William Little Mr. Balenzano ENG2D-01 11 Jan. 2023 FSE Essay- Great Gatsby The book The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in the year 1925. Fitzgerald was born in the year 1896 in Minnesota. The Great Gatsby was written during the roaring twenties, or the Jazz age which Fitzgerald captures well in the book. The Great Gatsby is narrated by Nick Carraway. Nick is a Yale graduate from Minnesota and moved to West Egg to pursue the bond business. Fitzgerald depicts the darker side of the American dream through the characters Gatsby, Tom Buchannan, and George and Myrtle Wilson. Firstly, Fitzgerald depicts the darker side of the American dream through Gatsby. Gatsby is a clear-cut example of the American dream. In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald shows that Gatsby came from nothing when he says, “His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people – his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents at all.” (Fitzgerald 99). This shows that Gatsby comes from a poor and low-social-status family. It also shows that Gatsby was never really satisfied with his family background, and Gatsby even fantasized about having a better life ever since …show more content…
When Gatsby was young, he also had a strong work ethic which lead to his success along with his immense love for Daisy. In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald states Gatsby's wealth when he says, “[A] factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of