F.Scott Fitzgerald is known for his turbulent personal life and his famous novel, The Great Gatsby. In this novel, amongst his other novels in the first half of the 1920’s he uses very prominent symbols and themes. These themes were around the effects of having too much money or power and of young men that aren't rich nor poor and fall in love with women that are very healthy, beautiful, successful, popular but often cruel. The theme that stuck out to me most was infidelity, social class and violence. Under each I will expand on their symbols and meaning that I believe was Fitzgerald's intent. There are many occurrences throughout Fitzgerald's life that may have contributed to his theme class. For example, when Fitzgerald was 12, his dad was unemployed so …show more content…
For the eggers, it appears to be a place you run away to for the rich, to forget about your problems. In The Valley of Ashes, there is an old billboard that is falling apart with giant eyes with glasses on it. This billboard represent how people invest objects with meaning, only to forget about it later. Gatsby tries desperately to fake status, even buying British shirts and claiming to have attended Oxford in an attempt to justify his position in society. Ultimately, the clash of the classes separate Gatsby and Daisy, and bonds her relationship with her husband, who is from the same class as she is. "She never loved you, do you hear? She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved any one except me!" - Gatsby (GG 7.130) Gatsby wants to believe that Daisy only left him because he was poor. He believes now that he has money, he can buy Daisy's love away from Tom. He believes she will leave Tom to have an exclusive relationship with him.This supports the idea that anyone can be bought for a price and the american dream that you can have everything if you work hard enough. Symbols connected with this