F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby: A Life... commonly practiced throughout the time period. The plot revolves around several major themes and effectively expresses Fitzgerald's unique perspective. With an objective point of view, Nick Carraway tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a foolish racketeer, who tries to win his lifelong love, Daisy Buchanan. Although pecuniary matters can often have an outsized influence on human relationships, the novel reveals several powerful battles involving love, morality, and money. While Nick Carraway follows the story of Jay Gatsby chasing a dream, Gatsby can be observed as a foolish man. work so hard and yet achieve nothing. One of the numerous reasons why Jay Gatsby can be considered reckless when he simply chases a dream is not because he is foolish, but rather because of the method by which he does so. Going back to the roots of his life, Gatsby was not a wealthy person in terms of education. Following a rigorous daily schedule and constant attempts to improve his moral values are two of his hopeful methods to win over Daisy Buchanan. Improvements such as "No more smoking or chewing, bathing every other day, being better with your parents" (182), were just some of his guidelines for striving for constant self-improvement. Despite realizing that Daisy cannot be won so easily, Gatsby continues to struggle in his attempt to win his only love. Not only has he focused on the real values of life for the future, Gatsby decides within himself that he must change his past. Due to his dissatisfaction with his original name, James Gats, he alters his name to the more attractive Jay Gatsby....... middle of paper...... the novel vividly described a life lived foolishly, only to a lost goal so long sought. Works Cited Raleigh, John Henry. “The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.” Mizener 99-103.Sklar, Robert. F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Last Laocoön. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1967.Trilling, Lionel. “F. Scott Fitzgerald.” Critical essays on Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby". Ed. Scott Donaldson. Boston: Hall, 1984. 13-20.1. Underline the titles of the novels.2. When quoting, the final punctuation should come after the parentheses instead of within the quote, "You're right" (72). Instead of “you're right”.3. I see several focuses in your article, from the stupidity of Jay Gatsby to Myrtle to the corruption of the 1920s. Stick to one of the topics and explore it fully instead of jumping from one topic to another.

Topic > F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby: A Life... commonly practiced throughout the time period. The plot revolves around several major themes and effectively expresses Fitzgerald's unique perspective. With an objective point of view, Nick Carraway tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a foolish racketeer, who tries to win his lifelong love, Daisy Buchanan. Although pecuniary matters can often have an outsized influence on human relationships, the novel reveals several powerful battles involving love, morality, and money. While Nick Carraway follows the story of Jay Gatsby chasing a dream, Gatsby can be observed as a foolish man. work so hard and yet achieve nothing. One of the numerous reasons why Jay Gatsby can be considered reckless when he simply chases a dream is not because he is foolish, but rather because of the method by which he does so. Going back to the roots of his life, Gatsby was not a wealthy person in terms of education. Following a rigorous daily schedule and constant attempts to improve his moral values are two of his hopeful methods to win over Daisy Buchanan. Improvements such as "No more smoking or chewing, bathing every other day, being better with your parents" (182), were just some of his guidelines for striving for constant self-improvement. Despite realizing that Daisy cannot be won so easily, Gatsby continues to struggle in his attempt to win his only love. Not only has he focused on the real values of life for the future, Gatsby decides within himself that he must change his past. Due to his dissatisfaction with his original name, James Gats, he alters his name to the more attractive Jay Gatsby....... middle of paper...... the novel vividly described a life lived foolishly, only to a lost goal so long sought. Works Cited Raleigh, John Henry. “The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.” Mizener 99-103.Sklar, Robert. F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Last Laocoön. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1967.Trilling, Lionel. “F. Scott Fitzgerald.” Critical essays on Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby". Ed. Scott Donaldson. Boston: Hall, 1984. 13-20.1. Underline the titles of the novels.2. When quoting, the final punctuation should come after the parentheses instead of within the quote, "You're right" (72). Instead of “you're right”.3. I see several focuses in your article, from the stupidity of Jay Gatsby to Myrtle to the corruption of the 1920s. Stick to one of the topics and explore it fully instead of jumping from one topic to another.