Topic > The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and...

Harold Bloom, an eminent literary critic, has stated that Holden Caulfield's literary ancestors clearly include Huck Finn and Jay Gatsby from the novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Great Gatsby. Holden Caulfield may not be a direct descendant of the two, but he shares many of the same genetic similarities that both Jay Gatsby and Huck Finn portray in their novels. Throughout the books none of the characters seem to fit into the society they live in at the time and they also all seem lonely. They also all lie to change situations in their lives into what they believe is a story more suited to what they are telling. In the novel The Great Gatsby, Gatsby himself spends his life creating his lifestyle and image of fortune so that he can win back. Margherita pizza. Gatsby wanted to win her over so much that he did everything he could to get her to want him. He changed his name and got involved in organized crime, where he got his wealth. All of this was to create this character with the elegant life he had, but there's so much more to the story. Through...