The Greatness of Gatsby in The Great Gatsby
Affiliation(s)
1 Foreign Language Department, Baoding University, Baoding, China. 2 Send School of Linxi, Tangshan, China.
1 Foreign Language Department, Baoding University, Baoding, China. 2 Send School of Linxi, Tangshan, China.
ABSTRACT
The Great Gatsby is the masterpiece of Fitzgerald, the representative of “Jazz Age”. This paper studies the greatness of Gatsby from three aspects: Gatsby’s struggle against fate focusing on his love and career, Gatsby’s spirit of self-discipline and his spirit of self-sacrifice compared with Jesus Christ and other people. In a word, Gatsby is as great as the writer Fitzgerald thinks of.
The Great Gatsby is the masterpiece of Fitzgerald, the representative of “Jazz Age”. This paper studies the greatness of Gatsby from three aspects: Gatsby’s struggle against fate focusing on his love and career, Gatsby’s spirit of self-discipline and his spirit of self-sacrifice compared with Jesus Christ and other people. In a word, Gatsby is as great as the writer Fitzgerald thinks of.
Cite this paper
Li, Q. and Zheng, L. (2015) The Greatness of Gatsby in The Great Gatsby. Advances in Literary Study, 3, 52-57. doi: 10.4236/als.2015.32009.
Li, Q. and Zheng, L. (2015) The Greatness of Gatsby in The Great Gatsby. Advances in Literary Study, 3, 52-57. doi: 10.4236/als.2015.32009.
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