Gatsby
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, an exemplary example of how the thirst for power and money taints something as simple as a dream. The whole novel is an exploration of a simple man and his simple dream that soon twists itself into something much more complex and even more sinister. The novel takes place in the 1920's. It was a time of decline for regular human ethics and corruption of moral values in the United States and many other countries across the world. World War I had just ended and people were reveling in the riches and materialism that came with the end of it. New mass companies produced commodities such as motorcars and radios, both which were filling people's driveways and houses, money was much more accessible (Before the Great Depression). Cars were becoming a social symbol as we can see with Gatsby's five cars, one of which he gives to Nick and another that kills Myrtle Wilson later in the novel. Herbert Hoover (an American President) once said, "We will root out poverty and put two cars in every garage." (Press Speech, 1925) Jay Gatsby, the protagonist of the novel, is a poor young man in the army. While in the army, he meets a shallow wealthy "golden girl". They start to see each other, one nigh
" Gonzalez 3(The Great Gatsby, pg. A dream, one of the purest and most innocent things that exist in this world. Gatsby would throw huge lavish parties every week. The conversation between Nick and an unnamed man called "Owl Eyes" at one of Gatsby's famous parties informs about the books: "Absolutely real - have real pages and everything. Gatsby's famous parties are another form of trying to win love threw corrupt means. I'd thought they'd be a nice durable cardboard. It is the way you obtain that dream that can be twisted. He realizes that he can spend the rest of his life with Daisy, and he falls in love. Although he is wealthy, Dan is nothing more then a drunk. I believe this is one of the things that Fitzgerald tried the emphasize with the novel. When he meets her, she really doesn't sum up to what he expected: "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" (The Great Gatsby, pg 101) Eventually, Tom finds out about their affair. His house is furnished well with old looking ornaments and (perhaps) second hand antiques; Gatsby's house also has a library, which is full of uncut literature.
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