The Great Gatsby and the Broken American Dream - 630 Words

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story of many points. It is a tale of love, a tale of sadness, murder and hate and a tale of the rich. This story symbolizes many things from the parties of the Roaring Twenties to the love that Gatsby has for Daisy. One question that I think many readers have is why did it end so sadly for Gatsby? Why isn’t it a perfect tale of the love between Gatsby and Daisy? I think a lot of this has to do with Gatsby’s character and his beliefs. Gatsby wasn’t a man of pure intentions. His past haunts him and this is why he doesn’t get what he thinks he should have. He misinterprets the American dream. When Jay Gatsby first meets Daisy he is a poor man in the army. He is proud that he met a rich girl who liked him even as he was hidden behind his uniform. Gatsby makes a promise to himself to self-improve, to become a man that is worthy of Daisy, but he goes about it all wrong. Jay Gatsby formally known as James Gatz was bor n to poor farmers. He left by boat one day and met a man named Dan Cody whom he then worked for on his yacht. Upon the death of Cody, Gatsby became an officer and met Daisy at a camp. After meeting Daisy he planned to become rich and also to make it seem like he had always been rich. He decided he will do whatever it takes to become rich, even if it is illegal. After making his fortune Gatsby throws lavish parties that display his wealth in hopes to attract Daisy who lives just across the bay. When Gatsby finally meetsShow MoreRelatedBroken Dreams and Fallen Themes: the Corruption of the American Dream in the Great Gatsby1477 Words   |  6 PagesBroken Dreams and Fallen Themes In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald employs the use of characters, themes, and symbolism to convey the idea of the American Dream and its corruption through the aspects of wealth, family, and status. In regards to wealth and success, Fitzgerald makes clear the growing corruption of the American Dream by using Gatsby himself as a symbol for the corrupted dream throughout the text. In addition, when portraying the family the characters in Great Gatsby are used to exposeRead More Corruption of the American Dream in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald1438 Words   |  6 Pages Broken Dreams and Fallen Themes In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald employs the use of characters, themes, and symbolism to convey the idea of the American Dream and its corruption through the aspects of wealth, family, and status. In regards to wealth and success, Fitzgerald makes clear the growing corruption of the American Dream by using Gatsby himself as a symbol for the corrupted dream throughout the text. In addition, when portraying the family the characters in Great Gatsby are used to exposeRead MoreEssay on Symbols of The Great Gatsby 1249 Words   |  5 Pagesof big dreams, moral decline, and hardships in America . The Roaring Twenties were a different time altogether with its bootleggers and speakeasies, women becoming more independent, the poor becoming poorer, but through all this was The American Dream keeping the hope afloat. F. Scott Fitzgerald captured this era in his book, The Great Gatsby. Through his many symbols he illustrates the hopes, the forgotten God, and the oppressed Americans of the Tw enties. The symbols in The Great Gatsby helpRead More6. The Value/Danger Of Wealth. These Few Words By John1254 Words   |  6 Pageshostile comrade, a domestic enemy.† after reading The Great Gatsby. During Twenties, the nation’s wealth doubled. Was wealth the greatest â€Å"happiness† to pursue? The impact of wealth can display one’s true identity. In The Great Gatsby, wealth directly reflected the success of a person, but the pursuit of opulence twisted foundation of the American dream by resulting in greediness. Money enticed people into accomplishing a directive due to its great worth, which could potentially result in good consequencesRead MoreAnalytical Essay On The Great Gatsby1048 Words   |  5 PagesThe Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, is hailed as a masterpiece of American fiction. The author, F. Scott Fitzgerald offers up a commentary on the American society of which he was a part. He successfully encapsulates the mood of a generation during a politically and socially crucial and chaotic period of American history. In fact, The Great Gatsby stands as a brilliant piece of English literature, offering a vivid peek into American life in the 1920s. Fitzgerald carefully setsRead MoreMisconceptions Of The American Dream1190 Words   |  5 PagesMisconceptions of the American Dream In 1931, James Truslow Adams built the foundation of the modern American Dream when he said, â€Å"Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.† Over the past century, people have been striving to achieve the rich and prosperous life that Truslow refers to in hopes that they find happiness. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. While wealth is often equated with happiness and security;Read MoreEssay Symbols and Symbolism in The Great Gatsby520 Words   |  3 PagesSymbolism in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is filled with symbols and symbolism, which try to convey Fitzgeralds ideas to the reader. The symbols are uniquely involved in the plot of the story, which makes their implications more real. There are three major symbols that serve very important significance in the symbolism of the novel. They are the valley of the ashes, the reality that represents the corruption in the world, the green light of Daisys lap that Gatsby sees across the bayRead MoreReality And Illusions : The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald1211 Words   |  5 PagesThe Great Gatsby lived lives of deceit, which were not all as fabulous as they may have appeared. Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, and Jordan Baker were just a few examples of people, who were seemingly flawless and content, but truly they were lost, chasing after a dream they could never grasp. Jay Gatsby was a man obsessed with a dream of love and wealth. In his mind, Gatsby created an unattainable illusion of happiness with Daisy Buchanan. Committed to pursuing Daisy no matter the cost, Gatsby illegallyRead MoreGatsby American Dream Essay1698 Words   |  7 PagesThe American dream is defined as â€Å"an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative† (Google). There were many conflicts that interfered with trying to reach each individual s dream. Each character had their own meaning of their dream, Jay Gatsby especially. He had a big impact in his life, Daisy, which led to failure in his own American dream. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby almost lived out his American dream, by findingRead MoreWinter Dreams And The Great Gatsby Analysis753 Words   |  4 PagesF. Scott Fitzgerald was an american author with several breathtaking novels and short stories. Among his most well known piece s of literature is The Great Gatsby which is a about a rich man who is in love with a married woman. â€Å"Winter Dreams† is also another piece of literature that Fitzgerald wrote. â€Å"Winter Dreams† is about a mans dream of becoming wealthy and dream of marrying the woman he loves. These two pieces of literature are very similar in various aspects that are noticeable as the reader