Philosophical Lens In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

The 1925 novel The Great Gatsby was Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel. Although it didn’t achieve immediate success, it was later rediscovered after his death in 1940. It shares the story of Jay Gatsby as he navigates through the post-war era of the 1920’s that offered endless opportunities for businesses, parties, and even women. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway, and he tells the story through his perspective of the events that would follow after he moves to New York to pursue the bonds business. The novel focuses on the jazz age that would introduce new aspects of life that would change the U.S. economy, social norms, and perspective of life forever. There are many debates on what the real moral of the novel really is, although many could be argued due to its vast variety of complex character plots. Three contrasting

When observing The Great Gatsby through a philosophical lens, you recognize the correlation between the lack of morality and the modern age. In the book, Daisy and Tom Buchanan are married and Jay Gatsby wants to impress his lost love with Daisy from half a decade ago. He believed that his achieved status by illegally distributing alcohol was his one way ticket back into her life and her heart, regardless of her new life with Tom. He expected so much from her because of what he wanted and because of the pictures he painted of their future in his head. Everything Gatsby did was directly caused by Daisy from what house he bought to the raging parties he threw. Although Daisy didn’t leave Tom for Gatsby when they did reunite, she did have relations with him and entertain the idea of their future together while she was still with Tom. Nick recognizes