanans andhowever live in West Egg and are "old money". Even though they may have lessmoney than Gatsby they have a better social standing. East and West Egg , as well asthe water that seperates it are symbols in this book which strenghten this theme. Thewater seperates East and West Egg and creates a barrier between them much like socialstanding and wealth creates a barrier for the charachters in this book. Another theme of the novel is the theme of carelessness. Nick refe
These eyes look overthe charachters each time they travel through the valley of ashes and remind them ofthe guilt they forget to feel. According to Jordan careless people are onlyharmfull when they meet other careless people like Nick meeting the Buchanans. The blue lawn reminds us that the dream is unattainable, it is blue because it is areflection of the water and therefore a constant reminder of the barrier betweenGatsby and his dreams. rs toJordan, Tom and Daisy as careless. "Sowe beat on boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past" ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. "They werecareless people, Tom and Daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and thenretreated back into their money or their vast carelessness. Fitzgerald finishes the novel with a final note on Gatsby's belief system. Fitzgerald ends the novel by reminding the readerthat this dream is unattainable and the American dream is something of the past. Nick speculates that justas Gatsby infused Diasy with the meaning he sought to achieve in his own life, earlyexplorers, soilders and patriots infused America with their own dreams and values. No matter how much Gatsby has he still doesn't have what he really wants,which is Daisy. Nick looks at the green light and wonders what the the landwas like long ago when it was new and unspoiled. He has an optomistic belief in achievement and the ability to obtain one'sdreams. He has accomplished all of this for her, and won't be satisfied until hegets this imposible dream. However, the time in which the dream of America could be seen as a pure symbol ofthose values is behind us. Consequence is almost unheard of to these people.
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