Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald's timeless novel, The Great Gatsby, is a fictional depiction of American life in the Jazz Age. Contrasting the characters' methods of dealing with certain situations makes the differences in their attitudes towards love and money apparent. The actions of two major characters, Jay Gatsby, a former military man, and Tom Buchanan, a wealthy New Haven Graduate, are compared throughout the novel in similar situations. Each characters actions are concise and indifferent to those of one another. Through Fitzgerald's eyes, you are led to believe that the people of this era represent foolishness through their appearance, mental instability, and social status.
"It was a body capable of enormous leverage--a cruel body" (11). Fitzgeralds description gives Tom the accentuation of a robust, well-built specimen. He seems very powerful in his image, one of which portrays the impression of a cold-hearted man. However, Gatsby illustrates a handsome, witty man who has set goal...