Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is, at first sight, a novel about love, idealism and disillusionment. However, it soon reveals its hidden depths and mystery. The American dream, since it has existed, has represented the ideal hopes, dreams, and happiness that society has demanded as the only acceptable way of life. The book makes the character Gatsby a symbol of that dream: a symbol that goes up in smoke. Through the use of symbolism, the author greatly enhances his portrayal of the real American society.
One such symbol the author uses is the ash heap as a symbol of the corruption that spreads and consumes humanity's dreams and passions. This ash heap is really a garbage dump located just outside of New York City. Occasionally, "ash-grey men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud which screens their obscure operation from your sight" (Pg. 17). It is quite obvious that Fitzgerald is trying to convey the fact that real life is nothing like the American dream makes it out to be. Through his use of dark figurative language, the author is showing us the gloom side of the truth, whether the reader wants to believe it or not. The burning garbage is also symbolic of the dead enthusiasm in American culture. Nobody wants to work to achieve anything. America's standard has been set to an obstructive standard, which appears to be catastrophic. Gatsby dreams the great American dream of being wealthy, until his dreams take an unexpected turn and burn to ashes.
Another example of Fitzgerald's use of symbolism to enhance his theme is his love for Daisy. He bought his great house just to impress Daisy. He throws great parties every Friday night hoping Daisy will drop by. It's always so glamorous; "the lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun and now the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music" (Pg. 44). The parties are his unspoken desire and affirmation to the world of his love for Daisy.
Nick is used as a gateway to Gatsby's goal, Daisy. ... Gatsby's hope is destroyed by Tom's carelessness, rather then telling the truth he told Wilson that Gatsby ran over his wife. ... Gatsby did not worship God, he worshiped Daisy. ... Nick told Gatsby: "You can't repeat the past." ... Gatsby and Mrs. ...
Jay Gatsby's dream and hope is to win Daisy back, as Gatsby seems to think that she is the perfect girl for him. ... Gatsby also appears to be rich and charming. ... First, Gatsby's dream and hope is to win Daisy back, as Daisy appears to Gatsby as the perfect girl for him, so he is blindly in love with her. ... She is also responsible for Gatsby's death, because she lets Gatsby take the blame for her own mistake of killing Myrtle, and when Tom Buchanan finds out, he orders George Wilson to shoot Gatsby. ... I"ll bet he killed a man" (Gatsby 45). ...
Jay Gatsby is a builder as! ... In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby will do anything to fulfill his hopes and dreams. ... Gatsby also tell Carraway about his schooling. ... Gatsby is one of the richest men in New York. ... However Gatsby doesn't have a bright future. ...
The Great Gatsby Is his novel the Great Gatsby, F. ... But Gatsby has a dream of becoming wealthy. ... The first evidence of this is when Nick says, "Gatsby turned out all right at the end." (2) Nothing was known about Gatsby at the time and Nick is already saying Gatsby was okay. ... Nick saw the greatness in Gatsby. ... Gatsby truly was a great man. ...
There he sees Jordan and they meet Jay Gatsby. ... Gatsby asks top speak with Jordan alone and she finds out that Gatsby had known Daisy from before in Louisville and is in love with her. Gatsby now wants Nick to arrange a reunion between himself and Daisy. ... After a short while Tom becomes aware of Daisy's affair with Gatsby. ... They rush back to Long Island, where Nick learns from Gatsby that Daisy was driving the car when it struck Myrtle, but that Gatsby intends to take the blame. ...
Gatsby's Dream" Jay Gatsby, the central character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. ... Through Gatsby, Fitzgerald brings together both these ideas. ... Gatsby's shirts are more then just garments towards Gatsby. ... she cried to Gatsby, "I love you now--isn't that enough? ...
Gatsby, the Player -----Character Building of Great Gatsby Gatsby's greatness lies not in his prospect of his future, but in his uncompromising insistence to "repeat the past"(116), when he irremediably fell in love with Daisy. ... Gatsby's tragic play isn't a tale told by an idiot. ... That is the case with Gatsby. ... Gatsby's answer is San Francisco. ... When she sees Gatsby, her voice assumes "a clear artificial tone"(91) when she greets Gatsby. ...
In The Great Gatsby by F. ... As a main theme of the novel Gatsby's relationship with Daisy Buchanan plays an important role in showing Gatsby's excessive ignorance. ... This is where Gatsby fails. ... After Tom destroyed Gatsby's sense of life, Gatsby went back to his house to his final resting place. ... Nick, being Gatsby's only true friend, was the only one to see the "real Gatsby." ...
Gatsby's Illusion The word illusion comes to mind when describing the character of Jay Gatsby, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's, romantic classic, The Great Gatsby. The character of Jay Gatsby is shrouded in illusion. ... Gatsby himself is a master illusionist. ... Jay Gatsby is a fake, but a good one. ...
The Great Gatsby died? Yes, The Great Gatsby died, alone with no true friends, without love. ... In the novel, "The Great Gatsby", I think Gatsby should have killed Tom, thinking that he would have Daisy all to himself. ... An ending in this book that would make Gatsby happy would be that, Tom and Jordan are flirting and dancing and having fun all night at one of Gatsby's parties. ... Daisy goes about her plan and later Nick is sent to prison for life and Daisy runs away with Gatsby, rich from Gatsby's money and the money she has inherited. ...
