The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel with loads of allusions to Greek mythology. Fitzgerald uses these allusions in canny ways. It’s bizarre how Fitzgerald uses these myths that make the reader feel in tune with the story. There’re hundreds of Greek myths but Fitzgerald focuses only on a few; he has a very enigmatic way of using them. Fitzgerald is well known for his technique in using mystical characters and links them to some of his own. In this book he bases some of the characters on to real life people and even some to portray him. Each character is tied into a Greek myth somehow. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald uses three Greek myths in particular throughout his book to describe his wistful characters, the myth of Icarus, the myth of Teiresias, and the myth the Sirens.
The first myth of the book is the myth of Icarus. Icarus is the son of Apollo and he wants to fly the sun chariot because he wants to get closer to



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The second myth to appear in the book is Teiresias. Teiresias is a man who can foretell the future but he is as blind as a bat. He is struck down by Hera when Teiresias didn’t side with her. His eyes give him the power to see into the future. In the book owl eyes is the allusion of Teiresias. When ever an owl eye appears in the story the characters all notice the big eyes. The eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg are also the allusion of the myth of Teiresias. The eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg are big and he has these huge glasses he wears that refer to him not having good eye vision, as if he is blind. Teiresias in this book is used as in allusion to eyes and knowledge.

In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, uses myths such as Icarus, Teiresias, and the Sirens, appear to have a great deal to do with making this book great. Fitzgerald uses myths to enhance the mood of his novel, describe characters, and make every other book extinct compared to hi

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F Scott Fitzgerald, Greek Mythology, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, Ginevra King, Sun, This Side Of Paradise, Helios, Sirens, Teiresias,

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