Examples Of Allusions In The Great Gatsby

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The Chapter presents the 1920’s American Dream. It does it since the first page of the chapter, because Gatsby’s quest is about the American Dream, he wants Daisy because her name, class and status, but on the other hand wants money, which is exactly what represents this “Dream’’. The fact that he throws big parties, that he wants money and he is constantly calling for Daisy’s attention represents his quest of reaching the American Dream. What we realise in this chapter is that the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy its all fake, just for the show, because when he finally has her, we see that there is no love, just pure necessity. The 2 Biblical Allusions are: “He was a on of God” and “… he must be about his Father’s business, the service of a vast, vulgar and meretricious beauty” (page. 80) What Fitzgerald wants to tell us with this allusion is that Gatsby wants to be God, or he seems to be one. This Quotations show the arrogant view of Gatsby, since he seems to be more powerful than most people. But they also tell us that he is reenvisioning and recreating himself from nothing to everything, proving that he is indeed like a God and his quest is something holly that for him means happiness. …show more content…

80) is a metaphor which describes the depth of Gatsby’s dream and tells us his hope of his own future, how he imagines it and it is so great and seen as unreachable that Fitzgerald is capable of comparing it with something as unreal as the world in a fairy’s wing. Also his unreality becomes reality that he could never spend enough money to go back in time when he was with Daisy, but still his dreams are indeed