ipl-logo

The Great Gatsby Persuasive Essay

2113 Words9 Pages

As usual, a precise amount of creamer was added to the bitter train coffee before he allowed himself to indulge in the warmth being emitted from the small teacup. The tiny clank sound filled the compartment as the spoon he used to stir the liquid with collided slightly with the glass. He tried to listen to Jack’s story of how he planned to win Laura Clemens over this year with the help of a few tips he’d picked up from some romance song, but his mind was elsewhere. Being in the train reminded him of her, the thought of which he had aimed unsuccessfully to push away from his thoughts all summer. Girls confused him, that much was certain. There was one female in particular that perplexed him beyond all others, and he realized this as he saw her that afternoon from behind his copy of The Great Gatsby that he’d been …show more content…

This combined with the feelings he always had for her was what set him over the edge. One minute he was nonchalantly stabbing a piece of chicken with the back of his fork and the next, he had stormed from the eating hall. Suddenly, the tall boy had found himself in the boy’s restroom nearest to the hall. He punched the wall with rage and felt his knuckles crack with pain. He didn’t really know what he had been trying to accomplish with this action, after all he wasn’t strong enough to punch down a wall. Perhaps he thought that this would satisfy the anger that seemed to have crawled up his throat. But it didn’t. Griffin had been there for her since the end of 6th grade. Through her nerdy stage where she was in the process of finding herself. Sam had been there but in a different sense. Hadn’t he said that he didn’t want to ruin their friendship last year when Freya had advanced on him? Then why was the boy eyeing her up at dinner? “Griffin, you’re bleeding,” said a squeaky voice from behind him. Philip Strickland. The small boy must’ve followed him from the hall. “I’ve been worse,” Griffin grumbled. His friend waved him

Show More
Related

  • The Great Gatsby Is Great Essay

    912 Words  | 4 Pages

    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an appropriate title for the novel because Gatsby himself is great. He is great because he is able to fool everyone that he is and always has been a person of high social and economical class, he is great because he isn’t like Tom and Daisy, he isn’t as careless. Remember you don’t have to be good to be great. And as the critic Matthew J. Broccoli notes, Gatsby “is truly great by virtue of his capacity to commit himself to his aspirations.” (Bruccoli 22)

    Read More

  • Lola Stolen Morsel Alternate Ending

    474 Words  | 2 Pages

    Lola ignored Fallen's protest and happily ate her stolen morsel, the sweet sneaky move made it taste all the better. She nommed the steak down and looked up at him as she slowly licked her muzzle in satisfaction. The smile that came to his lips didn't hurt matters either. It was nice to see she could make someone happy again. And the fact that it wasn't simply because she had his cock in her mouth made her happy as well.

    Read More

  • 5 Paragraph Essay On The Great Gatsby

    364 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Great Gatsby Paragraph Essay F. Scott Fitzgerald presents many themes in his novel, The Great Gatsby. Gatsby’s fame has become of his elaborate parties he throws every weekend at his mansion. Hundreds of people show up from middle class to high class. One theme express how the party is like, they’re people moving very fast with excitement in their souls going wild. Another theme goes to that celebrities even Gilda Gray a very famous dancer attends the party.

    Read More

  • The Great Gatsby Thematic Essay

    919 Words  | 4 Pages

    Gatsby Thematic Essay In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, lots of connections are drawn through various thematic subjects presented in this novel. One of these connections is between love, wealth, and social status, which are all very prominent subjects within The Great Gatsby. The relationships between various characters within the pages of this written work make one message very apparent: Love can be regarded as flimsy and deceitful when it is dictated by one’s wealth and social status.

    Read More

  • The Great Gatsby Diary Entry Essay

    1269 Words  | 6 Pages

    Dear diary, Today was a leisure day. I visited Jay again, we set in his Study and talked. This was the first time I was invited into his Study; he was usually very careful about this part of his chambers, because of all those business stuff, I guess. Very unusual, indeed; but judging by the situation, I should be able to tell that unusual things are not that unusual anymore.

    Read More

  • The Pigman And Me Character Analysis

    243 Words  | 1 Pages

    When Paul was in gym class, he encounters his first major issue at this new school. When a classmate approached him about a paddle, he blindly struck out and hit him. “That was when I did something berserk.” He acted without thinking things through, and the consequence was more than he could handle.

    Read More

  • Comparative Essay On The Great Gatsby

    844 Words  | 4 Pages

    The Great Gatsby Literary Comparative Essay “Say goodbye to white picket fences, say hello to palm trees and Benzes, say we gotta fall to have it all. We don’t want two kids and a wife, I just want a job I just want a life. And the underdogs rise and the mighty will fall.” With over 10 million views, American Dream by MKTO has become a world-renowned song, only to find that the actual lyrics attack the American Dream and how it is unattainable. The American Dream was once thought of as an achievable task by everybody, but it has been proven that this is untrue.

    Read More

  • Character Analysis Of Rufus Weylin In Octavia Butler's Kindred '

    960 Words  | 4 Pages

    To such an extent that he boy seems to be using dangerous methods of retaliation. For example, in addition to Dana rescuing him from the fire he set to the draperies in his house in retaliation against his father, he also describes previously having set the stable on fire because his father sold a horse he liked (25). Based on his irrational impulses taken when things don’t go his way, it is evident that Rufus is growing up with an entitled and vindictive attitude. Dana is alarmed by Rufus’s actions and logic and analyzes, “The boy already knew more about revenge than I did. What kind of man was he going to grow up into?

    Read More

  • Perry In Flannery O Connor's In Cold Blood

    821 Words  | 4 Pages

    In other words, once Perry got angry he could not control his actions, and acted impulsively by grabbing his fathers throat. According to The National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s article on the Impact of Complex Trauma “ A child who feels powerless or who grew up fearing an abusive authority figure may react defensively and aggressively in response to perceived blame or attack…” (). Once Perry’s father snatched the biscuit out of his hand he responded aggressively because he felt attacked by his fathers action, thus causing him to act irrationally and impulsively by choking his father. On pages 43 and 44 Willie-Jay says to Perry, “ You are strong, but there is a flaw in your strength, and unless you learnt o control it the flaw will prove stronger than your strength and defeat you. The flaw?

    Read More

  • The Great Gatsby And The American Dream Essay

    525 Words  | 3 Pages

    F. Scott. Fitzgerald and the American Dream F. Scott. Fitzgerald’s message at the end of chapter nine of The Great Gatsby illustrates the American dream. “Gatsby believed in the green light.” To be able to achieve the American dream.

    Read More

  • Literary Analysis Essay On The Great Gatsby

    1208 Words  | 5 Pages

    The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and narrated by a man named Nick Carraway. This novel was written with the intent of showing the readers how morally corrupt the 1920s were. Throughout the novel, characters abandon their moral values for a materialistic lifestyle. The novel depicts a great picture of the roles men and women played in the 1920s. Even with the changing roles of men and women, they continued to rely heavily on whom they were married to and what social class they belonged to.

    Read More

  • The Great Gatsby Outline Essay

    871 Words  | 4 Pages

    I. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the American Dream is depicted as a mirage due to its ultimate lack of fulfillment, outsider’s inability to obtain it, and the corruption it causes. A. Those who have achieved their idea of the American Dream are ultimately unfulfilled emotionally even though they possess tremendous wealth. B. The American Dream is a mirage, and thus unattainable as it limits success of an individual by their class and ethnic origin. C. Not only is the American Dream exclusive and unfulfilling, but it also causes corruption as those who strive for the American Dream corrupt themselves in doing so and the old rich hide behind their wealth in order to conceal their immoralities.

    Read More

  • Argumentative Essay On The Great Gatsby

    803 Words  | 4 Pages

    In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzerald expresses a negative view of the 1920's and the American Dream. He does this using the characters, setting, and symbolism. One character Fitzgerald uses to show his view of the 1920s is Nick. Nick doesn't have much of an effect on the story, he just observes everything as it happens and makes silent judgements of those around him. The reader experiences the story through his eyes and sees the world the way Nick perceives it.

    Read More

  • The Great Gatsby Compare And Contrast Essay

    1223 Words  | 5 Pages

    “And what's more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time” (Fitzgerald 138). These words, spoken by Tom Buchanan in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby, exemplify the personality traits that are omnipresent throughout the novel. Tom is Daisy Buchanan’s husband whom she marries after her first love, Jay Gatsby, leaves for the war.

    Read More

  • The Great Gatsby Character Analysis Essay

    161 Words  | 1 Pages

    An alarming, more dark layer to Scott’s personality is revealed as a consequence of Nora’s curiosity. When she begins prying, asking about Scott’s personal life, he reacts madly, much to Nora’s dismay. “Then his arm lashed out, shoving me up against the wall….’You’re hurting me,’ I said with venom, but I was shivering with fear” (267). Scott most obviously strikes great terror in Nora, who was lovingly in his arms just moments before. The way Scott’s demeanor changes when even someone he cares about asks a few questions indicates that his true nature is especially violent and secretive.

    Read More

More about The Great Gatsby Persuasive Essay

Open Document