Essays on The Great Gatsby

Throughout history, wealth came in crops, gold, or cash, and it was constantly used as a symbol of power and success. Additionally, it is widely known that more money means a better life. Thus, it is quite unsurprising when most people aim their goal to...

“ Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As a writer, words are your paint. Use all the colors. ” This parallel wants to emphasize the several similarities between the novels...

The American dream is a goal that is attainable with time, hard work and perseverance. Four percent of people who are born in a lower class rise to the top to become the top one percent of America’s earners. It is called the American dream...

The authentic interpretation of the American dream attributes to have a prosperous and an exceptional life with open and fair opportunities. Additionally, in both the novels; The Death of a Salesman and The Great Gatsby, allude to a completely different understanding of the American dream...

Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller in 1949, is a novel that focuses on the family life and how they have been affected by the society as far as destiny of an individual is in this case concerned. On the other hand Great...

The Great Gatsby is a story written about a heavily rich man names Mr. J Gatsby. Mr. Gatsby did not start off rich he was born to poor farmers, he despised his parents and thought of himself as a child of god and thought he...

Haruki Murakami wrote, “Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn’t control you—you should control them” (Past Quotes). In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby obsessively pursues a great dream that is linked to his past. However, there are some parts of...