Research Paper On The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby plays not only a role in American literature but has implemented realities of the United States in the 1920s. The pivotal character Jay Gatsby has been discussed when it comes to literature and historical fiction for almost a century. Throughout the 1920s, America went through a lot of beneficial and eventually, detrimental changes, but one of the most significant evolutions was medicine and the health of citizens throughout the country. Despite these scientific advances, mental health was not a prominent issue within the nation, and at that point, the world left a blind eye to the issue. This can give some reason to Gatsby’s antics and moves throughout the novel, as it is suspected he has forms of depression,

Tom is too hard for them, and the showdown in New York fails. Driving Gatsby's car back to Long Island, Daisy accidentally kills Tom's mistress, Myrtle Wilson, and fails to stop. Gatsby insists on taking the blame for the homicide and covers for Daisy. Tom tells Myrtle's husband where to find Gatsby. Wilson shoots Gatsby in his pool and then kills himself.” Gatsby’s true motivation is solely Daisy, which is why I believe he lost the motivation to live after his failed attempt to get Daisy back, as he knew he would end up getting killed by the “dumb” George Wilson for taking the blame for Myrtle’s death. This shows more of how Gatsby has mental health issues and how he could possibly be bipolar. Gatsby shows in this instance signs of being bipolar because he is very excited to get Daisy back and he is even excited to do things with Nick (taking him to lunch), but after all of this, he seems unable to function at all, also bringing up the mental health issues mentioned

Gatsby is similar to this because he is very glorious and respected, until he falls apart and dies, in an indistinguishable way (Bloom). Gatsby has a ton of enthusiasm and excitement at the beginning of the book, as he is still awaiting Daisy and her decision to love him. As the book goes on, he gets even more excited and enjoys life a lot. But, towards the end, after the climax of Daisy rejecting Jay, he completely falls apart and loses motivation for life. As he is not an ignorant character, he knows George Wilson will blame him for Myrtle’s death and come for Jay for revenge, which is why he leaves himself out in the open in his pool to get shot by said Wilson. This shows his loss of motivation for life because he knew what would happen to himself if he didn’t protect