What Does Daisy Symbolize In The Great Gatsby

Published in 1922 by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby is a fictional novel that gives insight into the minds and relationships of the decades elite. The book takes place in Long Island, New York, and follows the journey of Nick Carraway as he watches the tragic love story and end of Mr. Jay Gatsby unfold. Gatsby was a man of humble beginnings, who changed his name and lied about who he was to be able to make himself who he thought he was destined to be. The 1920s were a period when the American dream was as wished for as possible, leading many to leave everything behind in pursuit of it. This gave way to the decade’s characterization as a time of materialism and decency. In the novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald presents symbolism and irony to show Gatsby’s mournful end of himself and his relationship with

And for Jay Gatsby, it would, for a short time, become a reality. The decade was a time when material wealth showed its worth, and many were starting to climb the social ladder as businessmen with “new money,” like Gatsby, came on the scene. Unfortunately, many of these businessmen, like Gatsby, came into their wealth through unchristian ways, which led to the other characteristic of the decade as one of deceit. Jay Gatsby, otherwise known as James Gatz, was one of these “new money” elites, who told everyone it was family money and threw lavish parties for all in town. Gatsby lied about his beginnings by saying how his rich family died, leaving him a large sum of money; how he went to Oxford like the rest of the men in his family line; and simply his name. In the end, although Gatsby may have seemed to have reached his goal, the fact that no one even bothered to come to his funeral shows how fruitless it all was. People may have loved his parties, but they would never truly let him into their world. Fitzgerald represents this futile chase through the green light that Gatsby sees from Daisy’s