The passage from The Great Gatsby,which begins on page 179,conveys a depressed attitude that Nick has towards Gatsby. His depressed tone is created by the usage of concrete details , which works together with the flashbacks of previous memories that Nick had with Gatsby. Fitzgerald also uses hyperboles which over-exaggerate the feelings that Nick has towards Gatsby. The usage of these rhetorical devices help nick better develop the depressed attitude.
Daisy’s manipulative nature is exposed to the reader by F. Scott Fitzgerald, but hidden behind a persona of joyful innocence in the novel, that ultimately allows her to blindside others. `Tom is an egocentric character and Daisy is aware of this fact resulting in a naive victimized exterior, that she uses to alleviate any pressure that is put on her. For instance, Tom and Daisy were invited to attend one of Gatsby's gatherings,upon arrival Daisy drifts away from her husband to meet Gatsby her “lover”. When Tom proposes the idea of leaving them to eat with other people,”’ Go ahead,’ answered Daisy genially,’ and if you want to take down any addresses here’s my little gold pencil’... She looked around after a moment and told me the girl was common but pretty”(Pg.105).
People are shallow and prone to frivolity as well as gaiety. This is just one of the many messages sent by F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald conveys this message through his characters, Tom, Daisy and Jay, their actions and their lifestyles. He also uses a cheery lighthearted tone to show that the characters have no worries or cares. These tones are demonstrated with the use of vibrant imagery, realistic experiences and optimistic thoughts.
At the suite, Fitzgerald shows us Gatsby’s desperate hope for Daisy as he states to Tom, “She never loved you, do you hear?” this dialogue shows us how desperate Gatsby is to take Daisy from Tom. Fitzgerald uses detail to contradict Gatsby’s statement, by having Tom explain intimate moments between Daisy and himself. Gatsby’s hope for Daisy is causing him to damage Daisy’s marriage with Tom, because he is so desperate to take her away, that he eagers her to make a choice. Daisy is unable to admit to Gatsby’s claim, “Oh, you want too much!”
“Things fall apart and happen out of stupidity and carelessness.” (John Sandford). In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the narrator Nick Carraway exposed to many careless people. The novel is about millionaire Jay Gatsby and is narrated by Nick who lives next to Gatsby, shortly Nick learns that Gatsby is in love Daisy which is Nick’s cousin Gatsby ask Nick to plan a meeting for him and Daisy soon after Gatsby and Daisy begin seeing each other.
Gatsby’s dreams and aspirations in life are rather interesting and amazing as he goes about his life in the book. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald helps highlight the social, moral, and political issue that were very present during the 1920’s and today. Gatsby is the focus of the book as before the book began, he was an ex-soldier who came to wealth by some rather illegal ways. Daisy a married woman is his person of interest, who was his ex-lover 5 years before the book started. Gatsby’s actions, and words demonstrate a clear obsession with Daisy that seems to have no end.
Fitzgerald in the novel, uses careless individuals who would destroy everything and everyone and yet still manage to retreat back to their money. Daisy Buchanan, the ‘golden girl’ is rather dishonest and deceitful throughout the novel. As she starts having her affair with Gatsby, she creates unrealistic expectations in Gatsby head about their future together. As Gatsby is having drinks at the Buchanan’s, Tom leaves the room and Daisy kisses Gatsby and declares, ‘I don’t care!’ At this point, the audience realizes that Daisy is and always was in love with Gatsby and that she was prepared to leave Tom.
‘Do you know?’ ‘He’s just a man named Gatsby’” (Fitzgerald 47-48). When he and Daisy finally reunite and rekindle their affair, she once again chooses Tom and abandons Gatsby, and he is once again just a single man, living alone with his thoughts, with no one to share his life with besides himself: “’Even alone I can’t say I never loved Tom,’ she admitted in a pitiful voice, ‘It wouldn’t be true’” (Fitzgerald 133).
Character Ambiguity in “The Great Gatsby” Throughout a large majority of fictional literature, the characters are constructed to act and react upon however the author fabricates them to be. Within the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy Buchanan’s character can be interpreted in a variety of connotations; her attitudes and behaviors reflect on her morality. Throughout the narrative, Fitzgerald displays Daisy as a controversial character with examples of her ambiguous personality qualities and actions.
Characters throughout The Great Gatsby present themselves with mysterious and questionable morals. Affairs, dishonest morals, criminal professions, weak boundaries and hypocritical views are all examples of immorality portrayed in The Great Gatsby. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, lies and mischief fill the lives of many and significantly damage numerous relationships. First, Jay Gatsby's whole life is consumed into a massive lie. His personality traits set him apart from others and the attention he accumulates motivates him to falsely portray his life.
Perfection is a perception. What some people call perfect for others it can be horrible, ugly and dirty. What one person may consider perfect could be full of flaws, yet that perception of perfection is what sets expectations. Everyone wants to be perfect, with perfect lives. Everyone wants to have a little of perfection in their lives.
In today’s duplicitous society, men often pursue the “perfect woman”. This woman is construed to be; fit, provocative and ravishing. However, in greatly distinguished American novel, The Great Gatsby, the men have strayed from stalking women for their looks. Instead, Gatsby chases Daisy to achieve her as a prize of his bounty and any affection Gatsby demonstrates toward her, is simply to appease to her sense of status and wealth. The author F. Scott Fitzgerald, exhibits Gatsby’s these feelings for Daisy through the clever usage of connotation, symbolism and metaphors.
Carelessness: Failure to give sufficient attention to avoiding harm or errors; negligence. Being careless is a poor quality that, unfortunately, many people possess. Obviously, every single person has committed an act of carelessness. It is natural for a human to do so. Seldom does carelessness result in a good outcome.
Depictions of Extravagance The “Roaring Twenties” was a time of great prosperity in America. F. Scott Fitzgerald captures the booming spirit of America in his book The Great Gatsby through his grandiose description of Gatsby’s parties. Baz Luhrmann draws from both The Great Gatsby and Hieronymus Busch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights” to portray his own cinematic interpretation of this time period. Philippa Hawker analyzes Baz Luhrmann’s Gatsby parties and depicts their lavishness in her article “The subtle art of staging Gatsby's lavish parties.”
Gatsby had a forbidden love named Daisy who was married, but this did not stop Gatsby from achieving what he wanted. He thrived off of his lust for her and her world of seduction that captivated him. Gatsby had a belief that he may win Daisy’s heart if he was able to possess wealth. He was “devoted to the obsessive pursuit of wealth”. In Fitzgerald’s writings, the parties thrown by Gatsby kept his sense of youthfulness as he was still prime enough to enjoy the extravagant lure of women, alcohol, and other youthful people as well.
