Essays Tagged: "The Great Gatsby"

The Theme of Carelessness in The Great Gatsby

The Theme of Carelessness in The Great GatsbyThe idea of carelessness plays an important role in The ... in The GreatGatsby. Daisy, Tom, Jordan, Gatsby and Nick were all careless at some points throughout the book. Daisy and Tom were careless about their relationship, their money, and many of their daily ... d many of their daily activities. Gatsby was also unconcerned with his money. Jordan was blas about the way she treated other people.ÒThey were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed upt ...

(3 pages) 102 0 4.1 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Nike Carroway in the Great Gatsby

In today society, many people like to follow thecurrent. They want to catch the wave. Which mean, it does notmatter if things were good or bad, r ... e. Which mean, it does notmatter if things were good or bad, right or wrong, they justfollow and do them without any thinking. Therefore, there arenot too many people would like to be a normal, though ... , there arenot too many people would like to be a normal, thoughtful norneutral person. However, in the novel, The Great Gatsby, byScott Fitzgerald, one of the character name is Nike Carroway, hewas t ...

(3 pages) 99 0 3.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Responsibility in The Great Gatsby

ResponsibilityThe character qualities of individuals has become a popular theme in literature. In F. Scott Fitzger ... popular theme in literature. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald recognizes the conflict between wealth and responsibility. In the book the narrator, Nick, describes how two of ... ility. In the book the narrator, Nick, describes how two of the main characters, Tom and Daisy, use their wealth to hide from what the poor must face everyday. Tom and Daisy lived on the banks of the ...

(4 pages) 72 0 3.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The great gatsby

The Great GatsbyIn today society, many people like to follow the current.They want to catch the wave ... y want to catch the wave. Which mean, it does not matterif things were good or bad, right or wrong, they just follow anddo them without any thinking. Therefore, there are not too manypeople would like ... , there are not too manypeople would like to be a normal, thoughtful nor neutral person.However, in the novel, The Great Gatsby, by Scott Fitzgerald, oneof the character name is Nike Carroway, he was ...

(2 pages) 55 0 2.8 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Significance of Color in The Great Gatsby

In his novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald used the colors green, white, and yellow for symbolism-represe ... green, white, and yellow for symbolism-representing money, innocence, and corruption respectively. The use of symbolic color occurs throughout the novel, helping give a better understanding and descr ... d money. This is a factor in Jay Gatsby's envy of Tom Buchanan's possessions, especially Daisy, and the people of old money who come to his parties. Green is used to represent this envy. Fitzgerald al ...

(2 pages) 107 0 4.3 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

The Great GatsbyUnder The Red, White And Blue.Green light at the end of Daisy?s dock, Toms love with ... at the end of Daisy?s dock, Toms love with Myrtle, and the James Gatsby?s American dream Symbolizes the plot of the story. The Symbolisms also tells Gatsby?s part in the story and ambition of the Gats ... by?s part in the story and ambition of the Gatsby. This book The Great Gatsby was first named Under The Red White And Blue because it symbolizes the flag of America and American people?s dream. Green ...

(3 pages) 106 0 3.7 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Film Analysis: The Great Gatsby

Director Jack Clayton?s rendition of F. Scott Fitzgerald?s The Great Gatsby brings to life the jealousy in both men and women, a concept first observed in the ... , a concept first observed in the 1925 novel. This popular novel has been hailed as a key symbol of the ?Roaring 20?s,? yet its themes transcend time in an expression of the human condition. The film' ... . With its luxurious period costumes, meticulously rich settings and props, and a cast who all look the part, this version of The Great Gatsby has all of the surface elements seductively in place. Fra ...

(4 pages) 173 0 3.9 Mar/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

The Great Gatsby

Life, like The great GatsbyImagine that you live in the nineteen twenties, and that you are a very wealthy mant ... manthat lives by himself in a manchine, on a lake and who throws parties every weekend. Thisis just the beginning of how to explain the way Jay Gatsby lived his life. This novel, by F.Scott, Fitzgeral ... , by F.Scott, Fitzgerald is one that is very deep in thought. Fitzgerald releases little clues alongthe way of the novel that will be crusual to understand the ending. For instance, hemakes the blue c ...

(7 pages) 177 1 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

This essay title is The Great Gasby. This is about a book i read and it desribes how peaople love each other.

In the Great Gatsby, the book is set about irony and love. In the book, Jay Gatsby is a very rich perso ... book is set about irony and love. In the book, Jay Gatsby is a very rich person who made his money the easy way. In the book it tells that he made hi money through inheritance from a person he worked ... i money through inheritance from a person he worked for that passed away, through drug deals and in the oil business. It goes along with the poem "Richard Cory" because to me it hints that he made his ...

(2 pages) 94 1 2.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Moral responsibility in The great Gatsby

! Gatsby's dead! George Wilson shot Gatsby! However, who is morally responsible for killing Gatsby? The obvious answer would be George since he pulled the trigger. However, it is clear, if for no othe ... would be George since he pulled the trigger. However, it is clear, if for no other reason than for the unimportance of George in the book, that others were also partly responsible. In The Great Gatsb ...

(2 pages) 78 0 4.1 Oct/1994

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Red Badge of Courage, The great Gatsby by Scott Fitzergerald

THE GREAT GATSBYThe Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald embodies maythemes, however the most salient on ... by by Scott Fitzgerald embodies maythemes, however the most salient one relates to thecorruption of the American Dream. The American Dream isthat each person no matter who he or she is can becomesucce ... at each person no matter who he or she is can becomesuccessful in life by his or her own hard work. Thedream also embodies the idea of a self-sufficient man,an entrepreneur making it successful for hi ...

(2 pages) 67 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Casting Doubt Upon the American Dream in The Great Gatsby

Casting Doubt Upon the American Dream in The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby' is set in the Jazz Age of America, the 1920s ... ca, the 1920s which have come to be seen as a bubble of extravagance and affluence which burst with the Wall Street Crash in 1929. Fitzgerald wrote the book in 1925, and in it he explores the fundamen ... gerald wrote the book in 1925, and in it he explores the fundamental hollowness which characterized the Age as he saw it, and casts doubt upon the very core of American national identity - the America ...

(4 pages) 113 0 4.7 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

"The Great Gatsby " , a tragic tale of love , by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Jay Gatsby: Shattered DreamsF. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a tragic tale of love distorted by obsession. Finding himself in the city of New ... ns for his one true love. His belief in realistic ideals and his perseverance greatly influence all the decisions he makes and ultimately direct the course of his life. Although his intentions are tru ... eals that blind him to reality.When he first meets Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby has "committed himself to the following of a grail" (156). With extreme dedication, he stops at nothing to win her love back, ...

(3 pages) 75 0 4.4 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Love at All Costs In "The Great Gatsby" by Fitzgerald

Ben Johnson wanted to be the fastest man in the world. To attain this goal, he took steroids. He attempted to gain success at ... steroids. He attempted to gain success at all costs. Much like Ben, Jay Gatsby attempted to achieve the love of Daisy Buchanan with reckless regard for the truth. He used immoral methods to change his ... s social position, threw extravagant parties, and refused to see reality. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' Jay Gatsby attempted to achieve his goal of Daisy's love at all costs.Gatsby used ...

(4 pages) 59 0 3.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

A review of Scott Fitzergerald's "The Great Gatsby"

In today society, many people like to follow thecurrent. They want to catch the wave. Which mean, it does notmatter if things were good or bad, r ... e. Which mean, it does notmatter if things were good or bad, right or wrong, they justfollow and do them without any thinking. Therefore, there arenot too many people would like to be a normal, though ... , there arenot too many people would like to be a normal, thoughtful norneutral person. However, in the novel, The Great Gatsby, byScott Fitzgerald, one of the character name is Nike Carroway, hewas t ...

(3 pages) 57 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Jay Gatsby: The Dissolution of a Dream. Talks about one of the characters in Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"

A dream is defined in the Webster's New World Dictionary as: afanciful vision of the conscious mind; a fond hope or aspira ... cious mind; a fond hope or aspiration; anythingso lovely, transitory, etc. as to seem dreamlike. In the beginning pagesof F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway, thenarrator of th ... pse into Gatsby's idealistic dreamwhich is later disintegrated. 'No- Gatsby turned out all right at the end;it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of hisdreams that temporaril ...

(3 pages) 294 3 3.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

"The Green Light" a significant symbol in "The Great Gatsby", by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The image of the green light in the novel Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a significant sym ... el Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a significant symbol which reflects Gatsby's dream and other aspects beyond Gatsby's longing. Throughout the novel Fitzgerald uses many other images or symb ... the novel Fitzgerald uses many other images or symbols. At first, it may seem very basic, but when the symbol is closely studied, one may see the deeper meaning found within it. Fitzgerald uses these ...

(4 pages) 132 0 3.3 May/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Eastern Desires (An essay on 'The Great Gatsby' by Fitzgerald)

Eastern DesiresThe roaring twenties. Cars were the things to have anda party was the place to be. Everybody wanted ... ings to have anda party was the place to be. Everybody wanted something.F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, describes theevents that happen to eight people during the summer of 1922.In the b ... eight people during the summer of 1922.In the book, people went from west to east because somethingthey desired was in the east; unfortunatly in the end those'somethings' were unattainable....I decid ...

(3 pages) 34 0 3.0 May/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Morality and Gatsby in "The great Gatsby" by Fitzgeerald

Morality is a very controversial issue. That is one of the reasons what people areinterested in reading about it. Morality can lead to many questions essen ... le areinterested in reading about it. Morality can lead to many questions essentially it can leadto the question between right and wrong. In The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway is facedwith a constant stru ... to speak to us, thought we were somebody she knew." (Fitzgerald 151) Daisyand Gatsby tried to hide the fact that they hit and killed Myrtle Wilson while driving homefrom New York. Nick Carraway, howe ...

(1 pages) 138 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Great Gatsby, by Fitzgerald

James Baldwin looked upon reality and illusion through the eyes of a great author.He saw that all authors live in reality, while everyone else lives in a s ... w that all authors live in reality, while everyone else lives in a sense of illusion, or notknowing the whole truth. He shows us that the author must question everything, breakingdown the illusions th ... set up by people and by our society. Baldwin shows thatnormal people don't question everything, and therefore are fooled by illusions may times.In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald suggests many things abou ...

(4 pages) 69 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald