The Great GatsbyTheme Analysis

F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby; portrays many themes in his novel. To show his themes, and make him more understandable and detectable, he uses many literary devices such as hyperboles understatements, personifications and symbolisms. When I read the book I took note of many of Fitzgerald’s skilled uses of these literary devices and found some themes that he articulates more with them. The one theme I saw as very important and most interesting was the idea that those who live in the past have no future. I am able to support that this theme is shown in the novel and will do so throughout this paper.
As many who read The Great Gatsby know the death of Gatsby was a very important event. This event is one of the supporting elements of my theme. Gatsby has devoted his life, from the time he met her, to gaining back his true love Daisy. Daisy is presently married in the ...