The Great Gatsby - Jay Gatsby's Greatness

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September 11, 2015

 

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It is from Cody that Gatsby develops his appreciation for wealth. “To young Gatz, resting on his oars, looking up at the railed deck, that yacht represented all the beauty and glamour in the world” (Fitzgerald 106). Fitzgerald uses this quote to mark the point at which Gatsby encounters wealth and power for the first time, and also, he uses it to symbolize Gatsby’s social standing and economic status...
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By comparing Gatsby’s rowboat with the luxurious yacht of Cody’s, Fitzgerald presents the idea that money and power translate into bigger and better things. The event is symbolic in that it illustrates Gatsby’s perception that wealth is a necessity. By saying that he was “looking up” to “all the beauty and glamour in the world,” Fitzgerald makes it evident that Gatsby idolized this lifestyle...
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