Willy asked his wife Linda, “How can [Biff] find himself on a farm? Is that a life? A farmhand?” (15). Although Willy made the wrong decision when choosing his career, he still encouraged his son Biff to make the same mistake. Biff’s dream job was to go our west and work on a farm, out in the open air.
Conscience Conscience can be defined as that “gut feeling” you have when you know the difference between right and wrong. Some of us have the ability to tell a lie and not feel guilty afterwards, while others can’t handle it and eventually come clean because it is the morally right thing to do. When it comes to our own desires and selfish needs our conscience can often times be manipulated. In Flannery O'Connor's, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” the grandmother showcases her selfishness through a series of events where she lies and manipulates her own family members to get what she wants without ever stopping to think that her actions may not come from the goodness of her heart like she believes. An example of someone who would fess
He even has the nerve to say, “I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife...you can count me out...” (124) Daisy is portrayed to be an innocent character yet the author shows us her dishonesty when she gives her heart to whoever will give her more attention. She is more in love with herself then either man. It doesn’t make a difference to her who she hurts, as long as she is happy and the center of attention. (127) Fitzgerald shows the lower class as bleak and portrays his lower class characters as pale and sick. An example of this is Myrtle, who wanted someone rich, no matter who he was.
Thesis: The discovery of one’s true self of the inability to accept one’s true self has consequences. Proven: Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby’s lives take unhappy turns. Nick in searching for a better /new life goes back home and Gatsby dies Arguments: Unhealthy obsession with the wealth and status of east eggers, distorted self image, moral neglect BODY Unhealthy obsession with the wealth and status of east eggers Idea 1  Gatsby: he uses wealth as a tool because he is pining for daisy, an East egger. He thought up a a life story and acquired wealth in hopes to be accepted in status among the east eggers, all in hopes of being good enough for Daisy Idea 2 Nick: he is attracted to the fast-paced, fun-driven
The ring was what Gatsby bought for Daisy to show his love for her, but she couldn’t wear it because she was still married to Tom, so she made him wear it, which reminded him of her, and all the hope he had. In the background there are two houses, one smaller than the other, which is brown is supposed to symbolize the failed or working American dream. The huge white house is supposed to symbolize the successful American dream. The whole book is about people working on their American dream or just trying to live it. Like George, he worked his whole life
I can’t help what’s past.’ She began to sob helplessly. ‘I did love him once — but I loved you too.’” (140) Gatsby expects that Daisy will be happy to leave Tom behind and break off her marriage with him. Gatsby's dream has been to build a fortune and reclaim the love that he once lost because, as he sees it, he was too poor for Daisy when they first met. This proves my claim because this displays, in Daisy’s words, that Gatsby did expect too much, he expected for her to make a big deal in front of Tom. This proves my thesis because we can see that he expects a lot of Daisy.
He craves attention of any kind, so the gossip about him does anything but bother him. Gatsby not only longs for the public's attention, but for Daisy's affection. He hopes that the talk about him will spread far enough that it reaches her and attracts her back to him. In fact, everything Gatsby does seems to be part of an elaborate strategy to gain Daisy back into his life. It appears as though every move he makes is careful planned out as part of his plan to find her and win her over.
Jay’s final way of cheating to attain his ambition is more literal, in which he tempts Daisy into having an affair with him, showing his disregard for her marriage and for societal acceptability. His is a naïve dream based on the fallacious assumption that material possessions are synonymous with happiness, harmony, and
Love, though it is a noble cause, can blind people. Gatsby’s reasoning for becoming a bootlegger was to recreate a past love that was innocent and naïve. His love interest, the vain and vulgar Daisy Buchanan would not have been interested in Gatsby if
The Great Gatsby Essay In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald showed through the actions of Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson that the American Dream was in a state of corruption, dishonesty and distruction. Daysi hope for happiness at the cost of others, thinking she has love from others. Myrtle seem to live her dream only at the cost of other people and how she could benefit their own state in life. Her pursuit is materialstic in how she uses people as a means to an end as opposed to an end in its own right. Gatsby's own ignorance about what is real and endless faith in his ability to "win" Daysi for himself and not accept real and valid limitations are reflective of temporal state of being.