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Great Gatsby - Essay

Great Gatsby

A great lecturer once said, łMan is so caught up in his own recklessness that he does not notice the values of life.˛ The theme proclaimed in the quote reflects literature in the abundance that it is used in throughout the history of writing. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald, spokesman of the Jazz Age, illustrates the shallow emptiness, careless recklessness, and materialistic concerns of the rich in his novel The . First and foremost of all are the issues of the materialistic concerns of the rich. Jay Gatsby, a young rich bachelor, had so many personnel possessions because he wanted Daisy, the first love of his life, so much that she was the equivalent of łWinter Dreams˛ to him. Gatsbyšs silk ...

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parties show careless recklessness with their abuse of alcohol and their bodies. First of all, the people at Gatsbyšs balls drank all night and showed no respect for Gatsbyšs house or possessions. Also the participants of the parties held at Gatsbyšs mansion are audacious enough to drive home while very intoxicated. Furthermore the individuals who were drinking were astonished to see the car in the ditch but none of them bothered to help. Alcohol in large amounts and large groups can cause misjudgements and even death. All in All drinking by Gatsbyšs guests led to extremely reckless behaviors.
Next and final of all is the emptiness that the characters of this book posses and how it affects their lives. Tom Buchannen, an insidious man who had an affair with Myrtle, has the nerve to be married to Daisy and have a mistress. Following Tom is a man they call Kiplinsinger, a gambling piano player, who lives with Gatsby and doesnšt go to the funeral but he has the brashness to ask for ...

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Added: 10/9/2005 01:04:49 PM
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