The Great Gatsby: Connection to Puritanism

      In my last post about my connections with "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I mentioned that I saw a connection to the puritans writing characteristic. However, I mainly stayed on topic on how i dreamed to achieve the same life as Jay Gatsby. Then I thought, "who would not want to live like Gatsby?" that is sadly, (because i should have realized it sooner) when I realized that Fitzgerald's novel is about the American Dream, A new idea brought to America by the Puritans. 

     The American dream is this ideal sense of material wealth in not only in the economy, but the opportunity, and prosperity America gives its citizens. In Jay Gatsby's case he worked hard and made bucket loads of money. This money gave him a higher social status. Then, this higher social status yielded Gatsby to become powerful, and he owes it all to the puritans.

The Great Gatsby: Connection to myself

     I am reading, "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In exploring the main character, Jay Gatsby, I see a strong connection to the way i see myself. This novel is written in the high modernistic period, where it shows many characteristics of its predecessors, especially the puritan period. The reason I believe that I relate to Gatsby is the way he strives for greatness. Gatsby is a wealthy man with a mysterious reasons in doing what he does. I am at the part of "The Great Gatsby" where daisy's and Gatsby's relationship is growing.

     Jay Gatsby is a self-made billionaire , a mature adult. However, he still acts as if he were 10 years old when he is around daisy. He gets uncomfortable about their long past and tentative future. I think I am this way sometimes with girls also. I hope to become Mr. Gatsby, with parties every sunday and money extending all the way out until the flashing green light.