The Great Gatsby

Back in the early 19th century, America was brought up as the land of opportunity and success. It was the idea that life in America, everybody had the ability to…

The action of the novel takes place in a geographically small part of the Northeast – specifically the area in and around New York City. But the novel is about…

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller share its set of similarities and differences. Both stories detail the slow downfall of the…

Nick Carraway is an important character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby. Throughout the book, Nick struggles to understand the world around him and the people in it….

In the novel The Great Gatsby, Time is one of the themes that play a key role physically, philosophical and biologically. Fitzgerald portrays time as being a relentless force that…

Gatsby’s “social mask” begins to slip as he gets rejected by Daisy, one can discover that the main purpose of Gatsby’s parties are not for pleasure but rather for the…

A Christ figure is depicted as a visionary character who is symbolic to Jesus Christ and suggests towards the beginning of the novel, the reader learns more about Gatsby’s early…

“The Great Gatsby” by Scott Fitzgerald is one of the greatest works of the 20th century with a number of dynamic and round characters representing the key theme of the…

Fitzgerald’s heroine, Daisy Buchanan, in The Great Gatsby is a typical product of the American society of the1920s. Formerly, before the Age of Jazz, it would have been highly unlikely…

‘The Great Gatsby’ may be seen as a tragic love story due to the love affair between Daisy and Gatsby which ultimately leads to his death. It could also be…

1. We see all the action of The Great Gatsby from the perspective of one character whose narration seems to be shaped by his own values and temperament. What is…

Norman Cousins once said, “Death is not the greatest loss in life, the greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. ” In saying this, Cousins conveys the…

The Great Gatsby takes place in the grand state of New York, around the time of 1920. As commonly mistaken, the great Jay Gatsby himself does not narrate the story….

In this extract from the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the corruption and decay of the society is highlighted by the uses of various elements such as…

In chapter 6 the rumours about Gatsby continue to circulate in New York—a reporter even travels to Gatsby’s mansion hoping to interview him. Nick, having learned the truth about Gatsby’s…

Literature is an exquisite kaleidoscope of proofs of the beauty the human mind is capable of creating. Techniques and methods exist that make this uniquely human art form more special…

The character of Jay Gatsby is one of the most fascinating of those in American literature. His persona is one of a self-created socialite – his money came from criminal…