Comparing The Great Gatsby's Young And Beautiful
Although The Great Gatsby and “Young and Beautiful” do not seem to be comparable upon first glance, they are intertwined because of the fact that both Fitzgerald and Lana Del Rey attempt to convey the message that a prior love cannot be recreated. Gatsby lost the authenticity of his identity while engaging in unscrupulous business. And what did he get? Sure, he had a temporary reunion with Daisy, but she was never committed to their relationship. The female in “Young and Beautiful” is stressing so much about the future instead of enjoying the moment in the present when she is “young and beautiful”. She is forgetting what is in front of her. Yet, what makes this comparison valid is the mechanism that Lana Del Rey is essentially a living Gatsby.