The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald - 1302 Words

The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it is possible to achieve the American Dream. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby had a second opportunity in changing his life. Growing up, Gatsby was different from everyone else. He had a big dream and knew what would be the best for himself. He believed that wealth, material possessions, and power are the core principles of the American Dream. The pursuit of a better life led countless numbers of foreign immigrants to America desiring their chance at the vast opportunity. Fitzgerald uses setting, characterization and symbols to develop the theme that the â€Å"American Dream† is the search for happiness, individuality, and monetary†¦show more content†¦When they meet again, both feel embarrassed. The lack of conversation resulted in only staring at each other in Nick’s living room. As time passed by, â€Å"About half an hour, the sun shone aga in. When he [Gatsby] realized what I [Nick] was talking about, that there were twinkle bells of sunshine in the room, he smiled like a weatherman, like an ecstatic patron of recurrent light† (88-89). When the tension between them eases, the sun rose and the weather livened. The weather indicates what’ll happen between them in the living room. The weather transitions from rainy to sunny shows that they are getting along, making conversation and catching up from the old times they miss. Fitzgerald uses similes on the weather outside of Nick’s home to show the transition of the situation going on in his house. Lastly, as their mood of the conversation lightens up, the weather changes and the setting of the story lightens to reflect the happiness in Gatsby’s character. Each character in The Great Gatsby has a different personality and background. Through Gatsby’s characterization, his individuality is showing how he is different from the others. Gatsby was a young man that wanted to change his life. He built up his life around the abstract person he saw himself as. He created a fantasy world where he is rich and powerful. He was raised in a lower class family where his parents weren’t successful and he didn’t accept them as parents. He couldn’t accept who he was so he decides to