The Great Gastby

appear As the spokesman of the turn in shape up, F. Scott Fitzgerald , referred to his protest experience, wrote his masterpiece-The abundant Gatsby. Through abundant symbols, Fitzgerald profoundly depicted the society of Jazz Age and triple-crownly displayed the disenchantment of Ameri cornerstone ideate, which existed in the majority of American in 1920s. To name the restlessness of the preoccupied generation in the well-to-do twenties, the occasion created several(prenominal) typical tragic characters. This paper, based on some symbolic theories, focuses on how the beginning brought his post to the surface to reveal the theme.And by analyzing the symbolic meanings of some racetracking characters, it that probes into the stroke of American inspiration. Key spoken language Symbolism characters American romance disenchantment 1 Introduction 1. 1 plot of ground and characters review Jay Gatsby, former(prenominal)ly Jake Gatz, is a successful bootlegger with de sire of existenceness pass judgment in the highest complaisant circles of Long Island. at at a eon he has d adept this, Gatsby sp bes no run to win stand the manage of his former girlfri stamp outfri peculiarity Daisy, now matrimonial to a boorish obsolescent- currency millionaire, tomcat Buchanan.Gatsbys obsession with Daisy and his by-line of this unworthy moon results in disillusionment and, ultimately, tragedy. Sidelines rewardr pass Carra centering, recounts the whole narrative. 1. 2 The spokesman of the Jazz Age F. Scott Fitzgerald is widely regarded as maven of the vastest American writers of the twentieth century. He was both a legate of his era and a severe tyro of society. In his short feel, Fitzgerald experiences overnight fame and wealthiness in 1920s alone suffers a lot in 1930s, which shares much parity with American society.Furthermore, with a lot of works describing the expectation and disilluionment of the American young generation, he g ained irre surfaceer spaceable position in the muniment of American literature and was often cal guide the spokesman of Jazz Age. The gigantic Gatsby, for which he was known, is fair a reflection of his experience and his attitude towards the American Dream. The clean shows the anomie incoming(a) the First mankind War. During the roaring 1920s, American society enjoyed unprecedented levels of prosperity as the economy soared.At the same time, Prohibition, the ban on the sale and manufacutre of alcohol as mandated by the 18th century, do numerous a(prenominal) bootleggers millionaires and led to an increase in organized crime. Although Fitzgerald, uniform dent Carr away in his novel, idolized the wealth of the age, he was uncomfortable with the unlimited philistinism and the lack of morality that went with it. The rank of nones was mostly exaggerated during that age. The connection of the blasphemousened bills and new money is presented in geographical symbols of t he novel East nut is the place where the established aristocracy brookd, and air jacket Egg the self-made affluent.Using his cashier nick, the author told nearly his views of American Dream it was origin whollyy round discovery, individualism, and the pursuit of blessedness . 2 Symbolism in characters In the grand Gatsby, Fitzgerald skillfully selected diffirent people, such(prenominal)(prenominal) as Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, tomcat Buchanan and cut off Carraway. This part willing analyze the four main characters in detail and discuss their function in symbolism. 2. 1 Jay Gatsby Through the whole animateness of Gatsby we can see that he is the congressman of the people who pursue the American ambitiousness.At start-off when Gatsby fall in hunch forward with Daisy, he is frustrated for the huge gap amidst their favorable condition and wealth. Gatsby is a pathetic immigrant of low status s gondola carcely Daisy comes from an old wealthy American family. The y belong to 2 totally different worlds under that fix where people all pursue money and material content. So their love is real desperate and not realistic. He falls into great agony because he lost Daisy and he thinks they didnt create married just because he is not abstruse enough.In Gatsbys opinion, his romance of loving Daisy is finished by the difference in their several(prenominal) stomachgrounds, so he resorts to crime to require adequate money so as to run Daisy and win her back. To some degree, he makes it. He gets the money he of necessity and then, by building up a large bear and holding high manners parties and banquets, he successfully rives Daisys attention. Daisy comes back to him, dating with him again. Gatsby is so happy to see that they at long last return to their old days. however in accompaniment, this is all his illusion, as their love is based on material makeions. He has lived not for himself, but for his dreaming, for his vision of the s atisfactory breeding inspired by the steady of a lovely rich girl. The honey oil light situated at the abate of East Egg dock and indubitable from Gatsbys West Egg lawn whitethorn be the best symbol of his impossible dream. He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a singular way, and far as I was from him I could take hold sworm he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seawardand distinguished nothing except a single verdancy light, slight and far away, that might have been the closing curtain of a dock. In the end when Gatsby dies for the interestingness of Daisy, she just leaves him behind and goes to Europe with her save to spend their holiday. Gatsbys dream of a perfect Daisy and a happy flavour totally breaks up until now. The falling put through of Gatsbys dream represents the falling voltaic pile of American Dream. Then why the dream fails in such a distressing way? First, Gatsby builds up an illusionary dream. He is fascinated with Daisys grac e and charm, but blinds her shortcomings. He gives Daisy an idealistic perfection that she cannot possess in reality .Alhough later he comes to know that Daisy is not what she used to be and that she doesnt love him, he cannot dwell dreaming and continues to recall the old days. Gatsbys dream is ruined by the inappropriateness of its object, just as the American Dream in the 1920s is ruined by the unworthiness of its objectmoney and merriment. Second, from the opening he uses a wrong way to achieve his dream and this would inevitably lead to his dreams coming into failure at last. He has made his set through racketeering and conducting suspicious business, no field of the moral principles.The American dream of Gatsby corrupts as the unrestrained desire for money and pleasure surpasses those noble goals. More importantly, the sharp line of merchandise between the ideal and the reality is delinquent to result in the breakup of the dream. In some senses, Gatsbys dream originate d from the other(prenominal), and made him sincerely persist. But when he was abandoned into the previous(prenominal), he made efforts to find conglomerate possibilities in the future. He makes the historical past transform to the future in the empty hope.The green light representing his ideal future, which as well as indicates the whole American ones, is unattainable. The American Dream destroys not only because of the profound social and historical reasons, but as well being deeply concerned with the self-destructive characters of Gatsby. When Gatsbys simple and naive characters are confronted with the iciness society and moral decay of America, on that intend will be no place for Gatsby to escape but die. In the end, the author wrote, Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes originally us.It eluded us then, but thats no matter tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther And one fine morning So we meter on, bo ats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past . Gatsby goes back ceaselessly into the past because the future is far too cruel to imagine. This is the tragedy of Gatsby he himself lives in the past and is making a beautiful but illusionary dream of the future, so do the Americans. 2. 2 Daisy Buchanan end-to-end the book, Daisy is described close to in a fairytale tone.She is the princess in the castle, the wonderful girl that every man dreams of possessing. She is beautiful and rich and innocent and pure in her sportyness. She togged up in white, and had a little white roadster . But that whiteness is manifold with the yellow of gold and the unavoidable degeneration that money trains. Just as Gatsby once comments after their reunion, her give tongue to is full of money. . Her love for Gatsby is conditioned by his wealth. When she saw Gatsbys fabulous pile of shirts, she could not help crying Ive neer seen such such beautiful shirts before. . For Daisy, h er love associated well with stable and extravagant life. Daisy proves her real record when she chooses turkey cock over Gatsby, then allows Gatsby to assume the blame for killing Myrtle Wilson however though she herself was thrust the car. Finally, rather than assure Gatsbys funeral, Daisy and gobbler move away, release no forwarding address. Daisy lived in a material world without being real, where short ghosts, breathing like air. Actually, Daisy stands for youth, gold and status, which many young Americans regard as their dreams.Yet, the dream has already became a nightmare, as it generates those money-oriented and power-persuing minds. As a social satire, Daisy is also a reflection on moral decadency in modern Amercian society. It is concerned with the corruption of abide bys and the decline of sacred life. Since the fabrication Revolution, Americans have fallen in , not only the way of life through which they seeking for more luxurious enjoyment, but also wealth and status at the expense of moral decay. As a consequence, American Dream has totally failed to bring any kind of fulfillment, either spiritual or material. . 3 tomcat Buchanan turkey cock Buchnan, the dude form Yale, is a liar, a hypocrite, and a bully. Being born into a wealthy family has made him a speculative man. He hasnt really worked his inbuilt life and instead, spends his days in craziness and ease. All Toms feelings and actions are self-directed. He has a shameless map with Myrtle because it satisfies his needs. He flaunts their relationship in public for he is a imprudent man who isnt bothered by the sufferings he causes. This also attributes to he and Daisys escape in a home where they would have to face.Tom is the typical character of his class. His social attitudes are laced with racism and sexism, and he neer ever considers trying to live up to the moral standard he recollectd to. Tom is a scion of the great robber barons of the Gilded Age who sequestrate the land, gutted the forests, laid the railroads, and turned the cities into vast urban fortresses for the purpose of protecting their own soused interests . He represents descendants of those early pioneers, frontiersman and later settlers who seek to transform the perfect(a) Land into a impudently World Garden.These later empire-builders of the post-Civil War period, who were eager to supplant crops with machines, set aside morality as easily and pronto as they attempted to buy up civilization. 2. 4 pass Caraway Although gouge is not the title-holder in the novel, his importance as the vote counter and a functional character makes him almost as much a primaeval figure as Gatsby. He is Gatsbys neighbor, Daisys cousin once removed, Toms classmate in college and the dish of Daisys close fried, Jordan.He is a tie, who connects many contradictions and meshings among characters, and a key figure in the complicated relaion net. nick uses his curious eyeball to view Gatsb ys actions and holds sympathy to suppose Gatsbys patterns. As a look who has strong flexibility and broad and conglomerate information , he can observe Gatsbys actions standing far from him and bear a neutral and calm viw to value the story. Using I as go through to narrative the story, Fitzgerald let readers feel things flat while hid himself behind the case. cut off resembles Fitzgerald in such aspects as age, family background, education record, literary interest, legions experience and seeks of fortune. If Gatsby represents one part of Fitzgeralds personality, the flashy celebrity who pursued and praised wealth in order to impress the woman he loved, then break away represents another(prenominal) part the quiet, reflective Midwesterner adrift in the lurid East . So this may fully explain why Nick senses, understands and sympathizes Gatsby. The exchangeableities between Nick and Fitzgerald make Nick voice more than the author.As a moral symbol he is the embodiment of a hope for moral and spiritual growth. surgical operation as Fitzgeralds speaker in making his ultimate value judgements, Nick fetchs that the fast-paced, fun-driven lifestyle of New York is grotesque and damaging an ideal based on materialism rather than a fulfilment of American Dream. Knowing the truth of the East, Nick quickly goes back without any hesitation. At the end, Nick is the only person escaping from the illusory American Dream and unfolds this tragic story to us all. 3 ConclusionIn the salient Gatsby, by apply symbolic images, F. Scott Fitzgerald reveals the contradiction and inner conflict of the characters as well as displays his give-and-take and excellent writing skill. The entire story is about the effect brought by the roaring age of reshaping peoples value , causing the deterioration of morality and track after money even one undeserved. Gatsby deadly accumulated great wealth in illegal way to get Daisy love, but he didnt distinguish peoples ugly self-whi speredgreedy of money and mean of kindness, and finally he died with everything lost.References 1 F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby. JiangsuYiLing Press, 1997 2 Miller pile E. Jr. F. Scott Fitzgerald His Art and Technique. New York New York University Press, 2001 3 Wang Qiong. The Narrative Technique in The Great Gatsby from the Point View of Narration. Shanghaijournal of Huzhou Teachers College, 2004 4 Garrett George. Fire and Freshness A reckon of Style in the Great Gatsby. In Matthew J. Broccoli (Ed), 2002 5 Ernest H. Lockridge ed. Twentieth century interpretations of The Great Gatsby A Collection of Critical Essays.Prentice-Hall, 1968 6 hemorrhage Geoffrey N & Short Michael H. New Essays on the Great Gatsby. New York Cambridge University Press, 1985 7 Zhang Tianjing. the Deeply miserable America TragedyAnalysis the Great Gatsby. Journal of Xianyang Normal University, 2004 8 Zhao Hongwei. Disillusionment of Gatsbys American Dream From the Perspective of partnershipAnalys is of The Great Gatsby. Journal of Harbin University, 2003 9 Mizener Arthur ed. F. Scott Fitzgerald A Collection of Critical Essays, Englewood Cliffs. N. J Prentice-Hall, 1963The Great GastbyChapter 7 1. Look up Trimalchio and learn whether that is an appropriate comparison for Gatsby. Trimalchio was the protagonist in Satyricon, by Petronius. He was a freedman who gained prestige and power through perfect tenacity and hard work. Once he attained his wealth, he enjoyed throwing lavish parties that were meant to impress his variety of guests. The comparison of Gatsby and Trimalchio is demonstrable. Both were fresh rich, and trying to get the right attention. Fitzgeralds early version of Gatsby was truly titled Trimalchio in West Egg. 2.What has changed at Gatsbys house? wherefore? Gatsbys house becomes much quieter, and his parties come to an end because he no longer needed them to attract Daisy. 3. In chapter 1, Daisy and Jordan are lying on a couch. Find and compare the tra nsportation system that this section repeats. 4. How do Gatsby and Daisy behave together? In the absence of Tom? With Tom around? While Tom is out of the room, Daisy kisses Gatsby on the lips and says she loves him. When Tom is around, Gatsby stares at Daisy with obvious passion and Daisy recklessly remarks, within audience of Tom, that she loves Gatsby. . When is it that Tom realizes Daisy is in love with Gatsby? why? After Daisy suggests they go to town, Tom witnesses a soft glance that passes between Daisy and Gatsby and can no longer deny the dickens of them are having an affair. 6. How does Gatsby characterize Daisys voice? What does that mean? How does that make sense to Nick? Gatsby says that her voice is full of money (-__-). For Gatsby, Daisy represents the wealth and elegance for which he has yearned all his life.It also shows that while Gatsby hesitates frequently, thinking before he speaks around these people because he was never really part of their world, Daisy, on the other hand, is free to do and say what she wishes, without worry, because she is so accustomed to living in this world. Nick realized that was the charm in her voice. 7. What does Tom learn about Wilson? What does Myrtle misinterpret? Tom learns that Wilson is trying to raise money to finance the move west that he has planned for him and his wife Myrtle.Myrtle is staring atomic reactor from the windows above the garage at Jordan baker, whom she seems to have mistaken for Daisy, her rival in love. 8. What is humorous about the music below the suite? 9. Describe the behavior of Tom, Gatsby, and Daisy. What is Nicks attitude toward them? Tom and Gatsby have an argument, with Tom accusing Gatsby of lying about being an oxford man. When Gatsby successfully answers the question, Tom then explodes and asks him about his love affair with Daisy. Daisy tries and fails to quiet Tom.Nick ashes a spectator of the scene and doesnt say anything. 10. What is Gatsbys insistence with Daisy? Why? How does this connect to preliminary in the novel? Gatsby insists that Daisy never loved him, and not Tom, all these years. But when Daisy cannot honestly admit that never loved Tom, Gatsby declares that Daisy is leaving Tom anyway. Gatsby does this because he realized that he was losing Daisy. 11. What does Nick realize about himself? How does it make him feel? Nick realizes that he that it is his thirtieth birthday.After Nick realizes it is his 30th birthday he acknowledges the fact that he has wasted too much of his time with people who do not actually care about anything other than wealth. He has spent a lot of his life on trivialities and sees that, all of a sudden, life is passing him by. His time with Nick, Jordan and the others has distracted him to the point where he loses focus of his own life and goals, thus, forgetting his own birthday. 12. Why does Myrtle Wilson die, consort to Gatsby?How does this relate to her earlier misinterpretation? Because Daisy was drivi ng and (accidentally? ) struck Myrtle. Myrtle saw Jordan Baker in the yellow car and thought she was Toms wife. She recognizes the yellow car as shes running away and tries to speak to who she thinks is Jordan but it is in fact Daisy, the actual wife of Tom, who accidentally kills her. 13. What is the status of Daisy and Tom at the end of the chapter? Tom and Daisy have reconciled and it is obvious that they are going to stay together. 14.Compare Gatsbys sentry at the end of the chapter with a similar moment earlier in the novel. Nicks parting from Gatsby at the end of this chapter parallels his first sighting of Gatsby at the end of Chapter 1. In both cases, Gatsby stands alone in the moonlight pining for Daisy. In the earlier instance, he stretches his arms out toward the green light across the water, optimistic about the future. In this instance, he has made it past the green light, onto the lawn of Daisys house, but his dream is gone forever.