Superficiality In The Great Gatsby

A midway point between the highest in society;the Buchanan's and those like them, and the lowest in society, the social climbers, such as Gatsby and Myrtle is Nick Carraway. Carraway's bungalow acts as a midway between the two extremities also; the house, which lies “ at the very tip of the [west]egg, only fifty yards from the sand), is juxtaposed to Nick's position in society. He does not belong in East Egg, with fashionably rich and powerful of New York, but he does not quite belong in the West egg, with the newly rich; he did go to school with Tom Buchanan, and in reponse to this, his is teetering on the edge of both worlds. It is this quality that makes makes Carraway, Fitzgerald's best catalyst to reveal certain universal trues, to describe, and analyse the complexities of architecture, to understand and be an exemplary judge of character. It can be said that he is possessed by both worlds, or a member of neither. Both because he understands society, and its complexities in a way that Gatsby and Buchanan do not, and either because he does not try to be who he is not, he is comfortable in is mediocrity.

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel that tells the story of love affairs, the american dream, and the battle between old money versus new money. The main problem of the novel is the fight for Daisy’s heart. Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan, and their love is fading away. Tom is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson, while later on Daisy is having an affair also with Jay Gatsby. The Buchanans come from old money, while Gatsby comes from new money. Old money is inherited wealth that has been passed down by numerous generations, and those with old money have more subtle morals and ideals. New money is money made by one’s self and is more extravagant. Tom and Myrtle’s dinner party versus Gatsby’s party is a significant comparison throughout the story in that they are foils to each other, give a deeper understanding of Tom’s and Gatsby’s character, and the ideal of intimacy in parties.

In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, social class is a key theme, as seen by every character having their own distinct class. Tom, Daisy, Jordan, and even Nick are old money, Gatsby is new money, and the Wilson 's are no money. In short, the more money you have, the better off you will be. In the epigraph of the novel, there is a poem by Thomas Parke D 'Invilliers, who is a fictional character created by Fitzgerald himself. This poem is about using materialism to win over the affection of someone, which is exactly what Gatsby tries to do.

The 1920s was a time of flamboyance and wealth in the upper class. Jay Gatsby, a man of old money, threw over the top parties, in which he would spend his money very nonchalantly. The ambiance of his parties greatly illustrated the upper class of the time. The author uses symbolism and characterization to support the central idea that the upper class was very careless, wealthy, and extravagant.

It is no secret that life is a constant cycle of thunderstorms and rainbows. Undoubtedly so, both precipitate inspiration. Author Francis Scott Fitzgerald took the thunderstorms and rainbows of his life and splashed them onto paper. While he does this in many of his famous works, it is especially obvious in his 1925 work, The Great Gatsby. Perhaps the reason it has escaped the notice of the masses for so long is because it is not concentrated solely into a single character. Fitzgerald takes aspects of his life and splits them up among his three main male characters in The Great Gatsby: Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, and Tom Buchanan.

The narrator and book’s author in the story, “The Great Gatsby,” is Nick Carraway a man from the Midwest with a wealthy family. Nick starts by telling us about some thing he learned from his father. He learned not to judge people because they haven’t had the same advantages that he has in life. He tries to put himself in other people’s shoes so he doesn’t misunderstand them. He describes himself as honest and non-judgmental. He also mentions Gatsby and says how he represents everything he hates. Nick moved to New York to work in the bond business after he served in the army

Seasons play a vast part in the novel, acting as a form of foreshadow for situations are to come. Spring starts things off in the novel with a new beginning for some characters such as Nick with a new eastern life. Summer is the most chaotic season of the book where most of the drama and climax takes place. Rampageous parties and grave decisions are made during the summer. Following summer comes fall which symbolizes beautiful death that involves Jay Gatsby and Myrtle.

C: Nick recalls the first time he attended Gatsby's party. He noticed guests that didn't particularly belong there.

Fitzgerald uses the hundreds of people who go to Gatsby’s parties to symbolize materialists in his society. One

There are many reasons why a person would want to pretend like someone they are not. It could be for shame, fear, or pride, it could be for any reason. However, the real question is, is this worth it? The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald deeply critiques the masks people put on during the 1920s just for the sole purpose of fitting in to society, which mostly consists of wealthy people. With this, comes the superficiality of them and the situation they are in. Jay Gatsby and Myrtle Wilson are some of the main characters who demonstrates these issues. In his novel, Fitzgerald reveals that people from the 1920s, such as Gatsby and Myrtle, creates a front of being wealthy in order to fit into what society thinks of as acceptable,

The excess displayed by Gatsby shows that Fitzgerald’s attitude toward unnecessary excessiveness and overdoing is very unfavorable.

The roaring 20’s, an age of complete corruption and loss of morality. The Great Gatsby,

Nick’s comments on the ethnicity are less direct and brutal than Tom’s, but still show the upper-class negative and suspicious attitude towards the ethnic groups emphasizing the importance of ethnic hierarchy. Nick suggests, “ A dead man passed us…The friends looked out at us with the tragic short upper lips of southern Europe, and I was glad that the sight of Gatsby’s splendid car was included in their somber holiday” (Fitzgerald 69). The statement that Nick makes is not as absurd as the ones of Tom but still have discriminatory motifs. He believes that black people who experience sorrow and huge pain, would have a better day only because a beautiful car is passing by. Nick does not directly attack anyone but ethnic prejudice underlines some

F. Scott Fitzgerald was a famous author who wrote the book, The Great Gatsby. His purpose in writing this book was to show the differences between old and new money. Old money meaning people being born into wealthy lifestyles and new money meaning people who were not born with money but gained a lot of wealth. These were separated by two areas called west egg and east egg. This book gives sort of an exclusive look into the luxury and glamour that people think is the life of a person with a high amount of wealth. In chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes imagery and similes to illustrate the different struggles of the people in west egg and east egg.

In this chapter Nick Carraway explains that there is constantly people going to Gatsby’s house on the weekends. He explains that he was invited to one of Gatsby’s “little parties”. He was given the invitation by a “chauffeur in a uniform”. Carraway explains how elaborate his parties usually are. When