In this novel we are introduced to the Nick, the narrator, and Gatsby, the “nouveau riche” product of the American dream. Contrarily to most rich and prestigious families Gatsby rose from nothing and was portrayed as a very determined, manipulative but most importantly hopeful person with a clear dream imprinted in his mind. His relentless pursuit and confidence are ultimately
concentrating on his job. Like the author, Gatsby also experienced many challenges from alcoholism, despite the existing legislation against alcohol during that time. The effects of alcoholism on Gatsby were evident in many bad things that happened after drinking. For instance, Gatsby argues with Tom in the hotel suite after drinking, thus making him lose Daisy. Tom also breaks the nose of Myrtle due to the influence of alcohol (Fitzgerald 87). Critical analysis of the two characters shows that alcohol
Fitzgerald. The study will be based on the one Fitzgerald’s great novel, The Great Gatsby, one short story “Winter Dreams” and will be encompassed with Basil and Josephine Stories- a short story collection. The main focus will be in the feminist approach, thus, in what female characters of Fitzgerald’s fiction represent in order
“the valley of ashes” represents the place where New York City ashes are dumped and where the poor people lives. The “ashes” and “raising smoke” symbolizes the darkness in the lives of the people in poverty in the valley of ashes. In his book The Great Gatsby, the author F. Scott Fitzgerald mainly depicts the lives of the rich and their luxuries, but also shows the lives of the poor people in the valley of ashes in a small
Michael Astourian Mr. Boling AP English 18 August 2015 Literary Analysis The books The Great Gatsby and The Things They Carried, written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald and Tim O’Brien respectively, are two disparate novels written in styles of the same kindred. The former is written through the eyes of Nick, an Ivy League graduate looking to work as a stockbroker in the heart of New York. The latter, also written as a first-person narrative, is a personal account of the author himself as he
and parental income can explain up to 80% variation in person’s income, while remaining 20% also includes other circumstances such as gender, age, race and luck and others over which humans have control. Another controversial study called “the Great Gatsby Curve” shows that countries with high levels of income inequality in a country experience low earnings mobility across generations. It concludes that the missing link between income inequality and intergenerational mobility is inequality of opportunity