Alternate Backgrounds First impressions give a glimpse of a person’s personality and general demeanor. However, first impressions are only a glance and can easily be manufactured. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, a wealthy man named Jay Gatsby presents himself in an abundance of ways, but the novel’s characters soon learn that his outward appearance is forged. Having been born into a poor lifestyle, Gatsby’s “American Dream” is based around wealth and fame. This novel is set during the ‘Roaring Twenties’ era, or in other words, the 1920s.
This wealth and power makes him believe he should get whomever he chooses. He is a compatible match with Daisy because she too is of old wealth and they both are looking for a higher social status, and not true love. Gatsby knowing that most people in his era were all about social status and wealth, made people think that he was of old wealth by throwing extravagant parties. This also made the impression that he
The greatness of an individual can be defined in terms far beyond tangible accomplishments. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby’s greatness comes from his need to experience success and his will to achieve his dreams. Nick Carraway narrates the story, and his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, is Gatsby’s love. Daisy, however, is married to Tom Buchanan, a wealthy, arrogant womanizer who despises Gatsby. Gatsby feels the need to be successful and wealthy, and his participation in a bootlegging operation allows him to acquire the wealth and social status needed to attract Daisy.
Therefore all of these sources agree that the 80’s were greedy, thus agreeing with the statement. However you can argue that as Source A disagrees with the statement because it is an advert for Dallas therefore they would be wearing their best clothes and they may not wear these types of clothing everyday thus the source may not be very accurate however also in the picture is there private ranch with stallions running about this clearly shows they have wealth and even their normal clothes will be expensive thus once again supporting source C that they were flaunted, and therefore agreeing with the statement that the 80s promoted greed and individualism. Some of the sources seemingly agree with the statement that the 80s portrayed greed and individualistic however due to their nature as TV shows this may not be a valid representation of the era for example source C explains that with these types of programmes which are shown in source B made you think you were poor thus making you feel sad because it promoted peoples wealth thus showing there greed therefore agreeing with the statement. Although you would like to marry the beautiful women and own a Ferrari you know
Although the idea of money and social class was very important in Dickens’ time he had a different outlook on this. Victorian society was very class orientated and gentlemen were the elite of their world. Traditionally gentlemen came from good backgrounds, were wealthy and conducted themselves in a proper and gentlemanly manner. Victorians had a very definite view of what they believed a gentleman was. The first major asset for defining a gentleman would certainly be wealth.
How far do you agree with Nicks views that Gatsby is ‘worth the whole damn bunch put together?’ Nicks views about Jay Gatsby, ‘the man who gives his name to this book’ can be viewed as biased as Fitzgerald uses Nick as a way to manipulate the reader into Nick’s way of thinking. Is Gatsby worth the whole damn bunch put together? Gatsby is worth the whole bunch put together based on his material qualities which is accumulated from shady business. Gatsby’s rags-to-riches success story makes him an embodiment of the American dream that contrasts with Tom who has become wealthy due to his inheritance. Although Gatsby has accumulated his wealth from shady business, his love for Daisy has remained for the 5 years he has gone without seeing her which portrays the lengths that he will go to in order to achieve his only ‘dream’ thus reinforcing Gatsby’s hope being worthy over the rest.
Nick reflects that just as Gatsby’s dream of Daisy was corrupted by money and dishonesty, the American dream of happiness and individualism has disintegrated into the mere pursuit of wealth. Though Gatsby’s dedication to transform his dreams into reality is what makes him “great,” Nick reflects that the era of dreaming—both Gatsby’s dream and the American dream—is
This is company epitomises American capitalism as it profits at the expense of other assets. Changez is amazed of the building “supporting [his] feet were te achievements of the most technologically advanced civilization.” He is thrilled about the expense account and how “having an amazing salary at eighty thousand dollars” would open many doors for him. Changez enjoys drinking vintage champagne which is ironic since Muslims are not allowed to drink alcohol. He also enjoys flying first class in planes as he thinks he is some sort of “veritable James Bond – only younger and darker.” Mohsin Hamid uses Erica
Gatsby’s good qualities, loyal and love, lead to his death. There was a lot of greed and empty pursuit of pleasure in the 1920’s. The people who attended Gatsby’s parties were greedy. The parties resulted in the corruption of the American Dream, as desire for money and pleasure surpassed more noble goals. The stock market rised.
The Two Sides of Mr. Darcy “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen portrays many social interactions in upper class 19th century England. Among the book’s many themes is whether or not individual characters are considered agreeable, meaning they are self-aware, presentable, likeable, pleasant and social. Mr. Darcy, who is the richest and most highly-placed man in the society which the characters inhabit, has many flaws that make him far from likeable. During his pursuit of Elizabeth Bennet, however, he overcomes many of these flaws and becomes very agreeable. In the beginning of the book, Darcy is awkward, overly concerned with other people’s social status, and believes that no women is adequate for him, but by the end of the book, he has learned how to be agreeable, to let go of his pride, and to realize he cares about what Elizabeth thinks of him.