Gatsby And Romanticism - 1148 Words

In the book The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays Jay Gatz as a man who is willing to do anything for love. He could also be considered as a romantic hero. However romantic hero does not mean a person that does everything for love. Romantic hero means someone who is rejected by his/her actions, or by society. â€Å"According to James Smith Allen, the term Romanticism has as many meanings as commentators. However, one can sketch a general definition of the movement based on its predominant rejection of classical rationality, objectivity, and universality in favor of an emotional, subjective, and personal response to the world†¦...the Romantic hero was a frequently a familial and social outcast, and defined him or her self via notions of†¦show more content†¦One day Nick Carraway the speaker of the book The Great Gatsby attended to one of Gatsby’s parties he notice Gatsby being alone on his marble steps, just watching the party go on, making no physical o r social connection with any of his guests, but Nick did not knew why was he apart from everyone else. â€Å"The nature of Mr. Tostoff’s composition eluded me, because just as it began my eyes fell on Gatsby, standing alone on the marble steps and looking from one group to another with approving eyes. His tanned skin was drawn attractively tight on his face and his short hair looked as though it were trimmed everyday. I could see nothing sinister about him. I wondered if the fact that he was not drinking helped to set him off from his guests, for it seemed to me that he grew more correct as the fraternal hilarity increased.†(pg-50). This quote is very important because it gives the reader an understanding on Gatsby’s personality, on the way that he acts around other people. Gatsby isolated himself when the love of his life left him and married someone else. He wanted to get her back so he isolated himself from everything that did not had to do with his love Daisy, he made money, bought a house, and throw expensive parties to impress Daisy, so he can get her back and have some company in his life. Gatsby used to think he was in love with Daisy and that everything he did was for her, but in reality all the stuff he was doing wasShow MoreRelatedRomanticism In The Great Gatsby Analysis867 Words   |  4 PagesF. 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