Failure of the Capitalist Ideal in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

The most striking factor in the mysticalization of Fitzgerald against the ideal world of capitalism is not the charm of human anxiety and moral ugliness but the absolute failure of professional ethics, which is actually delivery of goods. As Spindler pointed out, the population who enjoyed a significant increase in revenues in the 1920s was only 10%, and by 1929 50,000 people could earn half of the national income (166). In 1921, Zinn recorded that 4,270,000 Americans were unemployed, 2 million people living in a chimney in New York, 6 million households (42% of the whole country) earned less than $ 1,000 (373) per year . Tsby

The main issue that Fitzgerald said in "Great Gatsby" is "hope and dream failure". Not only for the reason that reality can not catch up with the ideal, but in the novel, Gatsby 's dream of winning her heart by repeating him and Daisy' s past before the war is not so realistic Because it is not, people will expect him. The dream will fail. Fitzgerald well explained this thought through Gatsby 's role and failure of his dream. This theme was accurate in the 1920s, during which many people tried American dreams and tried to improve their lives. Many people believe they can realize their dreams and improve their lives if you study hard.

Scott Fitzgerald's "Great Gatsby" / Gatsby's Daisy Desire explores why Gatsby strongly desires Daisy. The authors claim that Gatsby pursues ideal not first genuine women. In fact, he was unable to recognize the kind of person she was supposed to have since they last met each other last. Gatsby lives in a world of dreams, and Daisy is part of a dream. However, with the development of the novel, Gatsby 's emotions changed. In the bibliography, Fitzgerald 's "Great Gatsby: Role of Nick ..." is published in "The Great Gatsby", F. Scott Fitzgerald presents elaborate symbolic novels. Since Fitzgerald is very strongly integrated into symbolism, he is at the heart of the novel, so we need to read books over and over again to gain a comprehensive understanding. The hints and suggestions that Fitzgerald brings to dialogue, setting and action are the "great Gatsby" is the main reason for the 20th century classics. The theme of "The Great Gatsby" has three themes. They are