Essay on F. Scott Firzgeralds The Great Gatsby - 777 Words

In F. Scott Fitzgeralds, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald introduces his readers to very unique and dramatic characters that capture the audiences attention right from the start. The three main characters; Tom, Daisy, and Jay Gatsby are the main focus of this novel. Gatsby wants to reconcile his desire for Daisy, but it is possible that it cannot be done because she remains the object of competing visions. Fitzgerald uses the motif of visions throughout his novel, using the vision of the American Dream, the vision of class, and the vision of the past and the future. Throughout the novel Fitzgerald presents three main motif of visions; the American Dream, class, and past and future. The vision of the American Dream that is presented by†¦show more content†¦Gatsby represents the true American Dream because he is motivated by love, while the other characters in the novel are not. Gatsby is the only character that is actually motivated to be wealthy by something that means to him, l ove. While the other characters only want to be rich and wealthy, Gatsby wants to be wealthy so he could attain Daisy and her love. Another one of the visions that is represented in the novel is class. In this novel there is conflict between the three categories of class. The three categories; upper-class, middle-class, and lower-class are represented very differently. Fitzgerald represents class by old money, new money, and no money. Tom and Daisy Buchanan are both a very rich married couple who are individually very self centered and hypocrites. Daisy does not even wait for Gatsby, even though she promised to wait for him, and confessed that she loved him, leaving him for Tom, a very wealthy young guy. Tom, has high moral expectations from those around him, but does not apply those moral expectations to himself, considering that he had an affair with Myrtle, and confronts Daisy and Gatsby when they become involved. Old money is referring to the characters Tom and Daisy, because th ey have inherited their money from old relatives, and do not spend it so freely. Jay Gatsby, was born in North Dakota as James Gatz, and while working for a millionaire he motivated himself to become