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Examples Of Archetypes In The Great Gatsby

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Archetypes of The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts more than a few archetypical references in his novel The Great Gatsby. Throughout the novel, the author includes a variation of archetypes: biblical and mythological. The author creates the main characters of the story to portray the different aspects of these archetypes through the description of their actions and physical features. Fitzgerald expresses archetypes through his characters to develop the impression of the “American Dream” during the 1920s. (Throughout the novel) many biblical allusions are made to the Christian religion. Throughout, the author gives you the idea of Gatsby being both Adam and Jesus Christ. Gatsby shares qualities of warmness, love, and innocence with Adam
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