Interesting Matthew! Wow, okay, glad people find the idea relateable. Dec 12, AM. Yes, I agree with your central idea, but disagree with much of your analysis accompanying it. Nick was hardly non-judgmental.
He had an immediate take on the Wilson woman. He found her vulgar and common from the very beginning. Dec 12, PM. It's been a long time since I've read it, but I seem to remember thinking that myself. Perhaps Nick represents the Fitzgerald's past and is the lens through which he's examining his own current lifestyle? Geoffrey wrote: "Yes, I agree with your central idea, but disagree with much of your analysis accompanying it. He found her vulgar and c Gatsby is reflected to this story.
Nick, one of the main characters, tells us his story about Mr. Fitzgerald titled this novel The Great Gatsby because he wants the readers to know who he is aiming his novel towards. In the beginning of the novel, Gatsby is an unknown man who throws parties every weekend in West Egg.
To be able to do this requires great skills and many years of writing experience. Scott Fitzgerald was such a person who dedicatedly wrote through poems and plays during his earlier years and fiction later on, to convey little bits of himself in his writing.
The main character of his story, Charlie, reflects Fitzgerald himself and his struggle as a former alcoholic who changed for the sake of his family. Beneath every great sentence is a great second-meaning. Whether an author is blatantly trying to tell the reader something, or they want to subconsciously set the tone of their literary work, in a sentence symbolism can normally be found.
A sentence, however, is very small. There is often underlying symbolism and tone in entire works of literature, made obvious by a sentence or two. Scott Fitzgerald mastered the art of symbolizing emotion and status in literature in The Great Gatsby. Essays Essays FlashCards. Browse Essays. Earth's most representative character, Tom Buchanan, emerges relatively unscathed: his selfishness and insensitivity make it possible for him to accept the loss of Myrtle Wilson without lasting pain.
Masters Theses. Advanced Search. Privacy Copyright. Abstract A great deal has been written about the conscientious effort that went into the design of F. Mike Chronley asked:. This question contains spoilers… view spoiler [Is Nick Carraway the voice of Fitzgerald, or should we view him as the embodiment of some other Jazz era archetype? Is Fitzgerald himself mourning the fate of Gatsby and perhaps his own desire to success into happiness OR lambasting the well-to-do Nick's of the world for obsessing over their favorite A-list socialites hide spoiler ].
To answer questions about The Great Gatsby , please sign up. Sarah I do believe that for the most part, Fitzgerald imagines Nick as himself, as both he and Nick were most famously "within and without.
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