Jay Gatsby Essay Examples

In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Gatsby who is a man who over time, becomes great. He begins life as just an ordinary, lower-class, citizen. But Gatsby has a dream of becoming wealthy. After meeting Daisy, he has a reason to strive to become prominent. Throughout his life, Gatsby gains the […]

“It’s a shallow life that doesn’t give a person a few scars”. This quote said by Garrison Keillor, metaphorically exemplifies the true meaning of hollowness and shallowness. Hollowness and shallowness were a major part of people’s characteristics in the 1920’s ‘easy money’ era because of the great economic boom. During this era, people earned their […]

If you were to take a quick look at the plot of the Great Gatsby and look at the themes it deals with I expect many people would agree with this view. Throughout the Great Gatsby there is murder, infidelity and lying and yet having read the novel and considered the story it tells I […]

Both the ‘Great Gatsby’ and ‘A Dolls House’ contribute to the rich collection of books that have marked the 1800-1900’s, through their reflective theme’s of society of the time, depicted through fascinating three-dimensional characters. These two women, Daisy Buchanon and Nora Helmer have been specifically chosen, being the subservient and inferiorly treated possessions of their […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 “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 […]

Daisy Buchanan, a captivating character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel “The Great Gatsby,” held the titles of Tom Buchanan’s wife, Nick Carraway’s cousin (once removed), and Jay Gatsby’s love interest. Throughout the story, Daisy exudes thoughtlessness. While she possesses an unspoken charm, once she receives the desired attention, she demonstrates another aspect of her […]

The title character in the novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is not the only character of focus for readers. There are two other characters who play an important role as well. They are Tom and Daisy Buchanan. Daisy Buchanan is Nick Carraways (the narrator) cousin and the love interest of Jay Gatsby. […]

The Great Gatsby and the American Dream Everyone wants to be successful in life, but most often people take the wrong ways to get there. In the 1920’s the American Dream was something that everyone struggled to have. A spouse, children, money, a big house and a car meant that someone had succeeded in life. […]

Nick Carraways view on Gatsby In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitgerald, the narrator is Nick Carraway. We trust the narrator. We take on his perspective. He becomes our eyesand ears in this story. In The Great Gatsby, Nick goes to some length to  establish his credibility. He starts off right away […]

The Golden Age, a time when money was so abundant. Wealthy familys always demanded to impress others rather than living their own life.How did wealth seem to develop with scandals and how would dreams contribute to destiny? In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby Nick Carraways great American dream was to controlled the truth […]

In F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby initially presents himself as sophisticated and claims to be an ‘Oxford man.’ However, upon closer examination, it becomes evident that he is a superficial character with a mysterious background and unknown source of wealth. He frequently disappears mysteriously, adding to his aura of importance. Yet, […]

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is more than a story about a mans love for a women, but rather a mans will to achieve greatness as he perceived. Jay Gatsby was a man driven by money and power. He was a man with a vision, a vision to succeed in life. As a […]