Nick can't help but feel the disparity of Gatsby, and Nick cant go up to Gatsby and tell him the truth. Gatsby holds on to Nick for emotional support as his world has taken a complete three 360 turn. The reason for this complete change of character in Gatsby is when Daisy rejects him. Gatsby has dedicated his reality and changed everything about himself to fulfil Daisy. The irony of the title is revealed as the "Great" Gatsby kill himself in hopeless despair. He kills himself because Daisy chooses to be with her husband who is obviously just cheating on her. (Words:100)
“If that was true he must of felt that he has lost the whole warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream” (Chapter 8)
Nick says this about the lack of Gatsby’s awaited phone call from Detroit; however, it relates to Gatsby’s whole life and the main theme of the novel. Gatsby had built an impressive life around a single dream, loving Daisy , but eventually this chasing of his love caused his death, one that few people even cared about. The novel is titled “The Great Gatsby”, yet, Gatsby is the least “great” of the characters at the end of the story. He has only two people that actually cared for him at his funeral, all his possessions and riches go to waste, and he never got the one love that he actually wanted. Through Gatsby’s demise, Fitzgerald tries to warn his readers that creating a seemingly wonderful life for a single dream will cost more than it will gain. This is the main theme of the novel. (Words:147)
Nick says this about the lack of Gatsby’s awaited phone call from Detroit; however, it relates to Gatsby’s whole life and the main theme of the novel. Gatsby had built an impressive life around a single dream, loving Daisy , but eventually this chasing of his love caused his death, one that few people even cared about. The novel is titled “The Great Gatsby”, yet, Gatsby is the least “great” of the characters at the end of the story. He has only two people that actually cared for him at his funeral, all his possessions and riches go to waste, and he never got the one love that he actually wanted. Through Gatsby’s demise, Fitzgerald tries to warn his readers that creating a seemingly wonderful life for a single dream will cost more than it will gain. This is the main theme of the novel. (Words:147)
"Just as Daisy’s house had always seemed to him more mysterious and gay than other houses, so his idea of the city itself, even though she was gone from it, was pervaded with a melancholy beauty." (Chapter 8)
The author gives life to the post-war American city in which it is divided into east and west egg. This division represents a new growing wealthy class that is not based on necessarily legal jobs. Like Gatsby, they are a breed of bootleggers but they show more humanity than the the shallow attitudes of the old aristocracy. This new class of wealth brings a new energy and excitement to the dull ways aristocrat. Wild parties are thrown every night and brash fashion statements are made. However, they are shrouded in mystery because of their true occupation of bootlegging is seen as shameful. (Words 102)
"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter — to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And one fine morning" (Chapter 9)
In this quote Gatsby is being remembered by Nick on the last paragraph of the novel. It is representing how Gatsby believed the future is what a person makes it, and that if someone keeps trying their best they will acheive their goal. This is ironic because Gatsby spent his entire life on this memo but it lead to his premature death. This quote being the last paragraph leads the readers wondering why Gatsby could not see that he was wasting his entire life on one girl. A girl that didn't even show up at his funeral. (Words 97)
In this quote Gatsby is being remembered by Nick on the last paragraph of the novel. It is representing how Gatsby believed the future is what a person makes it, and that if someone keeps trying their best they will acheive their goal. This is ironic because Gatsby spent his entire life on this memo but it lead to his premature death. This quote being the last paragraph leads the readers wondering why Gatsby could not see that he was wasting his entire life on one girl. A girl that didn't even show up at his funeral. (Words 97)
"He’d of helped build up the country.” (Chapter 9)
Gatsby's dad reveres his son as having potential to change the world. It is ironic that his dad commented that Gatsby would have helped build the country when Gatsby was actually tearing it down through his illegal expenditures of bootlegging. In fact, this occupation is seen as the source of the moral decomposition of the American Dream and seen responsible for chaos in America. However, despite the immoral ways of Gatsby, he shows more moral and humanity than those like Tom Buchanan who blatantly cheats on Daisy. Also Daisy shows how shallow the aristocracy is through her actions like choosing Tom over Gatsby who has dedicated his life to making her happy. (Words:112)
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