Essays On Books

Fitzgerald skillfully constructs Daisy’s character by connecting her with notions of light, purity, and naivety, despite ultimately revealing her true nature as the opposite. Similar to Gatsby, Daisy possesses a disposition of being a dreamer. Their shared attribute includes the romanticized perception of their initial relationship, which ultimately causes the present reality to appear lackluster […]

Throughout the Novel, Fitzgerald builds up and embellishes the character of Jay Gatsby (James Gatz) in the reader’s minds so intricately it can be interpreted in many different ways. Many would say that in the novel Fitzgerald is creating sympathy for Gatsby in order to create a strong emotional response when eventually Gatsby is ‘rejected’ […]

Fitzgerald employs a unique and captivating method to present one of the central characters of the book; Jay Gatsby whose name is persistently surrounded by rumours up until Chapter 4. He is an elusive image within the readers mind and his persistent determination to achieve the American Dream is a primary foundation of the novel. […]

“The Great Gatsby” is chiefly concerned with the elusive Jay Gatsby and his role as a superficial socialite in 1920s New York. Everything in the novel is filtered through the romantic eyes of Nick Carraway (the main narrator) and so it is hard to come to clear judgement of the complicated character of Gatsby, the […]

Like many novels, there are going to be many people that disguise themselves from the true world. Sometimes the things that we do are for the good but other times it’s for the bad. Secrets are hidden, lies are told, the truth comes out, and some people are not who they really seem or claim […]

In chapter six, Gatsby’s desire to reunite with Daisy becomes a reality, following the events of the previous chapter. The previous chapter represents the climax of Gatsby’s dream and initiates its unraveling. This chapter holds importance as it reveals the false nature of Gatsby’s dream and offers glimpses into his history. It is crucial for […]

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald entered the history of the world literature with his talent to depict American life of 1920s. However, the most significant place among his brilliant novels occupies The Great Gatsby – the lively and intriguing story about the “way up” of a man. Unfortunately, he candidly believed that reaching the heights of […]

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is one of the greatest American writers. He entered the history of the world literature because of his marvelous novels about life of America in the 1920s. The most prominent place among his works occupies The Great Gatsby. It is a surprisingly elegant and lively story of the “way up” of […]

Described by literal critics as the greatest work of Scott F. Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby not only remains one the greatest stories of all the time but also opens insight into the intrigues of the real life situation during the “Roaring Twenties.” This book has been linked by many as the best symbol to the […]

Both The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald explore the pursuit of the American Dream in society. Sinclair focuses on the difficulties faced by immigrants and lower-class communities as they strive for economic advancement. The presence of corruption within private businesses and social institutions, such as the justice system, hampers […]

INTRODUCTION The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, is extensively well thought-out to be F. Scott Fitzergerald’s greatest novel. It is also painstaking a determining work on the imperfection of a the American dream. SYNOPSIS OF THE NOVEL Title of the novel In the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the title was invented […]

The Great Gatsby as a Social Commentary After the First World War, American society enjoyed prosperity as the economy soared. At the same time, Prohibition created millionaires out of bootleggers. Consequently, materialism and superficiality immediately filled America. F. Scott Fitzgerald, a witness of people’s spiritually empty lives, wrote “The Great Gatsby” which gave him literary […]

What is wasted in “The Great Gatsby”? In what sense Gatsby’s a waste. The Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” is a chronicle of its times. Times of prohibition, bootleggers and economical prosperity, but also the times of people still recalling the World War I, those who try to forget its horror and compensate […]

Heat can be described as the increase in temperature until it becomes intolerable or unbearable. In literature, many authors use heat as a symbolic device to represent elements such as love, confusion and anger. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald also uses the sweltering heat to enhance the mood and setting of the novel. The novel […]

“The Great Gatsby is a story of infatuation and disenchantment”. How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of The Great Gatsby and one other novel you have read. The Great Gatsby is a novel that, superficially, seems like the tragic story of infatuation and misunderstanding. However, set in 1920s America, […]

The pursuit of the American Dream is a theme that transcends a variety of literary genres. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller are two examples of how this theme can be featured in two very different ways. An analyzation and comparison of the two literary works […]

Write about the ways the story is told in Chapter 5. Chapter 5 of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ creates a contrasting tone to what has previously occurred in the novel. Fitzgerald generally creates a surreal atmosphere in order to control the manner in which many readers approach the events within the novel. Fitzgerald’s […]

The novel The Great Gatsby, authored by F. Scott Fitzgerald, portrays moral corruption in society during the “Jazz Age” era. The main characters, namely Nick Caraway, Daisy Buchanan, and Jay Gatsby, are depicted as morally corrupt individuals who sacrifice their values in their pursuit of social status. Their immoral actions come effortlessly to them without […]

The text explores the representation of Daisy Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson, and Jordan as symbols of different stereotypes and roles for women in their time period. Daisy is depicted as materialistic and obsessed with wealth, viewing women as mere accessories without value or independence. She is portrayed as careless and insincere, unaware of her husband’s affair […]

The “Great” Jay Gatsby The word great has many meanings – outstanding, eminent, grand, important, extraordinary, noble, etc. – and varies along with the intent of the speaker and on the interpretation of the hearer. Someone may perceive something as great, and yet someone else may see that same thing as horrendous. The greatness of […]

Point of view – the view or perspective of how the story is narrated (i. e first person) “Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction – Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn. ” (pg. 8) This novel is narrated from a […]

Ever since God created man, man sinned. Man commits sins from the “Seven Deadly Sins” almost every day, so it is not uncommon for man’s ungodliness to be showcased in pieces of literature. One of these many pieces of literature is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Greed, Extravagance, and Envy portray and important […]