How Is The Great Gatsby Morally Complacent

Some analyses of his actions cause the conclusion to be made that he loved Daisy so exceptionally that he was willing to dedicate his life to her even in her marriage. Other analyses lead to the conclusion that every thought Gatsby ever had was a delusional effect of his obsession with her. In even bleaker outlooks on the two, Gatsby’s actions are seen as a result of his pure objectification of Daisy. Each of these viewpoints on Gatsby’s feelings has quotes and evidence

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, acclaimed as one of the greatest classics of the twentieth-centre literature, expresses the erosion of the great American dream. Established around 1920s America, Fitzgerald focuses on the emptiness of excessive wealth and the extinction of morals. Told from the perspective of Nick Caraway, a man who inherited his wealth, as he settles into life in the West Egg district of Long Island, known as the home of the newly rich. He becomes acquainted with Jay Gatsby, his next-door neighbor, who throws tremendously flamboyant parties every Saturday night. Gatsby first appears aloof and driven by an exorbitant lifestyle with little purpose, but as the story progresses Fitzgerald reveals more about Gatsby’s ambition and objective. In his youth he fell in love with Daisy Buchanan, but due to his low status and poverty Daisy became out of reach and she married Tom Buchanan, and extremely wealthy man. Because Gatsby lost Daisy, he decided to center his whole life around winning her back, so he turned to a life of organized crime where he made his millions and began

In The Great Gatsby, written by Fitzgerald, Gatsby releases an ultimately superficial persona to the world due to his obsession with Daisy. Through the examination of Gatsby’s smile, one can see that his charm is merely a façade hiding his past. The subtle descriptions of Gatsby’s morals, in relation to the effect that Daisy has on him, demonstrates that Gatsby is not all that ‘great’. Through Gatsby’s attempt to achieve the love of the unattainable Daisy, he never realizes that Daisy being ‘nice’ masks the pain she causes him. Because Gatsby’s hopelessly romantic nature was caused by meeting Daisy, Gatsby was later portrayed as superficially charming and well-poised, thus suggesting that Daisy was the main reason for his questionable character.

Music, liquor, and gold, everything you need to make a great party. And, that’s what it was, the roaring twenties, it was a never ending party of financial gain and materialism. However, there were some who viewed it to be a gilded age. They were the Lost Generation, Fitzgerald among them. After the Great War they viewed society as rotten from the inside, gilded gold while systematic problems broiled underneath. This social breakdown masked by wealth and success is nowhere better seen than in Fitzgerald’s greatest work, The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby, if anything, is excellent at exemplifying many moral shortfalls, anywhere from adultery and deceit to bootlegging and murder. The most natural and the most vile of human actions coupled with flawed and disillusioned characters constructs a perfect stage for society to crumble. Gradually, Fitzgerald takes us on a depressing journey while we watch the breakdown of modern, civil institutions.

Moreover, Gatsby travels great lengths in order create a visually display of his expansive and admirable collection of materialistic wealth, as a means of displaying to Daisy the possible luxuries and wealth she could possess in exchange for her love. Specifically, following Gatsby’s initial acquaintance with Daisy Buchanan, he insists that they relocate their ecstatic reconciliation to his house. Upon exposing Daisy to his fortress of luxurious solitude, Nick observes that “He hadn't once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes” (96 - 97). Therefore, this indicates Gatsby’s inability to separate his illusions from reality, alternatively, on account of his wealth, he mistaken believes that if he could fulfill Daisy’s materialistic needs, she would repay him with her infinite affection. In conclusion, throughout Gatsby’s conquest for the affection of the beloved and internally flawed Daisy Buchanan, he becomes the “boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” (189). Regrettably, Gatsby’s illusion and longing desires for Daisy consume himself, thereby allowing him to falsely believe that his vast fortune will provide contentment, whereas, in reality his fortune and lifestyle only mask the inevitable destruction of himself.

Grant Berman Mr. Thompson Honors English Grade 10 4 April 2024 Great Gatsby Essay How F. Scott Fitzgerald served in World War 1 which left him in a state of shock and in turn forced him and others dealing with that trauma to turn to wild lifestyles and exorbitant actions to compensate. He incorporated this ideal in his character in his books such as The Great Gatsby where he described the lavish parties and the novel serves as a reflection on the actions that were taken to escape from the trauma of the war. He also shows the societal shift in America that occurred through his character's decadent lifestyles and moral decay, reflecting on the era of that excess and disillusionment. Fitzgerald introduces the reader to the era of post-World War

Alexander Nabinger Ms. Wilson/Ms. Brennecke/Ms. DeGraw English 11 22 April 2024 Materialism in The Great Gatsby Wealth can drive many people to do many things, no matter how immoral and it seems more and more commonplace. This seems to also be the case in The Great Gatsby, a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald that takes place in the roaring twenties. The points that Fitzgerald makes can relate to everyday people in the modern day who know people that will not hesitate to use others to help themselves gain wealth or power. Fitzgerald points out the issue of people who have this strong dependence and need for wealth and status by using the characterization of these people. Fitzgerald uses characterization to show many different examples of

Gatsby’s affluence was fueled by his love and compassion for Daisy, who’s shallow ineptitude distracted her as she fell for Tom Buchanan’s inflated ego and old money. Sadly, Gatsby’s dream of a life with Daisy was not only an illusion, but in reality an obsession—like the American Dream

Fitzgerald illustrates the theme of appearances versus reality in The Great Gatsby through the image of Daisy Buchanan, who appears to epitomise the qualities of wealth and prestige, only to be exposed as a façade to conceal her true complex motives. Gatsby is attracted to the riches and opulence she offers, describing her “voice” as “full of money”. Daisy’s voice, which allures Gatsby, could allude to the sirens’ enticing voices, which tempt Gatsby into chasing after the vast wealth and prosperity she offers, implying that Gatsby perceives her as this ephemeral being that can help elevate his status and provide him with a position in the upper-class society. Moreover, the “wild rumors circulating” about Daisy and how people believed she was

Despite her charm, the wealthy Daisy Buchanan proves to be a selfish and superficial character. In the beginning, F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts Daisy as a delightful and innocent young woman whom Gatsby is in love with. With some time, however, through Nick’s observations the readers realize that Daisy is merely stringing Gatsby along with no real intention on leaving her rich husband Tom. In the first years of Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship, Gatsby had no real chance with Daisy because of his low financial status. Although Daisy believed she loved him at the time, she would never actually marry him because of the distinct class barrier between them. Five years later Daisy is still pure perfection in Gatsby’s eyes and can do no wrong. Even when Daisy

Gatsby always struggles trying to find his place in society that is never good enough for Daisy, so when Tom Buchanan remarks, ”’I picked him so a bootlegger the first time I saw him and I wasn’t wrong,’” it is a difficult moment for Gatsby to realize that even though he does all he can to obtain money and status to please Daisy, it will never be enough (Fitzgerald 141). In his attempts to win Daisy’s love, Gatsby spends five years climbing up the social ladder, so that he can appear acceptable to her. One of the many ways he tries to discreetly lure her to his “new money” mansion is by throwing extravagant parties; as said by one of Gatsby’s closest friends, “As soon as I arrived I made an attempt to find my host but the two or three people of whom I asked his whereabouts denied any knowledge of his movements”(40). Although Gatsby throws these parties, he never interacts with his guests and instead spends his lonely nights up in his room where he can keep a watchful eye, scanning the crowds for any signs of Daisy; this goes to show that just because Gatsby has abundant amounts of money, he is never happy with it all and never regains Daisy’s love after she rejects

Daisy’s impact on Gatsby is immediate and cathartic. As “the golden girl” she represents the ultimate prize, “the best part of a world […] of heightened, refined delight, the realization not only of [Gatsby’s] desires but of generalized desire as well” (Fitzgerald 127, Lathbury 60). Inevitably, in the limitless capacity of Gatsby’s imagination, Daisy is elevated to the ideal, becoming the embodiment of “the youth and mystery that wealth imprisons and preserves”

The Great Gatsby: Challenging the Culture of Excessive Consumer Capitalism in the United States and Warning of its Consequences on Individual Lives and the American Dream. Though The Great Gatsby was set against the glamorous backdrop of New York City in the 1920s, F. Scott Fitzgerald presented a story that deeply penetrated and exposed the darker side of what appeared to be a happy era full of luxury and opulence. The basis for the underlying message in the novel was brought about by the emergence and submission to the prevalent culture of consumerism at that time, which took control of people’s lives and dreams, discreetly acting as an unnamed and villainous force that slowly lead people down the path of ruin. To this end, Fitzgerald showcased the gradual destruction of morals, individuals, and the ties that bound them together through the interactions of the main characters, as well as various symbols and key scenes, in order to argue that excessive consumer capitalism has a

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The Great Gatsby is considered to be a great American novel full of hope, deceit, wealth, and love. Daisy Buchanan is a beautiful and charming young woman who can steal a man’s attention through a mere glance. Throughout the novel, she is placed on a pedestal, as if her every wish were Gatsby’s command. Her inner beauty and grace are short-lived, however, as Scott Fitzgerald reveals her materialistic character. Her reprehensible activities lead to devastating consequences that affect the lives of every character. I intend to show that Daisy, careless and self-absorbed, was never worthy of Jay Gatsby’s love, for she was the very cause of his death.