| Term Paper Title | Great Gatsby Essay |
| # of Words | 609 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 2.44 |
Great Gatsby Essay
The 1920s in America were a decade of great social change. From
fashion to politics, forces clashed to produce a very ^Roaring^
decade. Jazz sounds dominated the music industry. It was the age of
prohibition, the age of prosperity, and the age of downfall. It was
the age of everything, and this can be witnessed through the novel by
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby. The Roaring Twenties help
create Gatsby's character. Gatsby's participation in the bootlegging
business, the extravagant parties he throws, and the wealthy, careless
lifestyle the Buchanans represent are all vivid pictures of that time
frame. It turns out, although he was used and abused by all the people
whom he thought of as friends, Jay Gatsby ^turned out alright in the
end.^ (Fitzgerald 6) It almost seems as if he is better off dead,
according to the narrator, because all his so-called ^friends^ either
deserted him or used him for their own personal gain. There are signs
of this all! throughout the novel, but it is especially evident in the
final chapters. In chapter seven, when Myrtle Wilson is killed, Daisy
accepts no responsibility for Myrtle^s death. She just sits back and
lets Gatsby take all the blame for her actions. Gatsby is very willing
to do so, because of the love he has for Daisy. All Gatsby can think
about after the accident is what Daisy went through, it was as if
^Daisy^s reaction was the only thing that mattered.^ (Fitzgerald 151)
Gatsby stands outside of Daisy and Tom^s house for hours, waiting for a
sign from Daisy that things were alright. ^I want to wait here till
Daisy goes to bed.^ (Fitzgerald 153) Inside, as she talks with Tom,
Daisy shows no remorse, she just continues with her life as if it never
happened. In chapter eight, Gatsby recounts for Nick all the memories
he has of Daisy and him together. ^She was the ...Read entire document
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