Similarities Between The Great Gatsby And Just South Of The Unicorns

Belief in the future is a strong running theme of Macbeth, The Great Gatsby, and Just South of the Unicorns, it motivates the protagonists to take drastic measures to ensure that the future that they have yearned for comes true, regardless of the consequences of their actions. The ability to have to have strong belief in the what has yet to come that Andy, Gatsby, and Macbeth possess can be an extraordinarily helpful trait; however the parts of the texts also represent the horribly lonely life that can result.This essay will compare the influence of belief of the future in each text, and the way the author chooses to approach and express it.

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, represents the harsh reality that comes with such a belief as strong as Gatsby’s, and the small amount of euphoria that it provides. Gatsby was obsessed the enchanting green light across the bay, it represented everything he desired, his dreams, ambitions, and most importantly his future with Daisy. Unlike Macbeth,

Macbeth—unlike Gatsby and Andy—was deceived into believing a distorted future by the abominable “Weird Sisters,” and his actions were manipulated by forces beyond his control; however, they are not solely at fault, as they used already existing ambitions within his mind, to create a delusional confidence in the future. His words “The mind I sway by and the heart I bear shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.” (V.III.10) clearly displays his belief in the apparitions words “Laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth” (IV.I.79-81), these words only reinforce his belief in the prophecies and concurrently his distorted belief future. Like Andy, In Just South of the Unicorns, he comes to a realization before the consequences of his actions affect him, and the fog that clouded his mind lifted; however, he was unable to escape his