The Loss of Identity in the Great Gatsby
Words: 595 Pages: 2 13861In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald many themes and thoughts are expressed through subtlety and secrecy of characters and objects. With these underlying conceptions Fitzgerald is able to reveal Gatsby, the main character, as someone with a loss of identity which ultimately leads to his attempt to restore the past and failure to grasp the present before it’s overdue. Gatsby masks his old identity through speculation and contemplation in hope to reinvent his status and rebuild […]