The Great Gatsby Summary
F. Scott Fitzgerald

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The Great Gatsby Summary

This classic novel, set during the "Jazz Age" (the 1920s) in a young postwar America, is the coming-of-age story of an idealistic young financier who, over the course of a memorable summer, learns uncomfortable truths about the relationships between truth and illusion, between past and present. The narrative, written during the time in which it is set by an author who was part of the high-living crowd within which the action...

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The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - 1925

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The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald - 1925 Introduction F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece The Great Gatsby (1925) is the quintessential tale of the American dream: the heights a man may reac... Read more

The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1896, Francis Scott Fitzgerald eventually settled in New York City. His writings frequently deal with the East Coast social... Read more

F. Scott Fitzgerald Biographies (6)

F . Scott Fitzgerald

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F. Scott Fitzgerald died on the afternoon of December 21, 1940, suffering a fatal heart attack as he was finishing a chocolate bar--one of his placebos for the alcohol that had ravaged both his talent... Read more

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

1,285 words, approx. 5 pages

The American author Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896-1940), a legendary figure of the 1920s, was a scrupulous artist, a graceful stylist, and an exceptional craftsman. His tragic life was an ironic ... Read more

F(rancis) Scott (Key) Fitzgerald

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An air of transience pervades the biographies of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald and slips into their writing. This lack of permanence is a key to understanding their relationship with ... Read more

F(rancis) Scott (Key) Fitzgerald

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F. Scott Fitzgerald was a writer very much of his own time. As Malcolm Cowley once put it, he lived in a room full of clocks and calendars. The years ticked away while he noted the songs, the shows, ... Read more

F(rancis) Scott (Key) Fitzgerald

12,326 words, approx. 42 pages

Although for the general reader F. Scott Fitzgerald 's fame rests primarily on one novel, The Great Gatsby (1925), his creative life, from youth to early death, found full expression in some 160 shor... Read more

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

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Biography EssayF. Scott Fitzgerald was a writer very much of his own time. As Malcolm Cowley once put it, he lived in a room full of clocks and calendars. The years ticked away while he noted the song... Read more

Essays & Analysis (264)

Critical Essay by Wilfred Louis Guerin

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Critical Essay by Kent Cartwright

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Critical Essay by Jeffrey Hart

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Critical Essay by Bert Bender

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Critical Essay by James D. Bloom

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Critical Essay by Robert Seguin

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Critical Essay by Mitchell Breitwieser

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Critical Essay by George Monteiro

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Critical Essay by Brian Sutton

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Critical Essay by Chikako D. Kumamoto

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Critical Essay by Kenneth E. Eble

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Critical Essay by Darrel Mansell

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Critical Essay by Caren J. Town

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Critical Essay by Richard Lehan

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Critical Essay by Carol Wershoven

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Critical Essay by Ronald Berman

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Critical Essay by Bryan R. Washington

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Critical Essay by John F. Callahan

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"The Great Gatsby" is set in 1922 after World War One. 1918 saw American reinforcements playing a vital role in delivering final victory for the allies. This gave the Americans a feeling of invincib... Read more

The Great Gatsby: the American Dream

1,148 words, approx. 4 pages

One may say that dreams and goals are the foundation of success. Whatever their nature, they motivate humans to toil through life's harshness to fulfill their aspirations. Such are the characteristics... Read more

The Equality Myth

898 words, approx. 3 pages

It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness. Poverty and wealth have both failed. --Kin Hubbard, Sociologist The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is as much a novel about social h... Read more

Pure Examples of the Great Gatsby's American Dream

811 words, approx. 3 pages

Being rich, owning an extravagant mansion, magnificent cars, and being married to that perfect someone are all things that we have all dreamt of having while we were children. Generally, this dream i... Read more

The Great Gatsby

1,039 words, approx. 4 pages

Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby one word can really sum up many of the ideas that are expressed in the book. That word is careless. The author F. Scott Ftizgerald describes certain characters... Read more

Importance of Money in "The Great Gatsby"

828 words, approx. 3 pages

Money is the root of social acceptance and economic success throughout The Great Gatsby. As a result of this corruption the ideals of even the seemingly innocent are distorted, leaving the majority... Read more

Immortality in "The Great Gatsby"

1,142 words, approx. 4 pages

People say that "money makes the world go around." It may, but in the novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald money is what causes greed and death. The novel is filled with multiple t... Read more

The Great Gatsby- Corruption Due to Weath

1,203 words, approx. 5 pages

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald has many themes one of the most important being its focus on money as the foundation of American society. He Writes his novel during the 1920's when the country... Read more

Colour Imagery in The Great Gatsby

1,108 words, approx. 4 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald uses many different forms of imagery in his novel The Great Gatsby to illustrate different characters and different arguments. His use of sound, time, and contrasting geographical... Read more

The Dream Girl Daisy Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby"

1,453 words, approx. 5 pages

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzergerald seems to portray Daisy Buchanan's character with association of purity, innocence and light--the perfect type of girl that everyone dreams to have. Jay Gatsb... Read more

Bleakness and Futility in Chapter 2 of "The Great Gatsby"

1,390 words, approx. 5 pages

Consider pages 23-25 of Chapter II of "the Great Gatsby"; examine Fitzgerald's imagery, form and structure and its comment on 1920s American society. Juxtaposed to the starry-eyed end of Chapter 1, t... Read more

A Critical Anaalysis of the Great Gatsby

1,178 words, approx. 4 pages

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a modern American novel that explores multiple timeless themes. Critics Kermit W. Moyer and David F. Trask, analyze the most prominent motifs in the novel ... Read more

The Great Gatsby: Discovery of Imagination

1,053 words, approx. 4 pages

Gatsby, the title character of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a man to whom time and space are unimportant. When Gatsby was young and later, when Nick knows him, he is driven by his drea... Read more

Dishonest Relationships in "The Great Gatsby"

947 words, approx. 4 pages

"The Great Gatsby is a novel about the deceptive nature of human relationships - it is a story of and about surface images." Throughout The Great Gatsby, we see many relationships crumble as a result... Read more

Greed and Materialism in "The Great Gatsby"

1,319 words, approx. 5 pages

The New world was glorified with new hopes and dreams. These dreams and hopes came from the heart and soul of journeymen who looked toward finding a way to establish and maintain an environment in wh... Read more

Unconditional Love in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

1,130 words, approx. 4 pages

"Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds."(Shakespeare, Sonnet 116) The word love has various interpretations and exists in many contexts. Shakespeare's definition is an uncha... Read more

Daisy as Symbolic of the "American Dream" in "The Great Gatsby"

734 words, approx. 3 pages

In the book The Great Gatsby the author F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts one man, Jay Gatsby's journey is achieving his "American Dream" of obtaining the affections for a specific female, by the name of Da... Read more

Symbolic Representation in The Great Gatsby

1,138 words, approx. 4 pages

Symbolic Representation in The Great Gatsby    Symbolic representation is common amongst people and cultures around the world, but it is also used in literature to change the meanings... Read more

The American Dream in the Gatsby

1,272 words, approx. 5 pages

     F Scott Fitzgerald was a great American writer who portrayed the American Dream in many magnificent ways. He showed the rest of the world and later generations the feeling, em... Read more

"The Great Gatsby Bliss"

787 words, approx. 3 pages

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, one of the main ideas was ignorance is bliss. The line that backs up this statement was when Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan's adulteress wife, says ab... Read more

Symbolism in The Great Gatsby

888 words, approx. 3 pages

People hold different things to be symbolic. Dove and peace, a rose and love; they are simple things yet widely symbolic. Symbolism is commonly used in literature to change or deepen meanings or ins... Read more

The Great Gatsby--Millionaires Pile of Ashes

1,674 words, approx. 6 pages

Personality and behavior are very important character traits, and must be analyzed in order to fully understand the underlying issues in a novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the technique of conflicting,... Read more

Moral Carelessness

718 words, approx. 3 pages

Moral Carelessness The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald supports the quote "The quest for materialism/wealth often makes people morally careless." Through the use of many differen... Read more

Analysis of the American Dream and The Great Gatsby

1,343 words, approx. 5 pages

Analysis of the American Dream and The Great Gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, social commentary is presented not only on society of the 1920s, but on civilization as we have come t... Read more

Love's Demeaning Power

1,067 words, approx. 4 pages

"It was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which is not likely I shall ever find again." (2). The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzger... Read more

Nothing Has Changed

980 words, approx. 4 pages

The Great Gatsby is a three month microcosm of the American culture during the 1920s. F. Scott Fitzgerald hits on many common aspects of 1920s society including racism, classism, and the treatment of ... Read more

The Great Gatsby - Loss of the American Dream

1,513 words, approx. 6 pages

Dream Chasers "The deepest American dream is not the hunger for money or fame; it is the dream of settling down, in peace and freedom and cooperation, in the promised land." If only this quote by Sc... Read more

Evils and Symbolism in The Great Gatsby

1,111 words, approx. 4 pages

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is recognized as one of the greater modern American novels. One of the reasons for this is that it is an easy story to follow, but is still filled with intrigui... Read more

Nick Carraway

457 words, approx. 2 pages

The Great Gatsby, a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is a novel that tells the story of different peoples lives and how they are intertwined with each other. The story is told from the... Read more

The Great Gatsby - Not A Great American Love Story

1,480 words, approx. 5 pages

According to the bohemian love story Moulin Rouge, which hit the theatres last year, "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." This phrase is repeated multiple ti... Read more

Great Gatsby and the American Dream

1,193 words, approx. 4 pages

For hundreds of years, America has existed as a beacon of hope for people around the world. America is envisioned as the place where dreams come true: dreams of happiness, dreams of success, and dream... Read more

The Symbolism of Color in The Great Gatsby

1,357 words, approx. 5 pages

The author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, uses many symbols in his book, The Great Gatsby, to express his thoughts and views on the society of his time. During his life, there were two great divisions of peop... Read more

The Children of the Great Gatsby

281 words, approx. 1 pages

In his novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald relates to the lack of growth in an era plagued by the haunting demons of war. Never before had the world been an audience to such an atrocious ... Read more

The Lost Dream of the "Lost Generation"

1,071 words, approx. 4 pages

The Roaring Twenties bring to mind a generation of endless partying, which reflected very little of the morals of the generations preceding it. The world, for that generation, was fast-paced and thor... Read more

Symbolism Within The Great Gatsby

521 words, approx. 2 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald tried to accent the point that money does not breed happiness. Money causes people to become envious, greedy, and jealous. It compels people to show a persona of arrogance and cr... Read more

The Great Gatsby

334 words, approx. 2 pages

The importance of time and the past is obvious when Tom and Gatsby conform each other. Gatsby has an obsession with regaining the wonderful past that he had held in his mind over many years. As a resu... Read more

Great Gatsby Themes

636 words, approx. 3 pages

The Death of the American Dream The 1920's was the decade of the most dramatic change in American society. What was once known as the American Dream was a distant memory. Money, greed and materialism... Read more

A Party of Differences

327 words, approx. 2 pages

A Party of Differences Myrtle throws a small party at the apartment in the city with Tom Buchanan, the man she is having an affair with. This is an apartment whose "living room was crowded to doors ... Read more

The Great Gatsby

864 words, approx. 3 pages

The Heroic Martyr in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Every great literary classic contains its heroes and villains. In some cases, these characters might not be as prominent, as is the case in F. Sco... Read more

The American Scheme

805 words, approx. 3 pages

"...his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, back in that vast obscurity beyond the city..." A flashy smile, a shar... Read more

Time in "The Great Gatsby"

1,092 words, approx. 4 pages

"Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can!" (Fitzgerald 116) Gatsby never learns that he is incorrect. The past is the past and can never be brought back. Reviewers of "The Great Gatsby"have a... Read more

The Failure of the American Dream

897 words, approx. 3 pages

Set off alone, get rich quick, and live long enough to enjoy the new found wealth; this is the true American Dream. Willy and Gatsby both die in pursuit of their one desire and neither of the men eve... Read more

Jay Gatsby

579 words, approx. 2 pages

The book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, is an intriguing piece of literature. The main character Nick Carraway, living in a small house neighboring "The Great Gatsby's" mansion; co... Read more

The Great Gatsby

1,393 words, approx. 5 pages

The Great Gatsby is a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald that displays love, hate, betrayal and dreams. It takes place in an era of prosperity and wealth known as the roaring 20's. This decade brought many... Read more

Great Gatsby Vs. Searching for the Good Life

1,017 words, approx. 4 pages

Helwigs article "Searching for the Good Life" and the life of Gatsby leaves no doubt that one does not gain true happiness by purchasing material goods. Everyone has their own definition of what the ... Read more

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The 1920's bore witness to the mingling of Jews and Palestinians after World War I. It watched as Italy adopted fascism, and it gazed at the beginnings of the second worldwide conflict. In addition,... Read more

"The Great Gatsby"

387 words, approx. 2 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby. This novel is about a connection between a man and a woman. This novel takes place shortly after World War II. One theme of the story is about finding t... Read more

The True Hero

796 words, approx. 3 pages

As easily noticed as the title of the novel, one can find that Jay Gatsby is described as the protagonist in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby through his endless love towards Daisy Buchanan. ... Read more

Nick Carraway

1,102 words, approx. 4 pages

The narrator of The Great Gatsby is Nick Carraway, who is involved in the plot while at the same time plays the role of the "observer" which benefits the reader with richly detailed descriptions of se... Read more

The American Dream as Symbolized in "The Great Gatsby"

422 words, approx. 2 pages

Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby by Scott F. Fitzgerald, the American Dream is symbolized as withering. It originated as the belief that America holds the opportunities for a person to become su... Read more

Houses in "The Great Gatsby"

824 words, approx. 3 pages

The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a book with a lot of hidden meanings. Jay Gatsby is a wealthy man who gets all of his money by bootlegging. He is in love with Daisy Buchanan, w... Read more

The Great Gatsby Analysis

628 words, approx. 3 pages

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." This quote from The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald conveys an underlying theme throughout the novel tha... Read more

Illusions in "The Great Gatsby"

1,497 words, approx. 5 pages

The Great Gatsby is a book about the American dream and the means of achieving it. While all the characters in the novel seem to be living this dream, they are really living a life of illusion. They ... Read more

A Literature Analysis of "The Great Gatsby"

797 words, approx. 3 pages

The American Dream, a dream that everyone feels the need to accomplish, a dream of happiness to pursue and to live life without anything in your way. Some people believe money can buy you happiness an... Read more

"The Great Gatsby" Vs. "The Scarlet Letter"

247 words, approx. 1 pages

In the Scarlet Letter and the Great Gatsby the two main male characters commit adultery, in some ways Jay Gatsby and Reverend Dimesdale are very similar and in many ways there are different. Both ... Read more

The Eyes of Dr. Eckleburg

423 words, approx. 2 pages

The eyes of Dr. Eckleberg played a small role in the novel, The Great Gatsby, but was significant in the chapters of two and eight. The eyes of Dr. Eckleberg is an old, faded billboard sign that is l... Read more

The Great Gatsby - "Dishonesty in a Woman Is a Thing You Never Blame Deeply"

384 words, approx. 2 pages

" Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply " With this statement, Nick comments on his relationship or rather romantic affair with Jordan Baker. He tells the reader that he found out a... Read more

Color and Light in "The Great Gatsby"

355 words, approx. 2 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald used color and light to express the feelings that the characters had. In the beginning the rich characters were wearing and surrounded by white. The poorer areas are in the valley... Read more

Analysis of the Antagonists

1,501 words, approx. 6 pages

In a novel where there is no antagonist that comes to light initially, it is necessary to dig deeper into the story to realize that no one person can be classified as an antagonist for all character... Read more

Gatsby's Lifestyle

1,644 words, approx. 6 pages

The lifestyle of James Gatz, also known as "The Great Gatsby", is a mysterious one full of false truths. Gatsby lives in West Egg, New York during the 1920's when aristocracy was divided between "new ... Read more

Gossip and Rumors

708 words, approx. 3 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald's character James Gatsby in the Great Gatsby is a mysterious man with a questionable background. The rumors and the gossip that public have heard about James Gatsby originate from ... Read more

"Love of Money is the Root of All Evil"

715 words, approx. 3 pages

The novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the statement, "Love of money is the root of all evil." have a strong relationship with each other. This statement is basically saying that ... Read more

Gatsby Unclothed

537 words, approx. 2 pages

Though referred to as a modern novel, The Great Gatsby is characterized by several romantic elements that lift it onto a pedestal of romanticism. A parody of the American Dream, this masterpiece by... Read more

The Great Gatsby

389 words, approx. 2 pages

During the novel, the weather becomes apparent because the rain, humidity, cold and windy weather are related to how the characters act. There are many parts in the Great Gatsby that reflect how t... Read more

Fake Vs. Real

1,202 words, approx. 5 pages

Almost everyone has something about him or herself that he or she wants to change. It is inevitable; there is always something, small or large, that would be a change for the better. The question ... Read more

The Great Gatsby- What Lies beneath the Conflict between New and Old Money

1,297 words, approx. 5 pages

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the examination of the conflict between old money and new money occurs over and over. During the 1920's, the traditional American Dream was being corrupted ... Read more

Gatsby Vs. Pechorin Essay

505 words, approx. 2 pages

The Caucasus Mountains of the 1830's provides the setting for Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermantov. While New York of the 1920's The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Both of these novels contr... Read more

The Great Gatsby Character Analysis

921 words, approx. 4 pages

When you think of a narrator people usually think someone who tells a story, giving an account or description of the happenings of a book. Traditionally the narrator is usually outside of the story ... Read more

Hallow Wealth

500 words, approx. 2 pages

The prosperous economy that followed World War I enabled members of the upper class to lavish themselves with luxury. F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby encompasses the extravagant world of the w... Read more

Daisy Buchanan's Immoral Character from "The Great Gatsby "

315 words, approx. 2 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby many of the characters were vastly amoral; none of them could be exhibit correctness or goodness in their character or behavior. Daisy Buchanan is on t... Read more

The Dream of Jay Gatsby

743 words, approx. 3 pages

Gatsby lives in a period of time where dreams were corrupted and dreamers merely existed. Gatsby had a corrupt dream to win back a woman who was married. "Gatsby wanted to recover something, some... Read more

Use of Money in Great Gatsby

1,016 words, approx. 4 pages

The use of money in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is displayed in diverse ways in the novel. The usage of money determines the character's behavior towards things. In order for Gatsby t... Read more

The Withering of the American Dream in "The Great Gatsby"

427 words, approx. 2 pages

Pride, freedom, liberty, independence, choice. The true American dream was funn of ambition and love. But, as seen in The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how this dream is withering down to selfishn... Read more

Silence Is Golden, or Is It?

690 words, approx. 3 pages

Is silence golden, or not? The phrase "Silence is Golden" can be true at sometimes and not at others. Sometimes it's good to keep quiet, but sometimes people need to speak up. Silence can be nice w... Read more

The Great Gatsby Summary

661 words, approx. 3 pages

The Great Gatsby is a wonderful historical fiction book written by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. This book does not contain any historical personages, but it accurately portrays the time period. The b... Read more

The Great Gatsby: Historical Accuracy

2,138 words, approx. 8 pages

The Great Gatsby is a wonderful novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story is in first person, and it takes place in the 1920s in New York, which is divided into three main places for the bo... Read more

Character Evaluations in the Beginning Chapters of "The Great Gatsby"

477 words, approx. 2 pages

Nick: Thus far in The Great Gatsby, we the reader know the most about the character Nick. We know that Nick is a single man in what appears to be in his late 20's. He just moved from the west to... Read more

Happiness in "The Great Gatsby"

592 words, approx. 2 pages

The best way to live your life is moment by moment. This is the moral F. Scott Fitzgerald illustrates in his literary masterpiece The Great Gatsby. Living in the present requires not forgetting the ... Read more

Significance of the Setting in Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"

810 words, approx. 3 pages

"The Great Gatsby", written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set on the East Coast of America in the `roaring 20s'. The revolving around New York City in the Jazz Age reflects the wildness of the era which ... Read more

Ambivalence in the Great Gatsby

770 words, approx. 3 pages

In Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is a morally ambiguous character. Fitzgerald has Gatsby be a sinister villain and a romantic hero who inspires deep ambivalence in the reader. Gatsby ins... Read more

People's Lives in "The Great Gatsby" Are Controlled by Money, and Being Wealthy

1,412 words, approx. 5 pages

Money can mean and do many things for many people. It is very powerful in some ways, and so many people live around money. It is a worldwide disease that will always be around. It will never leav... Read more

Materialism is the Ruin of the American Dream in "The Great Gatsby"

564 words, approx. 2 pages

The Great Gatsby is a masterpiece written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book takes place right after World War I, in the 1920's also known as the roaring twenties. During this time America was in a stat... Read more

Color in "The Great Gatsby"

418 words, approx. 2 pages

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story of deceit and greed. Love and Hope. Jealousy and madness. The mood of the book is portrayed through the weather. When the characters are happy it's... Read more

The Great Gatsby: Old Money Versus New Money

1,282 words, approx. 5 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald uses his novel The Great Gatsby as a way to compare old and new money and to illustrate the lack of morals in those with old money. The main character, Jay Gatsby, representing Fi... Read more

The Real James Gatz

1,331 words, approx. 5 pages

A secret is defined as something that remains beyond understanding or explanation such as a mystery. At times, secrets can be a burden on a person to be kept and a temptation to be revealed. For a ... Read more

The Great Gatsby

614 words, approx. 3 pages

In the beginning of chapter three in F. Scott Fitzgerald's, "The Great Gatsby," one of the main characters, Jay Gatsby, throws an elaborate gathering in hopes of reuniting with a former love, Daisy. M... Read more

The American Fantasy

1,967 words, approx. 7 pages

Is the search for the perfect life achievable? Or is this idea just a fantasy that motivates people to try to attain the impossible? In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald focuses on the pursuit of... Read more

The Great Gatsby

892 words, approx. 3 pages

During the 1920's and even today, people want to pursue the American Dream. Being successful, having a good job, living in a big house, having a lot of money, and simply being a "somebody" is esse... Read more

Unchanging Values in Changing Society

1,060 words, approx. 4 pages

When the words "the West" are mentioned in an eastern atmosphere, people tend to think of unchanging landscapes that stretch forever into the horizon. Furthermore, it is generally the notion that the... Read more

Decline of the American Dream in "The Great Gatsby"

488 words, approx. 2 pages

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald is, at first glance, a disenchanted love story between a man and a woman that can never be together because of social status. The main theme, however, is les... Read more

Explication of the Passage from "The Great Gatsby"

402 words, approx. 2 pages

In last two paragraphs of his novel "The Great Gatsby" F. Scott Fitzgerald reassures our good attitude towards the main character of the novel - Jay Gatsby. Gatsby did not give up his principles o... Read more

Pandemonium in "The Great Gatsby"

858 words, approx. 3 pages

Actions directly determine the future. The effects of actions may provoke wonderful or disastrous results. Careful behavior and well thought actions can lead to success and happiness. However, the... Read more

The Superficial Wealth Motif in "The Great Gatsby"

486 words, approx. 2 pages

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald establishes an artificial society where money is the objective that everyone longs for. This motif that Fitzgerald creates helps critique t... Read more

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby: the Negative Affect of Obsessions

1,087 words, approx. 4 pages

Life, amid other things, is filled with opulence and manifestation. It is likely that one always craves for the quintessential life, but if one obsesses over this, it could be perilous. A single-min... Read more

The Great Gatsby: For the Love of Money

1,381 words, approx. 5 pages

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the title character and the protagonist of the novel, Jay Gatsby, has multiple tragic flaws and an extremely distorted life, such as his money issue. Jay Gat... Read more

Symbolism and Nick

287 words, approx. 1 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism in "The Great Gatsby" to portray Nick's openness to entering a new phase in his life. In one specific quote, much of Nick's attitude and excitement for change is sho... Read more

Symbolism in "The Great Gatsby"

991 words, approx. 4 pages

The symbolism of the settings in The Great Gatsby are crucial in the theme of the novel. They represent a lot in the novel. The most important ones are the "valley of ashes", the eyes of The Eyes of... Read more

The Great Gatsby

505 words, approx. 2 pages

After World War I, but prior to the Great Depression, there was a great distinction between social classes in the United States. During this time, there were many extremely rich people but also many c... Read more

The Great Gatsby

344 words, approx. 2 pages

Some of the people who lived in the Progressive Era were excessively wealthy and terribly materialistic. A prime example of this is seen in a passage of The Great Gatsby when Gatsby gives Nick and Dai... Read more

The Great Gatsby

454 words, approx. 2 pages

In the Post World War I era many people began to question the meaning of life. In chapters six and seven of The Great Gatsby the characters go through many different emotions in an extremely short per... Read more

Symbolism in "The Great Gatsby"

630 words, approx. 3 pages

In almost all novels and books there is some kind of symbol. By definition a symbol is a concrete object that represents an idea or set of ideas. A symbol in a novel could be many different things. Fo... Read more

Truth and Lies in the Great Gatsby

1,153 words, approx. 4 pages

Within the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott. Fitzgerald, the collision between truth and lies throughout the text is a heavy battle. Facades and appearances confine the truth and ultimately the real... Read more

Examining the Theme of Sacrifice

1,896 words, approx. 7 pages

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller demonstrates the notion of how an individual's relationship with his or her society is responsible for the sac... Read more

The Great Gatsby: Comparing Tom and Daisy

610 words, approx. 3 pages

Throughout modernist American literature one novel seems to stand out as especially significant to the twentieth century. With all of its symbolism and imagery The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald... Read more

A Comparison of "the Great Gastby" Film and Novel

722 words, approx. 3 pages

Throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, America's quest for wealth and power, along with the moral decay of the times are the primary themes. While the film adaptation of the book d... Read more

The 1920s from F. Scott Fitzgerald's Perspective

1,077 words, approx. 4 pages

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's the Great Gatsby, the "old" Daisy symbolizes Gatsby's traditional American Dream. He needs her t o fulfill this dream that revolves around a family and money to support it. ... Read more

The Great Gatsby: Nick and Daisy's First Meeting

922 words, approx. 4 pages

It is true to say that in Nick's first meeting of Daisy, Tom and Jordan, it is clear that he is attracted by the glamour of their world, while finding it disturbing. Fitzgerald reveals through Nick ... Read more

The Great Gatsby: The Horrors of His Society

953 words, approx. 4 pages

How in this passage does Fitzgerald convey the horrors of his society" In this passage, Fitzgerald uses a variety of corrupt images to represent the horrific society in which the novel is based. He ... Read more

Female Characters in the Great Gatsby

1,234 words, approx. 5 pages

I would have to disagree with Fitzgerald's statement because although women are constantly filtered throughout the novel through a man's perspective (both Fitzgerald's and Nick's), so one could arguab... Read more

How the Jazz Age and 1920s America are Portrayed in The Great Gatsby

1,425 words, approx. 5 pages

It would be fair to say that `The Great Gatsby' is a satire on the moral failure of the jazz age, yet to label the novel as bitter and savage is questionable. Along with the many ways in which Fitzg... Read more

Fitzgerald and Gatsby

891 words, approx. 3 pages

In this passage, it is clear that Fitzgerald is immersed in the enchantment of the world he depicts, yet is also removed from it due to its repelling aspects. This is displayed through the voice of N... Read more

The Importance of a Wonderland Wasteland to the Great Gatsby

1,348 words, approx. 5 pages

"Of what might have been a wonderland we have made a wasteland." This idea is crucial to the reader's understanding of `The Great Gatsby' in that it embodies the novel's concept of an underlying sen... Read more

The Great Gatsby Essay

803 words, approx. 3 pages

The novel, The Great Gatsby, can be found lying on the best selling shelve in nearly every bookstore alongside the finest writers of the twenty-first century. Throughout the novel Fitzgerald caricatu... Read more

The Great Gatsby: Comparing Gatsby and Tom

1,244 words, approx. 5 pages

"Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remember that God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil." Epicte... Read more

Daisy Miller, A Character Profile

374 words, approx. 2 pages

Daisy Miller, one of the leading characters in Henry James' novel Daisy Miller, struggles for acceptance between the vastly different cultures of America and Europe. Though Ms. Miller's confusion of ... Read more

Evaluation of the Great Gatsby

1,786 words, approx. 6 pages

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on September 24 in the year of 1896. He was the son of Edward Fitzgerald and Mary (Mollie) McQuillan. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald's n... Read more

The Great Gatsby and Catcher in the Rye: Incorruptible Dreams

739 words, approx. 3 pages

Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby from the novel The Great Gatsby are similar to the character Holden Caulfield in the novel The Catcher in the Rye because these men share similar romantic characteristics.... Read more

Science and Essentialism

1,019 words, approx. 4 pages

Throughout the decades there have been many different types of scientific racism. Scientific racism is a way a group of an opposite culture religion or race make a claim that their counterpart was mad... Read more

The Great Gatsby: Analysis by Chapter

3,702 words, approx. 13 pages

CHAPTER I In this, the opening chapter of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, we are introduced to the main characters and are given hints about how they live their lives. The geography of the setting i... Read more

The Great Gatsby and the American Dream

1,270 words, approx. 5 pages

Rugged individualism, '"'rags-to-riches'"' and self determination have become synonymous with the idea of what many have referred to as the American Dream. The American Dream is a unique aspiration i... Read more

The Repetitive Use of Color in the Great Gatsby

1,357 words, approx. 5 pages

Through out The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald repeats the use of color. Each character in the novel is connected with some color. But the constant reoccurrence of the color yellow signifies many important p... Read more

The Great Gatsby: Jay's Firm Grip on His Reality

1,362 words, approx. 5 pages

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the title character, Jay Gatsby is a mysterious and aloof character. His history is revealed in the book quite well and gives the reader and characters a ... Read more

The Loss of Innocence

1,203 words, approx. 5 pages

The death of innocence is a major theme in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Throughout the novel there is a build up until the final death of innocence is realized at the end of the novel. Thi... Read more

Shipping News and the Great Gatsby: An Analysis

691 words, approx. 3 pages

When a group of rowdy guys get together nothing good ever seems to come of it, and when alcohol is added something terrible is bound to happen. Nutbeem's party seems to be no exception to this. I ca... Read more

The Great Gatsby

1,262 words, approx. 5 pages

"The truth was that Jay Gatsby, of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God-a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that-and he must be about... Read more

The Great Gatsby and Pleasantville, A Comparison

1,176 words, approx. 4 pages

"America's greatest promise is that something is going to happen, and after a while you get tired of waiting because nothing happens to people except that they grow old." (F. Scott Fitzgerald) Withi... Read more

The Great Gatsby, Comparing the Film and Text

1,027 words, approx. 4 pages

The movie The Great Gatsby is an attempt to recreate a classic American novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920's. Although the two works are similar; there are subtle differences that det... Read more

The Function of Gatsby in Fitzgerald's 'the Great Gatsby'

2,181 words, approx. 8 pages

It is possible to watch Gatsby go through a number of transitions as we observe his life story through Nick Carraway's narration, as Malcolm Bradbury points out, he can be seen variously as a `corrupt... Read more

The Reality of the American Dream

700 words, approx. 3 pages

As children, we have all dreamt of money, being rich; owning an extravagant mansion, magnificent cars, and being married to a prince or princess. Basically, we dream of the perfect life known as the A... Read more

The Effectiveness of Nick's Narration in The Great Gatsby

1,231 words, approx. 5 pages

The Great Gatsby is an impressive and unique novel, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is a novel that exemplifies the people's lives in the age of the 1920's and how they are associated with each oth... Read more

Their Eyes Were Watching God and the Great Gatsby

2,347 words, approx. 8 pages

Both Janie and Gatsby have common facets that influence their renovations, their pasts, society and how they are able to mold themselves into the outcomes. Both characters have elements from their pa... Read more

Great Gatsby

1,517 words, approx. 6 pages

Explain what The Great Gatsby can tell us about why some people in our society will choose to reinvent themselves. Jay Gatsby, the central character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, symboliz... Read more

Major Themes in The Great Gatsby

928 words, approx. 4 pages

In The Great Gatsby is by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, one the main themes is how people will do anything for love. Nick Carraway tells the story in his eyes, about how Jay is trying to win Daisy o... Read more

The Great Gatsby - Destructiveness and Decadence in the Party Scene

1,115 words, approx. 4 pages

The title character of The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby is known for hosting extravagant summer parties. One night, Gatsby's neighbor, Nick is invited to one of these parties.... Read more

The Great Gatsby Literary Criticism

768 words, approx. 3 pages

The Great Gatsby is uniquely written novel, based around multiple themes. The key theme deals with materialism and shallowness in the characters, all to achieve "The American Dream." Scott Fitzge... Read more

The Great Gatsby: The Arrogance of Tom Buchanan

546 words, approx. 2 pages

An arrogant person is someone who exhibits domineering, pompous and aloof characteristics. In the novel "The Great Gatsby", the character Tom Buchanan may be perceived by the reader as being a very ar... Read more

Symbolism in The Great Gatsby

518 words, approx. 2 pages

As many authors tend to do, symbolism is used a great deal in this work. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, this is no exception. The author employs dramatically significant symbols in... Read more

Death and Destruction in the Great Gatsby

803 words, approx. 3 pages

The 1920s were a time when radio was a desired household item, women got the right to vote, no one paid attention to prohibition in the cities, and entertainment created much of the excitement at ... Read more

The Great Gatsby and Turn of the Screw: A Comparison

532 words, approx. 2 pages

The insightful symbolism in Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and James's "The Turn of the Screw," reflect the characters and their surroundings. Although the short stories seem entirely different, th... Read more

American Adam in Huck Finn and Great Gatsby

404 words, approx. 2 pages

Both novels display the archetype of the American Adam through the characters and other symbols. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the archetype of the American Adam would be Huck Finn. He displ... Read more

Ghastly Gatsby

1,015 words, approx. 4 pages

Jesus Christ: A great man. Adolf Hitler: Not a great man. George Washington: A great man. George W. Bush: Not a great man. Indeed, the lines of greatness seem to be very clearly drawn. Some ... Read more

Gatsby's Dream

1,040 words, approx. 4 pages

The Great Gatsby is aptly referred to as "the great American novel" (The Great Gatsby, XI), illustrating the defining qualities of the American character. Gatsby, the most enigmatic character in ... Read more

Great Gatsby : Summary

320 words, approx. 2 pages

Summary: In 1922, Nick Carraway, the narrator of The Great Gatsby, moves to West Egg, Long Island. His neighbor, the mysterious Gatsby, holds a party almost every Saturday. Nick's cousin, Daisy, a... Read more

Great Gatsby : An Unfavorable Review

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Review: The Great Gatsby, considered to be one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's greatest works, includes a very shallow cast of characters, which I didn't care for. The plot and dull characters made this no... Read more

Boats Against the Current

1,700 words, approx. 6 pages

As children we are taught those age-old idealistic sayings such as "the world is your oyster" and "the sky is the limit"; we are imbued with the free will of the Little Engine that Could, whose very ... Read more

Gatsby and the Fall of the American Dream

1,309 words, approx. 5 pages

When America was first discovered and civilized by Europeans, it was considered the land of freedom and opportunity. The goal of many immigrants was to arrive penniless from an insignificant backgroun... Read more

Nick's Alienation in The Great Gatsby

894 words, approx. 3 pages

The Great Gatsby Through class, creed, and gender, Nick Carraway, narrator of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is alienated by society, revealing its values and assumptions. Nick Carraway i... Read more

Great Gatsby

897 words, approx. 3 pages

The Great Gatsby is the story of the true American dream during a jazz period and a world of big parties. In this book, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author, brings together a life of ambition and dreams w... Read more

The Great Gatsby

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When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby, his thoughts and ideas originated from the problems in his own society and even in his own life. Each character's life, actions, and ideals issue forth... Read more

A Character Analysis of Gatsby

537 words, approx. 2 pages

(TS) Gatsby is a character who is deceitful, driven, concealing, and overall untruthful; this is all important because Gatsby is one of the only characters in the book that is looking to build a name ... Read more

Gatsby Destroys the American Dream

1,605 words, approx. 6 pages

In the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Great Gatsby, there is a central theme that the American dream has been destroyed by crass materialism. This is illustrated through the themes of fabrication of... Read more

The Dream Essay

713 words, approx. 3 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald refers to many imaginings of Jay Gatsby, the protagonist in this work of fiction, during his writing of The Great Gatsby. Wealth is the one of Gatsby's main priorities. His social ... Read more

Daisy's Rejection of Gatsby

1,087 words, approx. 4 pages

Most people have some wish or goal in life that, while perhaps exciting, probably is not the most practical. Fortunately, the majority of people realize that their wish is only that; an unobtainable f... Read more

583 words, approx. 2 pages

In the stories, Winter Dreams and The Great Gatsby, the two women Daisy Buchanan and Judy Jones greatly resemble one another. They have very similar personalities with settle differences. The charact... Read more

Characterization in The Great Gatsby

813 words, approx. 3 pages

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald has many characterization view points, but Myrtle, who is one of the main characters, has rare lifestyle. Nick Carraway grew up in the Midwestern United States ... Read more

The Great Gatsby Essay

603 words, approx. 3 pages

In Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, water conveys the presence of reality which interferes with Gatsby's stubborn pursuit of his dream. Jay Gatsby is an elite of West Egg who has committed his life to r... Read more

Great Gatsby - the Corruption of the American Dream

755 words, approx. 3 pages

In Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the characters' failure to realize that wealth does not bring happiness brings about self-destruction. Myrtle Wilson is a member of the lower class who has an affair ... Read more

Great Gatsby Commentary on Pages 100-103

1,193 words, approx. 4 pages

I have chosen to write a commentary on pages 100 to 103, Gatsby's second party because I feel it brings out true messages of the book and it portrays the more realistic, hones, darker side of the supp... Read more

The Great Gatsby: New York as an American Dream

527 words, approx. 2 pages

New York is the American Dream personified as a city. The American dream, although seemingly glitzy and grand, has elements of dissatisfaction, disappointment, and many flaws. New York City, portraye... Read more

The Great Gatsby

847 words, approx. 3 pages

"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter - tomorrow will run faster, stretch out our arms further. . . .... Read more

The Material World of Gatsby

754 words, approx. 3 pages

The American Dream of being an over opulent human being is often viewed as a dream filled of corruption and obsolete morals. A fine line is drawn between the corrupting influence of wealth and the pu... Read more

The American Dream as Thematic Material for "The Great Gatsby"

592 words, approx. 2 pages

The Team Dream With invisible weights resting uncomfortably upon the child's shoulders, the boy sauntered up to the plate. The team's doubt wavered the confidence and the belief of the boy. Three du... Read more

Fitzgerald's American Dream

720 words, approx. 3 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, is a one of the best stories written during a chaotic period in our nation's history, The Jazz Age. The Twenties were a time of social experiments, self... Read more

Double Vision in The Great Gatsby

1,734 words, approx. 6 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald once stated that the test of a first rate intelligence was the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. This ... Read more

Is Gatsby Better?

1,323 words, approx. 5 pages

Is Gatsby Better" In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald there is an interesting decision made by a Daisy Buchanan that raises a few concerns. The decision she makes is choosing Tom ... Read more

The Great Gatsby

881 words, approx. 3 pages

"They're a rotten crowd. You're worth the whole damn bunch together." This is the most important quote of the story. Nick, the main character, tells Gatsby this right before he is killed. This st... Read more

Journal and Analysis of 'the Great Gatsby' (film)

2,219 words, approx. 8 pages

The cover of `The Great Gatsby' film suggests that this text is a love story set earlier than the present day (1920s). After I viewed the film my thoughts about the cover were proved to be true except... Read more

The Great Gatsby: Gatsby's Dream

1,076 words, approx. 4 pages

Isn't it marvelous to dream? Probably if you would have had the opportunity to ask Gatsby his answer would've been that it is the closest you can get to reality. All human beings have the capacity to ... Read more

The Great Gatsby

503 words, approx. 2 pages

Gatsby and Nick Carraway have very few similarities they are pretty much opposite. Gatsby is flashy and extravagant as Nick is quiet and down to earth. One thing they do have in common is they can pre... Read more

East and West: Eggs from Separate Baskets

906 words, approx. 4 pages

In a world without morality and where one's drive for wealth may take them over dishonest roads, social standing is something that, surprisingly, cannot be bought with money. The 1920's novel ¬T... Read more

Party People: The Great Gatsby

444 words, approx. 2 pages

This whole extra is all in the theme of glorifying Gatsby's parties. The narrator (Nick) start by describing the party, from how guests are transported to the party, with the Rols-Royce, with a sta... Read more

Homosexuality in the Great Gatsby

990 words, approx. 4 pages

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald discusses the hidden lives and secrets of each character. Throughout the book he suggest that narrator Nick Carraway is a closeted homosexual by Nick's descrip... Read more

Great Gatsby Analysis

748 words, approx. 3 pages

There are many reasons why I do not agree with the title of "The Great Gatsby." In my mind I think that the author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, named the book "The Great Gatsby" to make us believe that Gats... Read more

The American Illusion

754 words, approx. 3 pages

"What distinguishes us one from another is our dreams... and what we do to make them come about" (Joseph Epstein). All Americans hope to achieve the American Dream: wealth, status, love and above all ... Read more

The Emptyness of Wealth in "The Great Gatsby"

642 words, approx. 3 pages

Money does not always give happiness to people. The characters in Fitzgerald's novel have wealth and money, but they have not achieved happiness. Mr.Gatsby, a wealthy man is desperate for Daisy, th... Read more

The 1920's in the Great Gatsby

737 words, approx. 3 pages

1920's in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the greatest literary documents of the "Jazz age." During the 1920's the economy brought prosperity to the nation, prohib... Read more

Gatsby and Macbeth Parallels

1,442 words, approx. 5 pages

In both Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Shakespeare's Macbeth the lives of the main characters involve a constant struggle with their dreams. Gatsby tries to win back the girl of his dreams, Daisy, ... Read more

The Inequity of the Relationship between Gatsby and Daisy

893 words, approx. 3 pages

Love is the thriving emotion that can either result in utmost fulfillment or be the cause of a tragic downfall. Often, one's desire to be loved by another cannot be attainable because of the reality ... Read more

The Great Gatsby and Pleasantville: Compare and Contrast

774 words, approx. 3 pages

"If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is." this quote by Joseph Addison further exemplifies the message t... Read more

How Is Gatsby Great

918 words, approx. 4 pages

In what sense is Gatsby "great"" In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the main protagonist Jay Gatsby is presented as being great in several senses, such as being a romantic, the w... Read more

The Glorious Life of the Great Gatsby

991 words, approx. 4 pages

"That's the whole burden of this novel- the loss of those illusions that give such color tot he world so that you don't care whether things are true or false as long as they partake of the magical glo... Read more

A Relationship between Jay Gatsby and His Promises

440 words, approx. 2 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald relates the society in which he lived to his novel, "The Great Gatsby," by way of theme. One of the themes, a promise that produces nothing, is used throughout the whole novel. The... Read more

Nick in "The Great Gatsby": The Curse of Knowing

527 words, approx. 2 pages

The Curse of Knowing In F. Scott Fitzgerald's complexly woven tale that is The Great Gatsby, many know little, and much angst comes of it. Nick was the exception. He was not caught up in the lies... Read more

The Great Gatsby: What Drives Miss Daisy?

849 words, approx. 3 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald is known as of the most famous writers of the 1920's, an era that he labeled "the Jazz Age." Written in 1925, The Great Gatsby has become one of the greatest literary documents of... Read more

Class and Dreams: The Great Gatsby

411 words, approx. 2 pages

What exactly is "American Dream"? A dream of wealth, happiness and possibilities that the New World offered. "From rags to riches" - anybody can become a millionaire through courage, determination and... Read more

F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Complex, Descriptive Writing Style

791 words, approx. 3 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most well-known authors of the Jazz Age. Ironically, his fictitious writings were actually reality-based and reveal some of Fitzgerald's own struggles. He loved and ... Read more

Materialism in "The Great Gatsby"

859 words, approx. 3 pages

Henry Fielding, the English novelist said, "Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil." This quote holds true to the novel, The Great Gatsby, because the characters experience the des... Read more

Richard Corey and The Great Gatsby, a Comparison

559 words, approx. 2 pages

Richard Cory written by Edwin Arlington Robinson is about a man who appears to be admirable on the exterior but no one is familiar with his interior, which is suffering badly. The narrator talks Ri... Read more

American Materalism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Te

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The Iranian Revolution was a dream of the Iranian people to break the growing class barrier between the rich and poor and to replace a decadent pro-western culture with a purer Islamic state that de... Read more

Innocence! Lost or Not?

2,162 words, approx. 8 pages

INNOCENCE! LOST OR NOT" It is not as easy as it seems to distinguish who is innocent and who is not. Innocence is a cultural concept which is usually confusing. An act that is naïve and normal ... Read more

The Role of Location in Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

1,584 words, approx. 6 pages

In `The Great Gatsby' Fitzgerald uses location extremely successfully to establish trends (morally and behaviourally) between the different `factions' that play a role in Gatsby's story. There are t... Read more

The Great Gatsby

612 words, approx. 3 pages

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Summary: Nick Carraway, the typical all American Yale graduate, served in World War I and upon his return to the states moved to the east coast in hope of s... Read more

The Great Gatsby

853 words, approx. 3 pages

The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald described as being " A classic perhaps the supreme American novel" by the Sunday Times is truly marvelous. Fitzgerald's ability to satirize th... Read more

Causes of Gatsby's Death in "The Great Gatsby"

930 words, approx. 4 pages

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the story of a man as willing up give up anything and everything for the love of a woman. His name was Mr. Jay Gatsby. He lived alone in a huge, elabor... Read more

The Great Gatsby Key Passage Analysis

730 words, approx. 3 pages

In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald chooses to tell the story through Nick; who takes a narrator perspective. Nick becomes an influential character to Gatsby. In the first chapter there is a passage that ... Read more

Diction and Detail in the Great Gatsby

663 words, approx. 3 pages

Diction and Detail in The Great Gatsby During a defining moment between two lovers in The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses one of Gatsby's memories of Daisy to display the bitter sweetness... Read more

Relationships in The Great Gatsby

790 words, approx. 3 pages

Relationships in The Great Gatsby The relationships among the different characters in The Great Gatsby represent the materialistic and hedonistic society of the 1920s. The roaring 20s was a tim... Read more

False Illusion of Greatness in the Great Gatsby

559 words, approx. 2 pages

Greatness is defined as having characteristics of importance as well as being admired for one's righteousness and honest to goodness personality. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, illustra... Read more

Materialism in "The Great Gatsby"

725 words, approx. 3 pages

" We are living in a material world." This famous line in one of Madonna's songs entitled "Material Girl" will never outgrow itself. Ever since the beginnings of monetary means, the main focus of livi... Read more

Identities Shaped by Materialism

767 words, approx. 3 pages

Identities Shaped By Materialism In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, materialism creates the identity of Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy by shaping their experiences, conflicts, goals and et... Read more

Three Principles of Existentialism in The Great Gatsby

507 words, approx. 2 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald can be considered as a devout existentialist, or a staunch Shakespearean traditionalist; however, as seen in the last chapters of the novel that lead up to Gatsby's death, Fitzgera... Read more

Great Gatsby Exegesis

390 words, approx. 2 pages

...he must have felt that he had lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream. He must have looked up at an unfamiliar sky through frightening leaves and shivere... Read more

The Jazz Age and the Theme of Innocence in "The Great Gatsby"

1,710 words, approx. 6 pages

`The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald has many themes, such as the end of the American Dream, and one of these themes is the end of innocence in the period that the book was set in, the Jazz Age. ... Read more

The Great Gatsby

2,083 words, approx. 7 pages

Author F. Scott Fitzgerald invokes many themes from ancient Greek tragedy in The Great Gatsby: primary character Jay Gatsby rises as he makes a large fortune for himself. He then has the power he so d... Read more

The Great Gatsby

909 words, approx. 4 pages

The Great Gatsby Money, treasure, prestige, and beauty are all providential factors to have within someone. It is the same money that Gatsb... Read more

Symbolism in "The Great Gatsby"

980 words, approx. 4 pages

Symbolism is used in literature to convey a hidden and often more complex, significant meaning behind objects, characters, and places. For instance, A dove symbolizes peace, just as roses are similarl... Read more

Water Imagery in The Great Gatsby

1,185 words, approx. 4 pages

In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald presents the reader with tragic events as seen through the eyes of Nick Carraway. Nick becomes acquainted with Jay Gatsby, his neighbor who is in lov... Read more

How the Reader Assess the Person of Jay Gatsby

800 words, approx. 3 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald, through the eyes of Nick Carraway, presents the persona of Jay Gatsby in the form of first person narration. However biased it may be, it opens a looking glass into who Jay Gatsby... Read more

Jake Barnes and Jay Gatsby

2,606 words, approx. 9 pages

JAKE BARNES ( THE SUN ALSO RISES ) An American, from Kansas City, Jake Barnes, is working in newspaper agency in Paris. He was fighting in the World War I and was wounded there. It was su... Read more

The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg in The Great Gatsby

745 words, approx. 3 pages

The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg "The locality was always vaguely disquieting, even in the broad glare of afternoon and how I turned my head as though I had been warned of something behind. Over the a... Read more

Disconcerting Decadence in The Great Gatsby

1,479 words, approx. 5 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is the story of Jay Gatsby, a man in his late twenties who earns his fabulous wealth through shady business dealings. Since becoming enamored by her over five ye... Read more

Goal Orientation in The Great Gatsby

1,533 words, approx. 6 pages

When one is solely focused on one way to make himself happy, and only works towards that goal, there will inevitably be tragic outcomes. Through Gatsby's character we can see an example of someone wh... Read more

Meyer Wolfsheim in "The Great Gatsby"

1,054 words, approx. 4 pages

During the Roaring 20's corruption in American society skyrocketed. A distorted version of the American dream was coined, as the productivity and economic success increased. Americans pride themselves... Read more

A Hypothetical Dream Sequence in "The Great Gatsby"

565 words, approx. 2 pages

So relaxing, the sun is warm the water is cool and sparkling. Floating, oh the freedom of floating. Golden fish supporting arms and legs. Aaahh, this fish pours a delicious glass of wine. Rippling ... Read more

"The Great Gatsby" and the Fall of the American Dream

1,562 words, approx. 6 pages

In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald describes characters and events within the context of his times. In the 1920's, just after the First World War, the American Dream that people had fought and died for ... Read more

The Moral Decay of the American Dream in "The Great Gatsby"

705 words, approx. 3 pages

On a superficial level, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about a man named Jay Gatsby trying to win the affection of an upper class woman named Daisy by becoming rich and successful; but ... Read more

For Love or for Money

885 words, approx. 3 pages

Daisy Buchanan of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby establishes love for objects above love for the people who appear in her life. There is a great difference between natural love and love that i... Read more

Aspects of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Life Found in The Great Gatsby

483 words, approx. 2 pages

Many people reflect on the major events that has happen to them or remember about the important people in their life. Sometimes they get inspired to create something wonderful that reflect their lives... Read more

The Contrast Between East Egg and West Egg in "The Great Gatsby"

758 words, approx. 3 pages

In many novels and plays, contrasting places symbolize opposing forces that are important to the meaning of the work. These places have different standards and tend to conflict with each other. In Th... Read more

Symbols of Corruption in "The Great Gatsby"

1,064 words, approx. 4 pages

From age to age, people have worked to fulfill their American Dream. The American Dream is the belief that through hard work and determination, a person can create a better life for themselves. Howeve... Read more

He Told Me (a Father's Word): Authoritative Discourse in the Great Gatsby

1,333 words, approx. 5 pages

Mikhail Bakhtin, in his essay "Discourse in the Novel," characterizes his theory of authoritative discourse as "the word of the fathers," in which previous external knowledge demands a "simultane... Read more

The Lost Fitzgerald

428 words, approx. 2 pages

After World War I, there were many young adults that dove into a time of romantic ideals. They belonged to a life of partying, booze, and jazz. They wandered from place to place, country to country ... Read more

The Great Gatsby Character Comparision

1,648 words, approx. 6 pages

Incidences of life can cause outwardly perfect individuals to fall to pieces and realities to merge with dreams. Sometimes an individual's outlook on life differs than those around him. The Great... Read more

Tom's Women

817 words, approx. 3 pages

In the Great Gatsby, Tom Buchanan has two women. He is married to daisy but has a prolo... Read more

The Great Gatsby: Materialism and Excess Leads to Emptiness

1,215 words, approx. 5 pages

In life, people receive gifts and money from family and friends that do not realize that giving material things does not always create happiness. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald proves this when portra... Read more

The Great Gatsby from Nick's Viewpoint

934 words, approx. 4 pages

Sir Walter Scott once said, "I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as `twas said to me" (worldofquotes.com). Nick Carraway the narrator in The Great Gatsby might not always tell the trut... Read more

Relationships Between Men and Women in "The Great Gatsby"

1,191 words, approx. 4 pages

A novel which caused me to reconsider my views on an important issue was "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It portrays, amongst other issues, human relationships, specifically between men an... Read more

A Clock, a Shirt, and a Light: Important Symbols in The Great Gatsby

969 words, approx. 4 pages

A Clock, a Shirt, and a Light: Beyond the Substance At first thought, there is little true connection between references to clocks, shirts, and peculiar green lights. However, in chapter five of ... Read more

Great Gatsby Film Review

1,324 words, approx. 5 pages

The Great Gatsby Film Review It May Be Gatsby, But Its Sure Not Great F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel bounds to life on the big screen in Jack Clayton's critically acclaimed 1974 film rendition... Read more

Art of Sacrifice and the Corruption of the American Dream in 'the Great Gatsby'

1,456 words, approx. 5 pages

`The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the concept of sacrifice as an art in many ways. The novel deals with sacrifice as not simply the destruction of something valued, but for a specific... Read more

The Great Gatsby & The Crucible

1,830 words, approx. 7 pages

Throughout American Literature there seems to be an endless amount of "wounded men." These men have men have been victims of endless torture almost always inflicted by females. These men are damaged ... Read more

Contrast of Jay and Tom in The Great Gatsby

1,133 words, approx. 4 pages

Differences Made the Difference Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan despise each other. If you asked them, they would never admit to having anything in common. How wrong they are. Tom won Daisy, but not wi... Read more

The Art of Sacrifice in the Great Gatsby

1,402 words, approx. 5 pages

The Great Gatsby is a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald which portrays the art of sacrifice performed by the various characters in order to accomplish their own versions of the American Dream. Sacrifice i... Read more

Sacrifice

2,124 words, approx. 8 pages

`The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the `American Beauty' directed by Sam Mendes explores the concept of sacrifice as in many ways. The texts deal with sacrifice as not simply the destructio... Read more

F. Scott Fitzgerald Seen in His Charcter Jay Gatsby

667 words, approx. 3 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald Seen in his Charcter Jay Gatsby The distinct similarities between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jay Gatsby are very easy to see throughout the novel The Great Gatsby. F. Sco... Read more

Corruption of the American Dream

664 words, approx. 3 pages

Senator John Kerry once said: "We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the shared values that show the true face of America; not narrow values that divide... Read more

Great Gatsby, East Egg Vs. West Egg

498 words, approx. 2 pages

East Egg and West Egg are "identical in contour and separated only by a courtesy bay ... They are not perfect ovals ... but their physical resemblance must be a source of perpetual wonder to the gul... Read more

Corruption Ultimately Leads in Destruction

1,040 words, approx. 4 pages

Dreams are positive motivators that encourage people to be confident, active, and to live life to its maximum potential. However, when a person's innocent dream evolves into corruption, the result is ... Read more

The Great Gatsby

323 words, approx. 2 pages

American literature Jay Gatsby is a very caring and loyal person. He helps others less fortunate them him because he knows what it is like to live in their shoes and has been through some of the t... Read more

The Consequences of Obsession over Money in The Great Gatsby

1,134 words, approx. 4 pages

Mortality grow Values are lost as easily as money is gained. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, characters' deep obsession over money leads them to corruption, loss of values and unhappine... Read more

American Society as Portrayed in The Great Gatsby

824 words, approx. 3 pages

Critics say that in The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald both criticizes and praises American society as it was lived during the Jazz age. Fitzgerald uses many things in this novel to prove it. By showing t... Read more

A Comparison of the Ways in Which Fitzgerald and Bronte Present Their Heroes. (2742 Words)

2,785 words, approx. 10 pages

A comparison of the ways in which Fitzgerald and Bronte present their heroes. (2742 words) In both "Wuthering Heights" and "The Great Gatsby", the authors have put the central focus for the readers o... Read more

Upper-Class Corruption in "The Great Gatsby"

924 words, approx. 4 pages

F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby, is written during the 1920's in the modernist era. Specifically, the novel describes the upper-class. The Great Gatsby explores the themes of the American Drea... Read more

The Art of Sacrifice in The Great Gatsby

1,495 words, approx. 5 pages

The Art of Sacrifice a) Explain who has made the sacrifice and what has been sacrificed and why. Link this with the American Dream. b) How is this an `art' of sacrifice? c) What other examples of t... Read more

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The Great Gatsby

22,491 words, approx. 75 pages

The Great Gatsby Book Notes is a free study guide on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Browse the summary below:   Author Biography / Context of the Work   One-Page Plot Summary ... Read more

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