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The Greatness of Gatsby in The Great Gatsby
Foreign Language Department, Baoding University, Baoding, China
Send School of Linxi, Tangshan, China
- 1 Foreign Language Department, Baoding University, Baoding, China
- 2 Send School of Linxi, Tangshan, China
Advances in Literary Study·Volume 03 (2015)·Pages 52–57·Published 19 March 2015·DOI10.4236/als.2015.32009
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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.
KeywordsGreatnessGatsbyStruggleSelf-DisciplineSelf-Sacrifice
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