Topic > Theme of lightheartedness in The Great Gatsby - 2038

Autumn nights create love in the air and instill hope in dreams. Through the dark, moonlit sky it's hard to tell whether this is truly love brewing, or a spark of carelessness that will eventually burn them all to ruin. In his novel The Great Gatsby, author F. Scott Fitzgerald reveals the carelessness of the upper classes and illustrates their main goals in life; Fitzgerald uses this through distinct characterization, metaphors, and a Marxist lens. The world that Jay Gatsby lives in revolved around the wealthy socialite Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby is a hopeless romantic who is stuck in the past and lives with the need to be with Daisy again. For Daisy to love him, Gatsby knows he must be rich; and in the order Fitzgerald states, “His voice is full of money” (127). This reveals how superficial others think Daisy is and illustrates what her main goal in life is. It allows readers to gain a deeper understanding of her character and how she sees the world around her. When she has an affair with Gatsby, there is nothing to suggest that she regrets cheating on her husband or leaving her son at home with a nanny to go find a man who is not his father. Throughout the novel, Nick Carraway had noticed Daisy's tone of voice, how it was like nothing he had heard. In reality his voice is not the sound of charm or something mysterious, it is the sound of money and his constant desire for love. The 1920s were the dawn of a new era for women; they finally had rights. Since the beginning of this new way of life, it is obvious that in most relationships men still have the power and women do what their husbands want. In the case of Tom and Daisy, Tom is superior in their relationship; However, Daisy finally finds her right to love when she reconnects with Gatsby. He believes he has the right to be happy and takes responsibility for doing so. Even though she still uses a man to gain her happiness, it is still a step in the right direction to move away from a controlling husband. In the end, however, Tom wins, as usual. Tom uses his power over Daisy to take her away from West Egg and away from Gatsby and his friends and family. In the relationship with Jordan and Nick the situation is reversed. Jordan holds more power and makes the decisions, which Nick accepts. From their first meeting to their last goodbye, their relationship seems to reverse roles slightly. At first, Jordan is in charge, but by the end of the novel Nick takes control of his life and ends the relationship. Since the upper and lower roles were reversed in their relationship, this shows how times were changing and women now had more power. Along with power in relationships, women had rights and men did