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The Man Of Mystery In The Great Gatsby

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Gatsby was a man of mystery. He created an illusion to chase the love that he had looked for all his life. Hiding behind crowds of people and beautiful scenery, Gatsby was a man of mystery. His life contained hidden secrets and struggles. He made it look grand and beautiful with his luxurious mansion with a beautiful view, the expensive clothes from around the world, and custom cars equipped with the newest technology. The Great Gatsby had an interesting connection and relation with the Roaring Twenties and these connections are the focus of this paper. Fitzgerald's character, the Great Gatsby, was mysterious and had many secrets. Gatsby, with his secrets, chose to stay behind the crowds of people to hide the painful truth that he was Littles 2 hiding. Although he had these secrets, he was still an honorable man who happened to be in love with a beautiful woman, …show more content…

Men and women gathered together to have a grand time with friends and family and make every moment seem new and special. What the Great Gatsby has in common with the Jazz age is the ability to sway the eyes of every person that looks at it away from the truth and sadness that was hidden underneath. Just as Gatsby, the Jazz age swayed the eyes of the people that were in that era into thinking everything was okay. But in reality, the Jazz age had despair and many troubles that were mostly concealed from the people during that time. The Jazz age slowed during the great depression in the 1930’s, because many people lost their jobs, homes, cars, property, and other belongings due to not having enough money to keep them. Before then, while people were going to jazz parties and dancing, the economy was declining and people all around were already losing their jobs. The Great Gatsby can easily relate with the Jazz age because, he, as well, had hidden behind crowds and parties and people making people happy. Gatsby wore

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