The Great Gatsby Compare And Contrast Essay

The Great Compare and Contrast

Rebels, aliens and outsiders are all words that have negative connotations. In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald one of the main characters falls into all these categories. He goes by the name of Gatsby. He was a rebel, an alien, and an outsider. However, he was not the only one who falls into these categories. Jane Eyre from the book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë also falls into these 3 categories. Both Gatsby and Jane Eyre fall into these said categories they also have many other things about them that are both similar and many that are different. In the book The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is a rebel for he has come from poor roots and gained power and money through hard work. He also went against

She had lost her love, her family, her fiance, and the place she was living in. She also gained money which lead to her eventual rise in power. However, this only happened because she had lost yet another family member. Jane is an outsider because she was never really accepted into the rich society because she had gained the money and power through inheritance after many years of living. Most others of that time gained the power and riches through birth. Jane was also different than most people for many reasons. This is because she was a working female in a time where not a lot of females worked. She worked as a governess teaching a young french girl all subjects. She also strived to learn in the time where not a lot of women were able to go to real schools. Lastly she was alienated by her own family. Her step-mother, Mrs. Reed, treated her less than a servant just because she was not her child. Jane’s step-brother and step-sisters also treated her quite poorly due to the same reason and also because she was poor. When Jane’s parents died there was no money that she had inherited so, she remained poor throughout her early years of