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INTRODUCTION
• Gatsby mistakenly believes that he can repeat the past and be reunited with Daisy.
• Gatsby believes that financial success will lead to spiritual fulfilment and happiness showing he can achieve the aims of the American Dream
• I will examine the characterisation and theme through Gatsby’s background, his financial success and mistake, his happiness and failure.
DEFINATION OF AMERICAN DREAM
• Gatsby believes if he can achieve the American Dream he can win back Daisy. ...
GATSBY BACKGROUND
• 12 years old he met Dan Cody whose lifestyle influenced him- his yacht “represented all the beauty and glamour in the world”-material aspiration
• Gatsby created his own identity for himself and created the kind of boy a 17 year old would create- confident
• At the end of the novel his father shows Nick his schedule- ways he could improve- shows determination
GATSBY MATERIAL SUCCESS
• 2 sides- thought he was a typical made man and a good example of how hard work can lead to material success- living the dream- money is through crime
• Nick admired his “extraordinary gift for hope”
• His house- symbol of success “factual imitation (not the real thing) of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy”- clear vision of success
• His parties- “In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and champagne and the stars”- simile shows intense movement, servants, orchestra, bad behaved guests- symbol of extravagance and carelessness of the rich.
Approximate Word count = 503
Approximate Pages = 2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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