In the great, vast, bitter end it is with crystal-clear vision that I now see it is vital that Gatsby were to die. Each great tragedy needs a scapegoat, a hero to die to set off the cataclysmic ending plot. Throughout the course of my life, I now see that in the events that have happened, the choices I have made have had a profound impact on my life and Gatsby’s. In a magnanimous effort to protect that glass world I have painstakingly crafted years later, I felt compelled to write an ending that would drive readers to believe the events played out exactly as told.
However, that is not my true ending.
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‘“I’m going to drain the pool today Mr. Gatsby. Leaves’ll start falling pretty soon then there’s always trouble with the pipes.”
“Don’t do it to-day, “ Gatsby answered.
He turned to me apologetically. “You know, old sport, I’ve never used that pool all summer?”
I looked at my watch and stood up.
“Twelve minutes to my train.”
I didn’t want to go into the city. I wasn’t worth a decent stroke of work, but it was more than that-I didn’t want to leave Gatsby. I missed that train, and then another’, and another....
We never did make use of the pool that day. Together, Gatsby and I sat on his grand marble steps occasionally conversing over nothing and sometimes lapsing into a comfortable silence only penetrated by the sound of the lapping waves of the bay against his dock and the crisp rustle of leaves overhead that brushed our flushed cheeks.
In that still, quiet hour of the two of us, I remember gazing at Jay, who had his head tilted back towards the nearing, autumn sun with the flecks glinting off the gold streaks in his hair, in an awestricken moment of realization that I was unfortunat...
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...sed on. This whole idea is the foundation of the arts, a catharsis for those who do not possess exuberant amounts of wealth and stature.
In the grand scheme of things; however, I feel it necessary to point out that I myself have fallen prey to the arts and its band of societal outcasts, despite the fact that I am not trying to run away from anything. I am simply finding an outlet for the creative process in myself.
Aside from this there are only three things that I find certain in my life: one, that Jay Gatsby is worth more than all the Daisy Buchanan’s and all the Tom Buchanan’s and all the Jordan Baker’s of the world, two, that each person is the only one who can change, people can not change others, they can only change themselves, and lastly, that I am most regrettably in love with a man capable of immeasurable Hope, with a smile that stops time itself.
...s motivation to reach into Daisy’s heart is the downfall that lead to Gatsby’s persistent nature which concentrate solely the past, Also, emptiness of existence with realization to taint ideal, Gatsby’s heart fill with illusions. As a great man his death overflows with generosity and kindness that people did not notice. The good man Gatsby’s death is a tragic, but in the end it’s another meaningless loss that buried as a lonely hero.
In Fitzgerald’s timeless novel The Great Gatsby, the writing. techniques of foreshadowing and flashbacks are carefully used to enhance and strengthen the story. Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself. I hope I never will,' she [Jordan] answered. I hate careless people.
I ran inside as if nothing would be stopping me. Gatsby, in all of his mysteriousness, and all of his thoughts, shrouded because of his love for me, is a wonderful man but he has only brought me more problems since we reunited.
In chapter 6 Gatsby finally decides to tell Nick about the truth of his past and his less fortunate beginning. James Gatz, his younger self before deciding to be successful, finds himself hopeful for a new start once meeting his mentor Dan Cody. As they meet on his yacht on Lake Superior, this is the first time Gatsby, his new alter-ego, has flourished “... at the specific moment that witnessed the beginning of his career--when he saw Dan Cody’s yacht drop anchor over the most insidious flat on Lake Superior”(Fitzgerald 104). Gatsby’s description of this pivotal event in his life demonstrates his feeling of a fresh start. The fact that they met on a boat overseas, explains the significance the water will have throughout his life and most of all at the end of his life.. The water in this chapter has been a good thing for Gatsby and in that moment water has given him only hope and optimism for the future. Towards the end of the novel not only did Gatsby have good luck with water in his life, water also turned out to be misfortunate for him. As the story goes on and Gatsby moves across the Sound from Daisy, the only thing separating him and his goal is that giant body of water. Though at this time he still has a confidence about achieving this goal, but that
When reflecting on his memories of the man he knew as Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway recalls the unique individual’s finest quality: “It was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again” (Fitzgerald 2). Although Gatsby occasionally stepped off the straight and narrow, he never lost sight of his ultimate goal: Daisy’s love. Even when it seemed as though everything was working against him and that he would never regain his lost love, Gatsby kept going, knowing that the strength of his hope would see him through. His childlike determination, while ultimately his downfall, was what made Gatsby truly “great.”
In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby’s conflicts between passion and responsibility demonstrate that chasing empty dreams can only lead to suffering. Gatsby’s motivation to achieve his dream of prosperity is interrupted when his fantasy becomes motivated by love. His eternal struggle for something more mirrors cultural views that more is always better. By ultimately suffering an immense tragedy, Jay Gatsby transforms into a romantic and tragic hero paying the capital price for his actions. Gatsby envokes a deeper Conclusion sentence
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a story of lost love, mystery, and an exciting tale from the “Roaring Twenties”. While considered a notable piece of literature in American history, perhaps the plot is not all it seems. This is because the narrator, Nick Carraway, is an unreliable one, based on his continuity errors, general racism, biased judgement, contradictory nature, and assumptions of others, all which blind his ability to effectively convey the true story to the reader.
Like a clock or a Rube Goldberg device, the plot of The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a specimen of fine machinery. If at any moment a piece fails, the structure of the entire story will cease to function as intended. If Gatsby had not stumbled upon the excursions of Dan Cody, if Gatsby had sent his letter to Daisy a few months sooner, if Gatsby had passed the house of Myrtle Wilson a moment earlier: all of these scenarios constitute a much different telling of the life of James Gatz. Every event falls perfectly into place to give the reader a coincidental but telling story of wealth and its corruptions. Nonetheless, as a broken clock can still be used as decoration, these alternate realities can still hold a powerful message as well. For example, had he not enlisted in the military, Gatsby’s life would be a drastically different tale involving rejection, defeat and acceptance.
Gatsby has all the money yet he is not happy when he throws gigantic parties at his house. Daisy, the one he tried to lure in with his parties, never cared to show up. The love shown by Gatsby towards Daisy, “’I want to wait here till Daisy goes to bed. Good night, old sport.’ He put his hands in his coat pockets and turned back eagerly to his scrutiny of the house as though my presence marred the sacredness of the vigil. So I walked away and left him standing there in the moonlight – watching over nothing” (Fitzgerald 145).
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby demonstrates what Marie-Laure Ryan, H. Porter Abbott and David Herman state about what narratology should be. These theorists emphasize the importance of conflict, human experience, gaps and consciousness, among many other elements, in order for a story to be considered a narrative. The Great Gatsby shows these elements throughout the book in an essential way. This makes the reader become intrigued and desperate to know what will happen next. The Great Gatsby is unpredictable throughout the use of gaps, consciousness and conflict.
“Money can’t buy happiness” is a saying that is often used to make one understand that there is more to life than wealth and money. Jay Gatsby was a man of many qualities some of which are good and bad. Throughout the book of “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, we learn of his past and discover the true qualities of Jay Gatsby. Starting from the bottom, with little money, we learn of why Gatsby struggled so hard all his life to become wealthy and what his true goal in life was. When reading this story, the true reasons behind Gatsby’s illegal actions reveal themselves and readers can learn a great life lesson from this story and the actions the characters take. Readers can see through Gatsby’s contradictions of actions and thoughts that illustrate the theme of the story, along with his static characteristics, that all humans are complex beings and that humans cannot be defined as good or bad.
Mr.Gatsby’s hopes and dreams and the Valley of Ashes to show that not everything in life can
While spending a majority of his time reflecting on what had once been, Jay Gatsby reinforces Fitzgerald’s theme regarding living in the past and its power of leading individuals into inescapable feelings of isolation and sorrow.
Fitzgerald exposes to the viewers the great infatuation Gatsby has with time and attempting to re-incarnate the past through revealing how affluent he has become to daisy, thus expecting her to be with him and make up for the past five years that were lost. The allusion presented creates a sense of irony as Gatsby has all the money and reputation to attract anyone and anything, and buy what ever he desires but the thing he is passionate about the most is his past love for Daisy. Gatsby’s nostalgia for the man he used to be and the love he had with daisy is juxtaposed against America’s nostalgia of its lost morals and values of the roaring 20’s. Gatsby’s obsession with time and daisy is expressed when he was standing on the wharf, “...he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way...I could have sworn he was trembling.
Bang! A man flops into his pool with his blood contaminating the pristine water he lies in. Eventually the last breath is lifted and a lifeless body lies in the pool. This incident from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, focuses on one character: Jay Gatsby. Gatsby was known by the others for his parties, his wealth, and his love for Daisy, but Gatsby was also known for his illegal activities. By understanding that Gatsby made money to win Daisy back, the pool in the book represents two ideas: Gatsby’s love for Daisy and Gatsby’s obsession to marry Daisy.