In The Great Gatsby, a theme widely explored by Fitzgerald is how class divisions that separate the wealthy from everyone else are presented. Considering that American society was supposed to be classless, Fitzgerald highlights all of the distinctions between those who had money and those who didn't. Moreover, he highlights the differences between people who had just made their money, and those who had it all along - the distinction between old and new money. Indeed, although the culture and society of America were different to the United Kingdom's, Waugh shows similar distinctions in British Society throughout Vile Bodies. Both do this through various techniques, descriptions and effective imagery, presenting a varied insight into the lives of the wealthy.
The wealthy elite are first presented in the first chapter of the Great Gatsby. Nick describes where he and the other affluent individuals live, in the towns of East and West Egg on Long Island, an area around New York City. East and West Egg are fictional places, but their names represent the affluence of their residents. The word "egg" suggests vitality and contrasts to Fitzgerald's description of "the valley of ashes," the area of New York where the poorer citizens live. The "Egg" and "ashes" contrast as the ashes represent death and decay. In this way, Fitzgerald shows us how different the wealthy elite were from normal people. This interpretation is reinforced by how Fitzgerald describes each place through color. He describes Tom and Daisy's house as "a cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial Mansion" in contrast to the valley of ashes, which is a "grey land." Through the absence of color in the valley in comparison to the colorful towns of East and West Egg, Fitzgerald suggests that everything seemed to be perfect, but only for the wealthy. Similarly in Vile Bodies, in chapter ten (p132) Adam "looked out and saw a grey sky, some kind of factory and the canal from whose shallow waters rose little islands of scrap-iron and bottles.
The Great Gatsby- Essay The novel "The Great Gatsby" is a story about mistaken identity. ... "The Great Gatsby" is a man who threw great parties and lived in a mansion. ... In Gatsby's attempt to win Daisy back, he bought a great mansion with the millions that he inherited. ... This created a whole new look to Gatsby's identity. ... Later Jay Gatsby is killed by Mr. ...
Nick Carraway the narrator of The Great Gatsby has qualities, which are the complete opposite of those of Tom Buchanan, his cousin-in-law. ... Gatz said something that Nick disagreed with, Nick still hesitantly, agreed with him, as to not hurt an old man's feelings; as apparent by the following quote: "If he lived, he would have been a great man. ... Willison, to Gatsby. ... What if I did tell him (Gatsby)? ... In The Great Gatsby, there are three illicit relationships: Gatsby and Daisy, Nick and Jordan, and Tom and Myrtle. ...
In The Great Gatsby, Nick states at the start of the story that he is "inclined to reserve all judgments," (Fitzgerald, 1) and appears to keep to his word. ... Unlike in The Great Gatsby, where the impression of Gatsby's character is constantly changing, the impression of Lennie's character remains relatively constant. ... In The Great Gatsby, Nick is unaware of the conclusion of the story and hence is unraveling the story with no pre-set intention in relation depiction of the plot. ... Nick presents the reader with no hints or foreshadowing of the event and we are only made aware of...
The Great Gatsby Background Information The Great Gatsby was written by F. ... Gatsby. ... Nick later discovers both of their bodies in the pool. ... The parties were explained with great detail and you felt like you were actually there. ... Critical Recommendation The Great Gatsby was an alright novel. ...
The entire spectrum of social classes during the 1920's is represented in The Great Gatsby. ... The Great Gatsby accurately portrays the rich during the booming 1920's. ... In the first two chapters of The Great Gatsby, its title character is quite mysterious - an enormously wealthy, fun-loving local celebrity with a suspicious past who throws lavish weekly parties. ... As the novel progresses, we see that the myth of "the Great Gatsby" was created by Gatsby himself. ... In The Great Gatsby, the Valley of Ashes between West Egg and New York City consists of a long stretch of deso...
Deeper Thought: the symbolism of "The Great Gatsby" It is understood that in language, each word has a specific understood meaning, and each combination of words has a compiled meaning. ... Fitgerald used amazing symbolism throughout the book "The Great Gatsby", and it forces the reader to consider each word for more than face value. Because of the great quantity of underlying symbolism within the story, it is difficult to select just two aspects to focus on. ... Gatsby views Daisy as embodied perfection, and his longing for her is so great that the green light is like seeing true ...
The novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. ... Jay Gatsby, a rich man who made his money during prohibition, probably bootlegging and organized crime, falls in love with Daisy Buchanan, wife of Tom Buchanan. Tom and Daisy Buchanan also possess great wealth, but they inherited it and it has been in their family for years, where as Gatsby earned all his money. ... Eckleburg, and Daisy's green dock light, that Gatsby has stared at many nights. ... Eckleburg's eyes watch over all the sins that occur in the dark vile, sinful Valley of Ashes. ...
The Great Gatsby In the book The Great Gatsby, by F. ... Now, the name of the book is called "The Great Gatsby", but we have never seen him, except the shadow in chapter 1, nor have we have any idea of why he is "great". ... So in a way, it does not really change the fact that we still think Gatsby is a great guy. ... The story of Gatsby is placed throughout the book to build up a great mystery of a person who is a step above every body else. ... It is a very good way of intriguing readers to keep reading to find out why Gatsby is so great, and how he got to be so famous. ...
Jay Gatsby, a character created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the novel The Great Gatsby, is a character whose "personality determines his fate" or future and to talk of his personality will "bankrupt the universe" because he is a debatable character. ... A great scholar once said, "action pertaining to the development of the material bodies of the living entities is called karma, or fruitive activities," (Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavad Gita As It Is). ... However in the end when Gatsby asks her to choose between Gatsby and her husband, she chooses her husband. ... In The Great Gatsby, by F. ...
