"But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg" (Fitzgerald 23). These eyes are more than what they appear to be. They are mounted on a billboard that watches over the Valley of Ashes, which stands between West Egg and New York City. This location is what makes Dr. T.J Eckleburg's eyes so significant and important to the book because the idea of watching over a grey and decayed society is how it relates to today. F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of the popular 1920’s novel, The Great Gatsby, only mentions the eyes twice throughout the entire story, which leaves an impression that is key to understanding the novel.
In a novel focused on the extravagant lifestyles of the wealthy in New York, such as Gatsby and Daisy, an unlikely low class character provides the turning point in The Great Gatsby. George Wilson is a hardworking man who owns a garage in the city. He can be used to show the need of God in any society and class, as money, love, and possessions failed all characters in this novel. He is accompanied by his wife who he loves dearly, but she is in return disloyal. George is a loving character who is ultimately changed by the depression and guilt caused by loss.
In “Chapter 20” of How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster examines the intertextuality of “Sonnet 73” from Shakespeare, “The Book of Ecclesiastes” from The Hebrew Bible, and Hotel du Lac from Anita Brookner, to explain that “for as long as anyone’s been writing anything, the seasons have stood for the same set of meanings” (Foster 186). People believe “that spring has to do with childhood and youth, summer with adulthood and romance and fulfillment and passion, autumn with decline and middle age and tiredness...,” and “winter with old age and resentment and death” (186). In the lyrical novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald applies the seasons of summer and fall to add rich, symbolic meaning to the events that unfold
In the beginning of the chapter Nick receives a call and finds out that Gatsby fired all of his servants because Gatsby wanted to avoid others from knowing what him and Daisy were doing and replaced them with Wolfshiem’s men. Next day Nick was invited to the Buchanans’ house for lunch with Daisy, Gatsby, Jordan and Tom. Later at lunch at the Buchanans’ house Daisy introduces her daughter Pammy to Gatsby and Nick who have never met her before, Gatsby was surprised that Pammy was real. Tom returns from a call he was on with Wilson and decides to take Gatsby and Nick for a tour of the house. After a while the guys return and Daisy suggest they should go to town even though it is very hot.
Her sole intention being to satisfy herself sexually and improve her quality of life. Their house being in the Valley of Ashes is overlooked by the eyes of Dr. Eckleburg, this shows the Wilson’s are always being looked down upon. The eyes of the doctor serve to act and judge the identities of the inhabitants of East and West egg passing through and also people already living in the valley. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, there are numerous residences which represent their owner’s identity and reveal the ways in which how the identities are interlinked with their homes.
This passage is taken from the first chapter of the classic novel The Great Gatsby. During this part of the novel Daisy Buchanan is talking to Jordan Baker and Nick Carraway about when her daughter was being born. She discovers that her baby is a girl and states that she “hope(s) she’ll be a fool” because “that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world.” This quote shows how Daisy perceives what it is like to be a girl during the 20s. Although this quote does not relate directly to the themes presented within the novel, it is significant because it gives insight for the reader towards who Daisy is as a character.
The description in the opening paragraphs of Chapter 2 is appropriate to the total atmosphere of this chapter because it shows, by reusing the words “gray” and “ash”, that everyone is unhappy, sullen, and are not content with what they have. “The valley of ashes” shows how these people feel. The wealthy only care about themselves and doing extravagant things to make themselves happy. It also shows how people like George Wilson, who lives in the ashes, struggles to be able to get what he wants and does everything to make it happen. George Wilson believes that “the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleberg” are the eyes of God and that they are watching over him and all the poor.
Chapter 7 begins with Gatsby having lunch with Tom and Daisy. The conversation had heated up between Tom and Gatsby so Daisy interferes and says lets go to town for the day. Gatsby and Daisy drive in Tom's car, while Nick, Jordan, and Tom drive in Gatsby's. On the way, Tom furiously tells Nick that Gatsby is no Oxford man. They stop for gas at Wilson's garage.
Nick described Wes Egg saying: "the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them" (The Great Gatsby 7), though he went on to describe East Egg as:" Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water" (The Great Gatsby 8). Therefore, the Valley of the ashes is a place for very poor and less important people. Similarly, the language used varies from one place to another; as Fitzgerald uses words like "luxurious, lavish and fashionable" to stress the East Eggers high status, while using words like "grey men and ashes" and he also described George Wilson 's very humble garage saying" The interior was unprosperous and bare; the only car visible was the dust-covered wreck of a Ford" (The Great Gatsby
For the first part of this assignment I created a scene that might have been removed from the novel. In the scene that I created, the character traits are further emphasized and developed. Gatsby is going overboard as he spends all morning choosing what to wear, he also goes out of his way to have Nick’s yard taken care of. The scene shows Gatsby, who is very detailed, nervous to see Daisy, and has a habit of always being very fidgety.
THE GREAT GATSBY LITERARY ANALYSIS SUMMATIVE BODY PARAGRAPH # 3 BACKGROUND: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. It is the story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Amidst lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,” it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s, revealing the opportunities and the darkness inherent in the American dream. PROMPT:
In the given passage from the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author compares and contrasts two sets of characters, Tom and Daisy with Gatsby, to surface the differences that had been drawn between them due to their attitudes and moral values. Through the usage of dialogues, focus on the moral values of each set and Nick Carraway’s description of the characters the author conveys this idea to the readers. One reason behind the significance of this passage is the fact that through the usage of dialogues and Nick Carraway’s descriptions the author adds a dimension to the ‘careless’ characters in the novel, Tom and Daisy. Throughout the novel Tom has proven to be a selfish and hypocritical man who would do anything to save
In the last passage of The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the reader gains insight into Gatsby’s life through the reflections of Nick Carraway. These reflections provide a summary of Gatsby’s life and also parallel the main themes in the novel. Through Fitzgerald’s use of diction and descriptions, he criticizes the American dream for transformation of new world America from an untainted frontier to a corrupted industrialized society. In the novel, Fitzgerald never mentions the phase “American Dream,” however the idea is significant to the story.
Fosler 4Even though people often say that money is not everything in life, it is a big part of it. Assalaries continue to rise, students have another motivator factor to pursue a college education. Areason to these high salaries can be the high demand for jobs that require knowledge on aspecific field, such as a doctor or an engineer (Yen). The continuous demand for these jobscreates a motivation inside some of the students mind, making them want to continue on theireducation until they graduate from a four-year institution. As the salaries of these students areaveraged and compared to the salaries from high school graduates, it makes college worth it.
In The Great Gatsby, author F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes the subjectivity of narration to provide further insight into the characters of the story. Because the novel is told through a first-person point of view, objectivity is nearly impossible. That would require the narrator to disregard their personal feelings and opinions. Therefore, The Great Gatsby is a subjective narrative full of biased opinions about the lives of the wealthy in New York, during the roaring twenties. The individual that expresses these biased views is the narrator Nick Carraway, who is born into the upper class.
