The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald there are several characters. One of the main characters is Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is known for his wealth and the people who attend his frivolous parties. But nobody actually knows who and what type of person Gatsby is. Jay Gatsby is a mysterious, romantic and successful man, who was once a poor boy growing up. First off Gatsby is mysterious man to many people. The reason for that is because in the novel many people had assumed that Gatsby was doing
Analysis of Social Status in The Great Gatsby A key point about why Jay Gatsby’s wealth does not move him up to the aristocratic status of the Eastern Egg, is not because of his illegal activities, but because the stubborn and elitist “old rich” will not recognize self-made wealth as a valid reason for rising to the aristocratic status of the East Egg. F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald, an American author, reaching the peak of his writing career in the early 1920s. In “Fitzgerald’s view of
In his seminal novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the lives of his characters to illustrate the monumental impact America’s brief engagement in WW1 had on the nation’s economy, participants and supporters back home. He makes particular notice of the impact on women and veterans. However, it is his delineation of the extent to which values considered sacrosanct in the American ideology in the pre-war era, and particularly in his own native Midwest have been torn asunder by the stark
Introduction In this research task, firstly it will be proven to what extent the film, The Great Gatsby, uses glamour and fame in order to conceal the underlying problems faced in the 1920s, secondly with the use of other sources it will be proven how the Americans were oblivious to the chaos and problems which occurred from this wealthy period. Lastly other sources will be used to prove that a crash was inevitable as not all Americans benefitted from this glamorous period. During the 1920s, there