The Great Gatsby

In the book “The Great Gatsby” the story centers around a character named Gatsby, and the story of his dreams being reached, but there are many hardships that need to be pushed through in order to reach his dream. This dream is something he wants, but can’t reach for it is but a fantasy created to help cope with the reality of the harsh world. This same statement could be used on the dreams of many illegal immigrants, or just people coming to the united states, and that’s the American dream. These

Many authors who struggle with addiction use their writing as a way to express themselves through various characters. One prime example is F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby, who reportedly “began drinking at a young age and it became such a common force in his life that alcoholics appear as central characters throughout his writing”. This connections with alcohol in Fitzgerald’s writing reflect the traits of an alcoholic author. Fitzgerald wrote a lot about alcohol and he may have

saying is true. Nick carefully introduces Gatsby in the novel, and later reveals the truth about how Gatsby’s real name was ‘James Gatz- that was really, or at least his legally name...” (Fitzgerald 98). Nick is evidently aware of the truth of Gatsby but does not provide the information that he already knew. “James Gatz – that was really, or at least legally his name…” (Fitzgerald 98) “the truth was…” (Fitzgerald 98) before explaining the real story of Gatsby, proving he was previously aware of the

and everlasting love through dedication and hard work. During the Roaring 20’s, people in America put up facades to mask who they truly were. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, author F. Scott Fitzgerald conveys that the pessimistic American Dream is simply an illusion, that is idealist and unreal. The story reveals how main character, Jay Gatsby, overcomes his poor past to gain an incredible amount of money and a limited amount of social cache, only to be rejected by the “old money” crowd. Through the

american writer, who is famously known for his novel “The Great Gatsby”. Fitzgerald was enrolled at Princeton University in 1913, but because of ill health and low grades he left the university in 1915. His life was crestfallen until 1920 when he married his love Zelda Sayre. Soon after his marriage, they had their only child Frances Scott Fitzgerald. In 1922, Fitzgerald started writing his most well known novel “The Great Gatsby”. "The Great Gatsby" was first, and foremost, a reflection of Fitzgerald's

Scott Fitzgerald's book The Great Gatsby, some of the goals and values from the 1920's are introduced. The values of the people was to party, rather then to practice religion. The goals of certain women was to marry a rich man, and be dependent on him. Because of how high marriage goals and values were, affairs were not common but still happened. F. Scott Fitzgerald introduced the goals and values of people living in the 1920's. For the characters of The Great Gatsby, partying was a way of life

Throughout history many writers have described the American dream as the hope for a promising and prosperous future. In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald depicts the elusiveness of the American dream through the use of symbolism. Many modern writers, such as the students of Paul Glader, agree with Fitzgerald and use strong diction to describe the American dream as an illusion. After analyzing Fitzgerald and modern writers’ arguments on the American dream, one could argue

much needed experience with researching topics and has improved my overall researching abilities because of this. In this essay I will be reflecting on the things I have learned and making predictions for the Prohibitions role in the book, “The Great Gatsby.” When researching on the Prohibition I learned how it affected people during the 1920s. I was able to learn about the consequences that took place after the 18th Amendment was passed; such as the abuse, crime, and dangers that it burdened