Mansion In The Great Gatsby

This book, The Great Gatsby, written by F Scott. Fitzgerald in 1925, is a novel dedicated to the inhabitants of wealth, power, and social status. It was mainly about this astonishingly wealthy man known as Jay Gatsby who dreamed of revitalizing the love that was once present between him and Daisy Buchanan. Fitzgerald has written this story as a connection to his past life to show that acquiring the American Dream is not always accessible. Throughout the story, the author has embedded many symbolic figures and themes, some representing his life, but most were mainly intended to show various amounts of emotion, and to encourage creative thinking for the reader. Fitzgerald not only written these symbolic meanings on numerous characters, but also …show more content…
His legal name was James Gatz but was later changed due to him believing his older name lacked “star” quality, and it was also the point where he wanted to reshape his life from being poor to successful and wealthy. Fast forwarding after the war, Gatsby became a wealthy man owning one of the most lavishly beautiful mansion in the novel. The mansion is located in the West Egg, Long Island where according to the author, it is less fashionable compared to the East Egg, the more wealthy and lavishing side. Gatsby’s mansion had a variety of symbolic meanings depending on the scene. Overall it represented Gatsby himself. At first the mansion was portrayed as,”blazing with light which fell unreal on the shrubbery and made thin elongating glints upon the roadside wires” (86). It was also stated his home was empty at that time which could all mean he was quite anxious to reunite with Daisy due to him being lonely for a while and this feeling of emptiness embodying his reality, just like the house. Towards the end of the book the house was seen as,” at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night”(119). This shows that the dream that Gatsby once fantasized of getting Daisy back would soon be lifeless or gone, similar to the darkness of the home. As a result the home of Gatsby represented his beliefs the most because it was revealed he was involved in illegal business practices which made him …show more content…
This means Nick’s home does not fit in place with the bigger homes surrounding it but he at least gets a view of his neighbor's garden, and the water. The home is located in the West Egg, where surprisingly, it’s next to Gatsby’s mansion. Nick’s home, which was mentioned twice in the novel, could symbolize his character. His home which is very small compared to the rest, represents how somewhat unimportant and small in rank he is compared to the other major characters despite him being the narrator of the book. This is because other characters in the novel who owned these big homes such as the Gatsby and the Buchanans, created this drama thus giving life to this story. Nick was basically the bystander in the drama and wants nothing to do with their shenanigans except writing about it. Nick’s home could also symbolize a bridge for Daisy and Gatsby to reunite together. Since Gatsby was far to afraid to see Daisy face to face, he turns to Jordan who tells Nick,”He wants her to see his house,’ she explained. ‘And your house is right next door”(84). This got Nick to arrange the reunion which got both Daisy and Gatsby to come together for the first time after five years. Overall, the author depicted Nick’s attitudes, and beliefs the most throughout the story. At first, he was neutral to all the character but as the story progresses, he becomes close friend to Gatsby, giving a compliment”You’re worth the