Essays about: "Gatsby"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 32 essays containing the word Gatsby.

  1. 21. Rattling Society´s Cage in The Great Gatsby : A Marxist Analysis of Character motivation in The Great Gatsby

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Björn Brox; [2017]
    Keywords : Gatsby; Nick; Great Gatsby; Marxist; Marxism;

    Abstract : The Great Gatsby är en berömd roman som först publicerades år 1926 och skrevs av F. Scott Fitzgerald. Den är väldigt kritisk till den Amerikanska drömmen, ett koncept som har blivit starkt kopplat till kapitalismen. Detta gör det lättare att analysera texten från ett Marxistiskt perspektiv trots att marxism aldrig nämns i romanen. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Struggle to be Honest in a Corrupt World : Narration and Relations in The Great Gatsby

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Lindgren; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Although many attempts have been made on determining the trustworthiness of the narrator in The Great Gatsby, I would like to argue that there is more to say on that matter. Critics like Gary Scrimegeour and Colin Cass claim that the narrator Nick Carraway is hypocrisy embodied. READ MORE

  4. 23. Rugged Individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Sabina Jensen; [2016]
    Keywords : Rugged individualism; the American Dream; class; Jay Gatsby;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to analyze the concept of rugged individualism in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. This paper will also examine the American Dream since rugged individualism is related to the American Dream. Marxist criticism problematizes rugged individualism and the American Dream. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Great Gatsby – novel into movie : A Comparison of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Baz Luhrmann’s Movie Adaptation

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Melodi Haghanipour; [2016]
    Keywords : -;

    Abstract : In this essay I will discuss alterations that have been made to the storyline of the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, when the novel is made into the movie with the same name. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Different Faces of Narcissism : A Psychoanalytic Reading of The Great Gatsby and The Picture of Dorian Gray

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Ashkan Mir; [2016]
    Keywords : The Great Gatsby; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Jay Gatsby; Dorian Gray; Narcissism; Psychoanalytic literary criticism;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to perform a comparative psychoanalytic reading of The Great Gatsby (1925) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) in terms of the titular characters’ narcissistic behavior. My claim is that Jay Gatsby and Dorian Gray can be seen as different depictions of narcissism. READ MORE