On one level The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald comments on the careless gaiety and moral decadence of the period in which it was set. It contains innumerable references to the contemporary scene. The wild extravagance of Gatsby's parties, the shallowness and aimlessness of the guests and the hint of Gatsby's involvement in crime all identify the period and the American setting. But as a piece of social commentary The Great Gatsby also describes the failure of the American dream, from the point of view that American political ideals conflict with the actual social conditions that exist. For whereas American democracy is based on the idea of equality among people, the truth is that social discrimination still exists and the divisions among the classes cannot be overcome.
Gatsby changes all that by showing her in chapters 5 & 6 all of his fancy clothing and around his luxurious household. Daisy, in the end doesn't like how Gatsby is presenting/showing off his wealth. Instead of taking the short cut along the sound we went down to the road and entered by the big postern. With enchanting murmurs Daisy admired this aspect or that of the feudal silhouette against the sky, admired the gardens, the sparkling odor of jonquils and the frothy odor of hawthorn and plum blossoms and the pale gold odor of kiss-me-at-the-gate.
To me this quote showed the reader that people would use Gatsby. When Gatsby would throw party’s people would show up uninvited and I realized that even though Gatsby was “popular” he was only popular for the lavish parties he would throw, in my opinion. From reading this I can now predict that something is going to happen and Gatsby is going to realize everyone didn’t care about him at all. I felt while reading this quote from chapter 3 that it showed a progression in the relationship between Nick and Gatsby, and since Gatsby
The lavish parties he had to hide the emptiness in his life. He idolize Daisy liked he did the wealth. Gatsby never realize daisy was not impressed by his materialism Daisy was dealing with reality and Gatsby was dealing with turning his life into something he wanted it to be. And in the end Gatsby lost everything he was trying to gain at no matter what. The book is a revelation on how thing was in the roaring twenties and the attitude of rich people.
People often look at money as something far greater than a monetary stature, which can lead one to anything they want. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald keenly shows the reader how Jay Gatsby is one of these people. Gatsby attempts to use his money to sway back his former love, Daisy Buchanon. Gatsby throws lavish parties in the hope that Daisy will come. In addition, Gatsby purposely shows off his colossal-size mansion and splendid clothes so that Daisy will finally see just how wealthy he is and come back to him.
Money and wealth could be one or the biggest powers. It had the ability to dictate anything, either negative or positive. Through the use of metaphor and irony, F. Scott Fitzgerald in "The Great Gatsby" expose how love and money create conflicts and lost hope. Gatsby had a very high social class and reputation and spoiled Daisy to death, but she still chose to stay with Tom. "... Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things... And then retreated back into their money..." They both had their
Adrian Zarco Pd.5 Wealth Destroys A large theme in The Great Gatsby are the effects that wealth has on the characters. It revolves around the relationships and events that develop amongst the characters because of money. The people are rich they have nice houses, nice cars and a luxurious life. At first this lifestyle brings them a seemingly happy life full of great parties and a fast life. But in the end this wealth causes problems amongst the characters.
Gatsby may portray that the main reason why he throws massive parties is because he just simply wants to, but the true reason is because he hopes that Daisy will one day show up. Also, Nick, being the grounded man that he is, notices how impersonal Gatsby’s parties are, when he remarks “The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside, until the air is alive with chatter and laughter, and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other's names." (Fitzgerald 45). This quote makes it evident that West Eggers lived only in the present and simply used Gatsby for his generosity. West Eggers are known for their outrageous activities and parties whereas East Eggers carry themselves with more confidence, class, and statue.
Miller shows the duller side of the American dream and what that revolves around whereas Fitzgerald begins with a very grand opening with a lot of class and money surrounding the characters, although like Willy Loman, their lives are very confused. The use of ‘Death of a Salesman’ being a play, it shows the emotions and facial expressions which would be greater to see in ‘The Great Gatsby’ as Daisy is putting on an act like Linda is but with Linda it is very clear. We only know Daisy is in discomfort from the view point of Nick Carraway and his writing in the past. He knows what happened between herself and Gatsby so his outlook on how she addressed the situation of Tom getting a call could be
It is rumoured that Othello has slept with Emilia “he’s done my office”. The offence not being the emotional betrayal that modern society would take from an affair but rather the seizure of his property. By using the term “office” and also saying in another part of the play “leapt into my seat” he commodifies Emilia just as Othello and Brabantio do to Emilia. Also, Emilia by obtaining the handkerchief is useful to Iago but in the grand scheme of things is secondary to his grand schemes. Evidenced by the contempt he shows for her throughout the