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Essay on jay gatsbys dream in the greta gatsby | ||
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This is the first 1,000 characters of 684 words (2.74 pages) in the essay titled jay gatsbys dream in the greta gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the theme of destruction is evident in the life of the character of Jay Gatsby. In order to determine the extent of this destruction it is necessary to review Gatsby’s illegally acquired wealth, his artificial lifestyle and his fixation on Daisy. Throughout the entire novel all of these aspects proved to work against the ideals of the American Dream that Gatsby had hoped for. The ultimate realization became that Jay Gatsby fell prisoner to the corrupt dream, which in turn resulted in his downfall. Gatsby’s illegitimate monetary success was an essential part to his destruction.Jay Gatsby was not born into a prominent family but he was determined to manufacture himself a rich idealistic lifestyle. After falling in love with a rich girl named Daisy, Gatsby went off to the war only to return to discover that Daisy had married another man. The reality that a rich girl could never marry a poor boy, marked the beginning of Gatsby’s pursuit of wealth. Gatsby became dishonestly wealthy through bootlegging and bought himself a lavish mansion in west egg across the bay from Daisy’s home “It was Gatsby’s mansion” (pg.11). Gatsby was substantially wealthy with new money not of ancestral wealth. This was a major factor in the acceptance of Gatsby into the rich society of which Daisy was involved. The extravagant parties that were thrown by Gatsby every Saturday night attracting the well-to-do -people were in hopes of catching the eye... |
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Keywords: jay gatsby, great gatsby, gatsbys, daisy, entourage, lifestyle, bootlegging, destruction, rich girl, mansion, ancestral wealth, extravagant parties, fancy cars, good nature, west egg, new money, daisys, fitzgeralds, girl named, illegitimate