The Great Gatsby. The title should say it all right? In F.Scott Fitzgerald’s masterful novel, the title is something needing to be explored, because is the mysterious Gatsby really great? While some readers argue that Gatsby isn’t that great, Nick Caraway the unreliable, “non judgmental”, narrator of the novel believes otherwise. It is understandable why Gatsby should be considered great, especially when you compare him to the corrupt, insincere people of the 20’s. Gatsby’s loyalty and hopeful attitude
The years following World War I brought disillusionment into the minds of Americans. The damage, both physical and psychological, left a sense of futility throughout the population. The rise of the stock markets in the 1920’s gave a heightened, false sense of hope that Americans could rise above their social and financial situations. With the energetic, busy streets of New York, gorgeous jazz music, promiscuous flapper girls, and the pursuit of wealth, America seemed limitless in possibility. However
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the story of Nick Carraway, a man who moved to New York in 1922 for work. He rents a house in West Egg, next door to Jay Gatsby. Nick has old friends that live in East Egg and when he visits them one day he learns that Daisy has a child and Tom is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson. As the summer progresses, Nick gets invited to one of Gatsby’s parties. At the party he talks to Gatsby and eventually learns that Gatsby is in love with Daisy. Gatsby asks