During the 1920’s, many people were power-hungry. They all wanted to be at the top and be the richest of the rich and be able to buy whatever they want. The 1920’s was a time where people were able to go from rags to riches, industries were growing and making money, and it was also the era of the Prohibition, a law that banned alcohol. “The Great Gatsby” was able to reflect on noticeable and non-noticeable aspects of the 1920’s. It reflects on the postwar disillusionment, the rise of the nouveau riche, and how business became the new religion for the United States.
Ashley Chang Mrs. Saddler AP English Language 26 October 2015 Rhetorical Analysis Essay on The Great Gatsby In society, it can be difficult to classify individuals based on their social status, however their behaviors and their interactions with others can be clues to determine where they fall on the social ladder. In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses a variety of rhetorical devices to convey his observation that in the 1920s America the higher people are on the social ladder, the more troubled they were. He portrays his message using relationships and judgmental diction.
After the affair between Daisy and Gatsby, as well as Tom and Myrtle was discovered, Tom and George made different decisions in how they dealt with the affair. Tom and Daisy decided to move away with their daughter to avoid their problems and guilt and hide in their wealth, but George on the other hand made the terrible decision to take “justice” into his own hands. After Tom told George Gatsby was the one having the affair with Myrtle and is who ran Myrtle over, George decided to go to Gatsby’s house and shoot Gatsby which ended in his death, and proceeded to kill himself in the same fashion. “They’re a rotten crowd,” I shouted across the lawn. “You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.”
The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is filled with symbolism, clear illustration using words, and a detailed, structural story line that all come together to create tone. In the following passage, the tone is shown using these three literary devices. “About half way between West Egg and New York the motor road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land. This is a valley of ashes — a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air.
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man 's needs, but not every man 's greed.” As humans, we work hard in order to have the greatest opportunity to succeed in life, which will fulfill our wants. F Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, utilizes effective language and punctuation in the text, which helps him accomplish his purpose: Illustrate what material goods does to a society. From a rhetorical standpoint, examining logos, ethos, and pathos, this novel serves as a social commentary on how the pursuit of “The American Dream” causes the people in society to transform into greedy and heartless individuals.
Gatsby also lies about hitting myrtle he makes everyone believe he was driving to protect daisy in reality daisy was driving when she shouldn 't have been because she was to upset to handle the vehicle properly. Because tom knows Gatsby car was the one who hit myrtle and he assumes he was driving he tells Wilson that it was Gatsby who killed his wife. Wilson then goes to gatsby 's house and kills Gatsby and himself with his revolver. One of Gatsby 's biggest lies was to himself all Gatsby wanted was for daisy to say she never loved tom and to run away with Gatsby, but he was deceiving himself there 's no way daisy never loved tom and how could she just walk away from the child they have together. Gatsby thinks that the world revolves around him and does not account for the other people in the equation.
Unfortunately, this results in his demise. Once he meets up with her again, he gets carried away from there, wanting her all to himself. At the Hotel in New York, Gatsby stands up to Tom and tries to convince him Daisy never loved him, and he so desperately wants to hear it. From this point on, events go downhill quickly. Daisy hits Myrtle on the way back home, and Wilson, assuming the driver was Gatsby, sneaks off to Gatsby’s mansion and shoots him.
Fitzgerald Hamilton Letters Response Question 1: Based on all of these letters, what do you make of Fitzgerald’s relationship with Maxwell Perkins? How does F.’s confidence in Max challenge/reinforce what we think of the author? Based on the letters I think that Fitzgerald and Maxwell had a close relationship, Fitzgerald relied on Maxwell many times throughout his journey of writing The Great Gatsby for guidance and direction of how to write his chapters.
When in love, humans tend to do everything possible to obtain the adoration of whom they desire. Even when people go out of their way in hopes of acquiring reciprocated feelings from who they love, sometimes it all ends up resulting in failure. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby’s goal in life is to win the love of Daisy Buchanan. Everything Gatsby has worked for was for her to desire him over the many other rich and respected men of their society, including her husband. In spite of having a mansion, endless riches, and everything he wants at his fingertips, it all is pointless to Gatsby without having Daisy by his side.
When words fail, music speaks. The music in The Great Gatsby film gained much controversy. Numerous critics were all for the unique soundtrack, however others were against the odd music choice for the movie, claiming it did not fit in well with the plot. Despite reading all the thoughtful comments made towards the soundtrack, I still fully believe that the music choice was wonderful and fit in well with the scenes. The one song I thought went amazingly well with the entire movie was Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey.
Gatsby,best known as the Great One,or man of mystery, lives a very luxury lifestyle, full of treats,glamorous products that seems to bring the man enjoyment,but one morning Gatsby woke from a deep slumber an called me with a mega idea “Hey old sport, it’s me Gatsby I have wonderful idea’’ I quickly ask what was up cause Gatsby is a man of mystery an enigma you might say, Gatsby responds ‘’I want to compare the way I lived and how I send the money I have to others in the entertainment business” I quickly agree to idea. Gatsby packed up to some clothes and said goodbye to Daisy an headed his way to multiple states, his first stop was to a place on the westside of America called California, Gatsby isn't used to all the city views
My objective of this writing piece focuses on my viewpoint on the aspect of the character’s performance on the novel “The Great Gatsby”, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This novel depicts on a life of a person among the affluent with his American’s dream. However, in my own perspective as a reader, this novel shows the lack of moral and ethics of the character throughout the novel. I attempted to achieve my objective through the text type of front-page newspaper because it is formative kind of text type. This written task revolves on the main character in the novel.
Ever heard of Jay Gatsby? Maybe you’re more familiar with his marvellous parties. Gatsby is known for throwing the wildest, most decadent, and luxurious parties that New York has ever seen. We’ve got the inside scoop on Gatsby’s party-throwing essentials. Gatsby told us that the first thing a party needs is exciting music.
The Great Gatsby Literary Analysis “They were careless people…” says Nick Carraway, the narrator of The Great Gatsby. In a story depicting the 1920s during a time of prosperity, growth, and the emergence of the America as a major global power, this statement may seem to be contrary. But in reality, Nick Carraway’s description of his friends and the people he knew, was not only true, but is an indication of those who were striving for the American dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald suggests that the American Dream is foolish, the people who pursue it are immoral and reckless, and this pursuit is futile. First, F. Scott Fitzgerald proposes that the American dream is foolish.
Only 1 out of every 32 people accomplish the dream they set forth to achieve. There is of course a barrier which a person should never go past, as shown in “The Great Gatsby.” The Great Gatsby is a tragic love story on the cover, but it’s most commonly understood as a cynical critique of what the novel tries to explain what could have been the American Dream. In the novel, Jay Gatsby overcomes his poor past to gain an unconvincing amount of money and a limited amount of social environment that was the 1920s of NYC, only to be rejected by the “old money” crowd. He then gets killed after being tangled up with all of his lies ultimately being no ones care for who he really was?