I Drew This

displays how Gatsby is one of the most affluent men alive, yet he is unhappy because he is missing the factor of love in his life. The Great Gatsby takes place in the New York City and Long Island area during the roaring 20’s, subsequently, World War I. During the Roaring 20’s the economy grew, the majority of people live in cities, and people often have grand parties. Jay Gatsby is a prosperous young man who lives alone in his luxurious mansion located in West Egg, New York. At a young age,…

hopes and dreams. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, author Robert Stevenson tells the harrowing tale of Dr. Henry Jekyll’s search for freedom to express his dual nature. During the 1800’s in London reputation was the key to success, this was one of the many obstacles facing Dr. Jekyll. The story demonstrates Jekyll’s struggle against society and himself as he searches for a way to unleash his evil. Dr. Jekyll’s quest for self-fulfilment is never complete, although he achieves…

nothing in your life was wrong. Tom is the master of this. He uses his relationship with Daisy as a form of control but Gatsby threatens his control in this moment. He wants to be the best at other stuff too. Tom turns to Myrtle for instant gratification and puts his marriage in jeopardy throughout the whole novel because of it. On the flip side you have George Wilson. At the end of the novel George kills Gatsby as revenge for his wife and for closure. This is where he and Tom are different. The…

to a scavenger hunt I search for every detail to make the drawing come to life. Often I will lose track of time that seems to pass around me in a flash. For the past few years I have been working diligently to improve my art skills. So far I have noticed numerous growth, but I’m not content. The biggest competition I had known at the time has been at the Washington Parish Free Fair, an annual event of Washington Parish with a variety of contest to enter and rides to enjoy. I expected only the…

when he “gave in to the inevitable” and left college to join the Air Force. He read American writers like Hemingway and Faulkner as well as Russian writers, and his “voracious” reading prompted him to take a fiction class while stationed in Alaska. “I just took it because I’d been reading all those great works,” he…

Gatsby’s mansion a “huge incoherent failure of a house” (179). None of his plans ended up working. He did become wealthy, but what good is that if you’re dead? The love of his life turned her back on him when he needed her the most. Carraway says, “I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he picked out the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock” which proves that Gatsby could’ve been so much more if he weren’t so focused on the goals that made him change his character. Gatsby’s death allowed the…

Distinguishing Traits of Author: Francis Scott Fitzgerald was an American novelist in the 20th century who was famous for his writings of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald drew inspiration for the events and characters in The Great Gatsby from early experiences in his life. In 1917, Fitzgerald enlisted in the army and served in World War I as a second lieutenant. When he was stationed in Alabama, Fitzgerald fell in love with a young woman named Zelda Sayre. The two wanted to get married, but Zelda’s…

a refugee in Iran for almost 8 years, I also faced discrimination, persecution and oppression. This occurred just because I was an Afghan. The government did not allow me to attend public schools and my parents decided to go back to Afghanistan for this reason. I was happy, but unfortunately I did not have any idea that in my motherland, in the country where I belong, I would not have my freedom, my voice and most especially the right to have an education. I remember myself begging the rector of…

child in arms ...” (Fitzgerald 23). From Tom’s racism on page 16, to his mistress calling during dinner on page 17, both the reader and characters have plenty of reason to dislike Tom, but Daisy remains with him regardless. Unfortunately for Tom, this mistreatment of Daisy eventually sets the scene for Gatsby’s return into Daisy’s life. As explained in J. S. Lawry’s “Green Light or Square of Light in The Great Gatsby.,” Daisy while trying to show how miserable she is in chapter 1, seems…

Picture this. It’s the age of anxiety. People and ideals are scattered about like lights in the sky, with WW1 looming over the consciousness of the people. In these times, a man named Francis Scott Fitzgerald sits over a desk pondering the events that he just barely avoided. This is the birthplace of a quite influential lovechild, The Great Gatsby. A book filled with the embodiment of the times, anxiety and worry dotting a big illuminated banner. The American dream-- quite the ambitious idea to…