Appearance Vs Reality In The Great Gatsby Analysis

Some of the colors have similar meanings to each other as well. Out of all the colors Fitzgerald uses, he favors white above them all. Fitzgerald mentions white in the novel to describe East Egg. East Egg is a town where richer people live. “Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg” ( Fitzgerald 5).

In addition to doing the impossible he started his life as the son of poor farmers and ended as a successful and rich man. Therefore, Gatsby helped show me that anyone can achieve the American

Carnegie immigrated at age thirteen from Scotland and worked his way up by developing the telegram system during the civil, there collecting his first million then dominated the steel industry; thereafter prospering his enterprise, which leads him to be the second richest man after Rockefeller. “The American Dream”, envisioned by our Founding Fathers, is a revolutionary idea that any citizen has an equal opportunity to prosper by challenging themselves and through an initiative, and determination. This gives” Wealth” much more of an impact thus, many Americans consider ‘The American Dream” as a standard and praise this idealism. Even if his views seem a bit outdated; it stills heavily impacted lots of Americans from the Gilded Age to modern day. However, for all that prosperity, the gap between rich and poor has always been a huge complication, for over a century, people have tried to fix this inequality.

Jacobo Delara Mr. Horner English II CP September 15 2014 The Great Gatsby The classic American Novel Nick Carraway is man from a wealthy family in Minnesota moving to west egg to learn about the Bond business. Then he gets involved with Mr. Gatsby which then sparks the beginning of the novel. Gatsby then gets involved with the nightmare of the American Dream. Fitzgerald portrays the 1920s perfectly as an era of decayed social and moral values, evidenced in its overarching greed, and empty pursuit of pleasure. This novel shows the lack of social skills in newly made millionaires such as Gatsby that cannot even pick up on an invitation to lunch.

In 1742, his father died and Thomas Hancock, his uncle, later adopted him. He enrolled in Harvard University and received a master’s degree in 1750. After graduating, he worked for his uncles shipbuilding business. John eventually took over the business and became one of the wealthiest men in America. In 1766, John Hancock was elected to the Boston Assembly.

4.03 Developing Theme Thesis Statement F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and The Jelly Bean both use Irony, Foreshadowing, and symbolism to describe how many people’s endeavor to achieve great wealth and class drove people’s decisions in the 1920s. I. Main Idea for 1st Body Paragraph: Irony A. Literary element use and effect in novel 1. Nick’s relationship to Gatsby is an example of irony because Nick tells the story about Gatsby, but he doesn’t like him.

Cyrano’s and Christian’s Silly Plan In Cyrano de Bergerac written by Edmond Rostand two men are in love with the beautiful precieuse, Roxane. One of the men, Cyrano, finds himself unattractive but what he lacks in looks, he makes up for in his astounding poetry and intellect. The other, Christian, whose defining features are his good looks, lacks wit and isn’t a good writer. An impractical plan is formulated between the men so Christian can gain the love of Roxane, despite all the problems that can be foreseen. Cyrano and Christian are contrasting characters, but their traits together make the perfect man.

Gatsby bought a house right across the bay from Daisy and her husband, Tom Buchanan. Gatsby has an idealistic idea in his head of his and Daisy’s relationship. Things don’t turn out as planned for Gatsby. The characters in this novel are obsessed with the idea of love and money and this drives them to do crazy things. Tom claims to love Daisy, but his actions say otherwise.

“they’re a rotten crowd”, I shouted across the lawn “you’re worth the whole damn bunch put together”.” ch.8 Analysis: Nick uses the word “worth” during the conversation with Gatsby. Stating the fact, he believes that even though tom and daisy were born into wealth they aren’t worth anything compared to Gatsby which is considered by the others, low class. Nick believes Gatsby has that “natural decencies”, which gives him his worth. 4. “ the caraways are something of a clan, and we have a tradition that we’re descended from the dukes if Buccleuch, but the actual founder of my line was my grandfather’s brother , who came here fifty years ago, sent a substitute to the civil war, and started the wholesale hardware business”ch.1 Analysis: nick is explaining the history of his family.

Gatsby’s actions, and words demonstrate a clear obsession with Daisy that seems to have no end. In the story, Gatsby is at the first portrayed as a great man, until later the book goes on and his true colors and motives are revealed. As Gatsby invited Tom over to talk, he explains how all he wants is to have Daisy tell Tom that she had never loved him. In response “‘I wouldn’t ask too much of her’” I (Nick) ventured. ‘You can’t repent the past.’ ‘Can’t repeat the past?’ He (Gatsby) cried incredulously.