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In The Old Man and the Sea, as well as The Great Gatsby, code hero is a prominent topic that represents the main characters and their journeys. Both Gatsby and Santiago demonstrate the traits of optimism, determination, and friendship. Throughout the novels the main characters were always facing a new struggle or conflict, that would test their endurance. Having the ability and tenacity to keep trying is what makes these two such heroes. In particular remaining optimistic through obstacles, isn’t always easy to do, but a self-made man and fisherman make it look easy. When Gatsby had all the money he could ever dream of, he felt that something was still missing. He wanted to be with Daisy more than anything, but she wasn’t with him because …show more content…
Santiago is known for being a man to fight until the end. When he sets out to catch a fish the stakes are only greater. “He saw him first as a dark shadow that took so long to pass under the boat that he could not believe its length. “No,” he said. “He can’t be that big.” (90) When the fisherman saw the shadow of the fish he couldn’t digest the actual size until he saw it for himself. However, the old man quickly put himself back together and knew that this fish was going to be his. For Santiago catching the fish wasn’t the only motivation; he knew that he needed to clear his poor record, and gain back his pride. The self-made man also had something to prove. He needed to accomplish his goal of getting the love of his life, Daisy back. “I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before,” he said, nodding determinedly. “She’ll see.” (110) Gatsby wasn’t going to let Tom take away the woman he had thought about for five years and become rich for. Both Santiago and Gatsby wanted to win something back, and they weren’t going down without a …show more content…
Being a friend and creating friendships is something that’s priceless, and Gatsby and Santiago learned this very lesson. Gatsby is a man that isn’t use to getting something for nothing, so the idea of friendship was something relatively new to him. “Evidently he thought that I was shying away from the “gonnegtion” mentioned at lunch, but I assured him he was wrong. He waited a moment longer, hoping I’d begin a conversation, but I was too absorbed to be responsive, so he went unwillingly home.” (83) All Nick was trying to do was help out a “friend,” however, to Gatsby the only way he was going to get that help was by making him a deal. This friendship concept was new to the man who had always felt that true friends were a thing of myths. Santiago was a similar minded individual. He felt that no matter how old he, was he could always take care of things on his own. This was much to the boy’s dismay who only wanted to help, “ I would like to go. If I cannot fish with you, I would like to serve in some way.” (12) The boy felt that serving the old man would fill the gap created by not being able to fish with him. However, Santiago never felt the boy owed him anything. He didn’t need the assistant. Nonetheless, both the fisherman and Gatsby gave in and allowed for their friends to step in. Though the ways were quite unique from one another, it boils down to the same idea of two men breaking down a wall and letting
redeem his once lost love. Jay Gatsby develops various characteristics throughout the story along with Nick Carroway. A definition of a good man is someone who seeks others happiness without considering their own self;and that great hero is Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is a great character throughtout the story because of his modest beliefs, genuine heart, and generous will.
Benjamin Franklin said it best “He that can have patience can have what he will.” In the novel The Great Gatsby we were introduced to Jay Gatsby, a young man who always fought for what he wanted. Gatsby was a wealthy young man who hosted extravagant parties with the hope that the girl he loves, Daisy Buchanan, will attend one. He would do anything to gain the social status he thought was necessary to win Daisy’s love. Gatsby’s judgment is clouded by the thought of being with Daisy Buchanan. He’s do anything, at any cost. Daisy was the only thing that mattered to him. Majority of Jay Gatsby’s adult life has been dedicated to fulfilling one of the most outlandish dreams- reliving the past. With patience, determination, secrecy and wealth Jay Gatsby was successful in winning Daisy heart, though it ended in tragedy for him.
I believe that Jay Gatsby and Othello’s inability to face the truth lead to their tragic consequences, but in real life I believe it is not the case. The Great Gatsby and ‘Othello’ are both stories beautifully constructed by William Shakespeare and F. Scott Fitzgerald. I believe that the refusal to face the truth for Gatsby and Othello, was definitely an element used by the authors to construct them as tragic protagonists.
“If you love two people at the same time, choose the second one, because if you really loved the first one you wouldn 't have fallen for the second” (Johnny Depp). F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby emphasizes the similarities of the characters Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby despite their different backgrounds. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Tom and Gatsby are alike because of their extreme wealth, mutual desire for Daisy’s love, and lack of morals.
Everyone has dreams that they want to achieve, but few end up doing so. It can be said that those that do achieve their dreams, do so by dedicating their life to the task so that they are willing to deal with any adversity that comes their way. However, sometimes this will and desire can overtake one’s sense of reality, as they fail to understand that due to passing of time or unfavourable circumstances their dream is unachievable. Such stubbornness may lead to absurd excessive pursuit of the dream. This idea of excessive pursuit is developed in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, as the main character (Gatsby) longs to re-spark lost love between himself and Daisy. Gatsby is man who becomes obsessed over the idea of achieving eternal love with the woman of his dreams. His achievement of aristocratic lifestyle, possession of extravagant cars, a large mansion, and hosting of parties to large numbers of unknown guests are all means by which he attempts to win
We all want to get better. We always want our future to be brighter and more hopeful, and we strive for perfection. We dream big and do what we can to accomplish these dreams. Jay Gatsby was no exception. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby, the wonderful man who is admired greatly finds himself optimistic for the future, always yearning for the green light. Throughout the concluding excerpt from Chapter 9 in the novel, Gatsby’s optimism is evident and he is ready took look onto a better tomorrow. Even though it may appear as though Jay Gatsby has everything he can possibly desire, he truly wants one more thing, and is constantly fighting to achieve something that he cannot accomplish.
Based on the consequences of the past, Gatsby’s priority is to earn a place in high ranks in order to win Daisy. Remaining faithful through the years he endures apart from her, Gatsby builds a reputation of being affluent, for her. He expresses his loyalty towards Daisy through the wealth he establishes, for her. In the hopes that she will return to him after seeing his newly gained assets, Gatsby flaunts his mansion and possessions to Daisy. Everything he earns plays an important role in displaying his wealth to Daisy, as well as his dedication to her. Gatsby devotes several years to earning a fortune for Daisy, never deviating from his original motive of living the past, except with Daisy. However, Gatsby becomes “dazed” because her physical existence erases the importance of his belongings. Even though Gatsby’s valuables once signified the path to Daisy, because Daisy is now with him, the items mean nothing. Gatsby proves consistency in his love for Daisy as she is the motivating force that occupies his life. Gatsby’s persistent hope gives him the belief that he can and will live his happy ending with Daisy. When Gatsby’s imagination of Daisy does not align with the existing Daisy, he tells Nick, “Can’t repeat the past?...Why of course you can!” (110).
For five years, Gatsby was denied the one thing that he desired more than anything in the world: Daisy. While she was willing to wait for him until after the war, he did not want to return to her a poor man who would, in his eyes, be unworthy of her love. Gatsby did not want to force Daisy to choose between the comfortable lifestyle she was used to and his love. Before he would return to her, he was determined to make something of himself so that Daisy would not lose the affluence that she was accustomed to possessing. His desire for Daisy made Gatsby willing to do whatever was necessary to earn the money that would in turn lead to Daisy’s love, even if it meant participating in actions...
Have you ever been in a situation where you have almost met your goal, but something in the way is preventing you from fully accomplishing it? Jay Gatsby, one of the protagonists in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, loses the love of his life, Daisy, due to years of separation and is trying to win her back. Daisy’s husband, Tom, however, won’t let her go that easy. Gatsby fights his way to get back the lover he waits so many years for. Preceding Gatsby’s risky quest, his main goal in life is to obtain a great wealth in order to impress the beautiful Daisy. He only thinks about Daisy and their life together. He will do anything to be reunited, no matter the consequences. Jay’s shadow side is revealed and anima is present throughout his journey. Gatsby appears to be an altruistic, benevolent, stately young man. Upon close scrutiny, it’s unveiled that he is malicious and selfish because he wants Daisy for himself and he is wiling to ruin a family for her. But, his anima shows how caring, romantic, and vulnerable he really is through his devotion and passion for Daisy. Gatsby is unsuccessful in completing a traditional hero’s journey, but he does create his own unique version of the archetype. In this unorthodox interpretation, Gatsby learns the repercussions of wanting what you can’t have and dishonesty throughout the course of his battle for his lover.
Though out his life Gatsby has worked so hard to achieve one single goals: to get Daisy to love him again. The one goal was ultimately who Gatsby was. All that money, the party's, and the nice things were all to get Daisy's attention “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (83). He knew that Daisy wanted to continue living that lavish lifestyle she had been accustomed to all her life. So Gatsby worked for years to build himself up to be the “perfect” man that she could not refuse. “Oh, you want too much!” she cried to Gatsby. “I love you now — isn’t that enough? I can’t help what’s past.” She began to sob helplessly. “I did love him [Tom] once — but I loved you too” (139-140). At this point Gatsby thought his dream would become reality, he would get the love of his life back. But in the end that's not how it turns out. “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” (189). This is the part of the quote that represents Gatsby's struggles to get Daisy, and how in the end he's beach to where he started, with nothing. In this quotation, “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 —— So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”
In the end, Gatsby loses all of his friends and never truly becomes happy. Through this novel, Fitzgerald comments on the prevalent belief that, in order to be successful one must be wealthy or strive towards it, even if it is by any means necessary. This lends to the belief of wealth acting on a person 's motivation towards any aspect in
The novel, The Great Gatsby focuses on one of the focal characters, James Gatz, also known as Jay Gatsby. He grew up in North Dakota to a family of poor farm people and as he matured, eventually worked for a wealthy man named Dan Cody. As Gatsby is taken under Cody’s wing, he gains more than even he bargained for. He comes across a large sum of money, however ends up getting tricked out of ‘inheriting’ it. After these obstacles, he finds a new way to earn his money, even though it means bending the law to obtain it. Some people will go to a lot of trouble in order to achieve things at all costs. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, conveys the numerous traits of Jay Gatsby through the incidents he faces, how he voices himself and the alterations he undergoes through the progression of the novel. Gatsby possesses many traits that help him develop as a key character in the novel: ambitious, kind-hearted and deceitful all of which is proven through various incidents that arise in the novel.
Within the debate on who is to be crowned the “Great American Novel,” a valid factor that may be taken into consideration is how ideals in culture become altered with an evolving environment, and therefore, the argument can be made on the behalf of The Great Gatsby to be considered for the title. Due to its more recent ideological concepts, the novel addresses American ideals that are not fully developed or addressed at all within The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. These ideals can be boiled down to primarily two concepts: the fully-developed American dream of richness and upper-class goals, and consumerism in the industrialization of America. While Mark Twain’s piece touches on the “American dream” with Huck beginning the book off with $6,000
Literature has been made into films for decades now, ever since the invention of movie technology in the 1900’s. There are many challenges when it comes to taking a piece of literature and transforming the ideas the author conveyed of the characters into a motion picture. In 2013, Baz Luhrmann directed the film The Great Gatsby originally written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. Directing a movie almost 90 years after the author published the story brings upon many challenges, including capturing the same spark of the original characters, setting, and plot in a completely different time period, and because of this there are many differences and similarities between the characterizations of Gatsby, Nick, and Daisy when comparing the book and
To triumphantly lie to everyone else, Gatsby first deludes himself into envisioning success and refused to think otherwise. Even as a young child, he understood that his parents were inconsequential people and thus his “imagination had never accepted them as his parents at all” (Fitzgerald, 6). While others may deem him cruel, destroying any connections with his past allows Gatsby to set higher standards for himself without being stigmatized by his society. Evidently, earning society’s disapproval makes one’s endeavours more arduous that only affluent people avoid since they can afford to fail—unlike Jay Gatsby. Furthermore, to live in