Essays about: "Jay Gatsby"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words Jay Gatsby.

  1. 6. We Need to Talk About Nick : Sexual Divergence, Characterization and the Hardcover Closet in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

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

    Author : Bill Danielsson; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Criticism of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby (1925) is often focused around its already evident focal points, such as its critique of capitalism, excess and greed. Therefore, this essay focuses on and discusses instances in The Great Gatsby of sexual divergence and homoeroticism. READ MORE

  3. 7. 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

  4. 8. 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. 9. 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

  6. 10. Location and Class : A Study of the Significance of Place and Social Standing in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

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

    Author : Malin Sjöström; [2015]
    Keywords : Class; Location; The Great Gatsby;

    Abstract : This essay focuses on location and class in The Great Gatsby. The essay argues that the aspect of location has a defining role in the characters' effort to become a part of the leisure class. READ MORE