American Dream
The Great Gatsby was never a bestseller during FItzgerald 's life, it didn’t become a bestseller in till after World War II. The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a eye-opening delight to the life of Jay Gatsby through the broad ideas of social class, the American dream and the colossal contrast between old money and new money in the 1920s. The insightful character of Nick Carraway narrates the novel, taking us into the complex relatable experiences of enormous parties, scandalous love triangles and tragic death. The american dream in that time period was to be a family man, have a big house and lots of money but fitzgerald makes it into something much different. He protreads the American Dream as always continuing to strive for what you want. So through the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald in the Great Gatsby he illustrates the American Dream through the lifespan of Jay Gatsby. In the beginning of the novel, Jay Gatsby is already seen to be successful and wealthy through the enormous elegant parties that he host almost weekly. …show more content…
However, that has not always been his way of life. Jay Gatsby used to be James Gatz, a young man in the army who once stumbled across a beautiful house owned by Daisy Fay’s family. When Gatsby saw Daisy’s house he thought it was so beautiful but what made the house even more breathtaking was Daisy. It was said that “in various unrevealed capacities he had come in contact with such people [of the rich class], but always with indiscernible barbed wire between. (Fitzgerald 148). To Gatsby Daisy was different some sense being the only nice girl of the rich class to have met him. So Gatsby fell for daisy, but he didn 't just fall for her. He fell for lifestyle and the environment she lived in. So as the “ penniless young man without a past” (Fitzgerald 149) that could not take care of the love of his life or produce the lavish life she lived in shed his uniform, changed his name to Jay Gatsby and his American Dream was born. Later in novel, we see that Gatsby’s goals in life are starting to come to true. By this time in the novel years have gone by since Gatsby left the army and started producing his dreams. By now he has built up his fortune, constructed a huge house on West Egg in Long Island and throws parties so big that “people were not invited - they went there” (Fitzgerald 41). Nick describes his parties as magnificent celebrations that were so big that most people never even met their host. In this chapter we can see that Gatsby’s life has come together quite nicely in terms of money. One gal there even said “when [she] was [there] last [she] tore [her] gown on a chair, and he asked for [her] name and address- inside of a week [she] got a package from Croirier 's with a new evening gown in it” (Fitzgerald 43). We can clearly see that Gatsby’s life is starting to relate to the American Dream of setting goals and not stopping till you accomplish them, however, he is still falling short on his main destination; Daisy. While Gatsby was becoming thee man he was Daisy Fye is now Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is now married to a dispictuale man named Tom Buchanan. Tom Buchanan is a cheating rich man, that has a mistress named Myrtle. Although the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy seems to be over but it has just began. Even though she is now married there is still unspoken, never forgotten love between them and Gatsby never gives up on his dream of getting her. Sense he lives across the way from her he gets Nick to get them together for tea. It was so awkward the moment she got there but things wined down and the love from the years of absinthe grew between them and they fell in love again. Gatsby has finally achieved his finally goal. Or so he thought. Next in the novel, after sneaking around behind the back of Tom they all get together at the hotel and begin to drink. And as soon as the
The Great Gatsby was never a bestseller during FItzgerald 's life, it didn’t become a bestseller in till after World War II. The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a eye-opening delight to the life of Jay Gatsby through the broad ideas of social class, the American dream and the colossal contrast between old money and new money in the 1920s. The insightful character of Nick Carraway narrates the novel, taking us into the complex relatable experiences of enormous parties, scandalous love triangles and tragic death. The american dream in that time period was to be a family man, have a big house and lots of money but fitzgerald makes it into something much different. He protreads the American Dream as always continuing to strive for what you want. So through the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald in the Great Gatsby he illustrates the American Dream through the lifespan of Jay Gatsby. In the beginning of the novel, Jay Gatsby is already seen to be successful and wealthy through the enormous elegant parties that he host almost weekly. …show more content…
However, that has not always been his way of life. Jay Gatsby used to be James Gatz, a young man in the army who once stumbled across a beautiful house owned by Daisy Fay’s family. When Gatsby saw Daisy’s house he thought it was so beautiful but what made the house even more breathtaking was Daisy. It was said that “in various unrevealed capacities he had come in contact with such people [of the rich class], but always with indiscernible barbed wire between. (Fitzgerald 148). To Gatsby Daisy was different some sense being the only nice girl of the rich class to have met him. So Gatsby fell for daisy, but he didn 't just fall for her. He fell for lifestyle and the environment she lived in. So as the “ penniless young man without a past” (Fitzgerald 149) that could not take care of the love of his life or produce the lavish life she lived in shed his uniform, changed his name to Jay Gatsby and his American Dream was born. Later in novel, we see that Gatsby’s goals in life are starting to come to true. By this time in the novel years have gone by since Gatsby left the army and started producing his dreams. By now he has built up his fortune, constructed a huge house on West Egg in Long Island and throws parties so big that “people were not invited - they went there” (Fitzgerald 41). Nick describes his parties as magnificent celebrations that were so big that most people never even met their host. In this chapter we can see that Gatsby’s life has come together quite nicely in terms of money. One gal there even said “when [she] was [there] last [she] tore [her] gown on a chair, and he asked for [her] name and address- inside of a week [she] got a package from Croirier 's with a new evening gown in it” (Fitzgerald 43). We can clearly see that Gatsby’s life is starting to relate to the American Dream of setting goals and not stopping till you accomplish them, however, he is still falling short on his main destination; Daisy. While Gatsby was becoming thee man he was Daisy Fye is now Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is now married to a dispictuale man named Tom Buchanan. Tom Buchanan is a cheating rich man, that has a mistress named Myrtle. Although the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy seems to be over but it has just began. Even though she is now married there is still unspoken, never forgotten love between them and Gatsby never gives up on his dream of getting her. Sense he lives across the way from her he gets Nick to get them together for tea. It was so awkward the moment she got there but things wined down and the love from the years of absinthe grew between them and they fell in love again. Gatsby has finally achieved his finally goal. Or so he thought. Next in the novel, after sneaking around behind the back of Tom they all get together at the hotel and begin to drink. And as soon as the