The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

         “You can’t live in the past” is a phrase that Gatsby would strongly disagree with. Years ago Daisy was romantically involved with a lieutenant. This lieutenant was Gatsby. This time period seemed to  be the peak of Gatsby’s life. Just as Tom is trying to live through his sports glory days, Gatsby is trying to live through his past with Daisy. With this, Fitzgerald began The Great Gatsby with an epigraph. The epigraph is clearly foreshadowing Gatsby’s life, and it already allows the reader to think about the deeper meaning of the epigraph. What is the gold hat? What is the significance of bouncing high? Who or what is the narrator yearning for?  I will begin with the gold hat. The gold hat is a clear symbol of wealth and social status. Many wealthy people inherited their money. This was somewhat true of Gatsby. Gatsby traveled with Cody to the Barbary Coast and West Indies. “It was from Cody that he inherited money - a legacy of twenty-...

       The “Roaring 20’s” was a very consumer-oriented economy and it heavily included mass entertainment. This meant that partying was a vital part of the culture during the 1920’s. In The Great Gatsby the reader is able to go to three different parties, all from Nick Caraway's perspective. From the beginning Nick confirms with the reader that he is a non-biased source, and this causes the reader to feel that they would have similar thoughts to Nick, as he narrates the novel. These three parties include Daisy’s, Myrtle’s and Gatsby’s. It is easy for me to say that I would prefer going to Gatsby’s party over the other two.  The first party Nick was invited to was Daisy’s party. Nick described the house as being a red and white Georgian colonial mansion. It was on the water, with French windows and the entire mansion was gold and white. It also had a great Italian garden. As Nick approached the gorgeous mansion, his college friend Tom abruptly greeted him. To...