Was the Great Gatsby Broke?
This article was somewhat humorous in the degree of math it did for the analysis of fiction, yet it proved an interesting and inadvertent point. It proved that Gatsby could hardly have afforded all the things he did, even if he was was twice as successful as his fellow bootlegger Al Capone. But, his situation just made mathematical sense, it was just conceivable. But, with that in mind, one would have to realise that Gatsby would quickly be going broke after the summer ended and he had all his parties.
This article is somewhat soul crushing. It takes one of the greatest self-made men of American Literature, who has inspired many to seek a life of wealth and opulence, a man who symbolised what is often called conspicuous consumption, and tears him down. It proves that to be Gatsby is impossible, unsustainable, and pure fiction. It shows that the American System cannot handle such rebellion, such sudden acquisition of wealth. It shows that one cannot be Gatsby, that rags to riches is a myth, and that even if Gatsby had lived longer, he would have been bankrupt momentarily. This lends itself readily to the idea of the impossibility of American individualism, it shows that an American who wishes to change them self cannot; even if they are willing to break the law and violate the American system. Gatsby's impossibility shows that no rebel can be truly economically successful.
Gatsby isn't the only one who had some trouble making it. Hank Stamper exhibits a similar level of difficulty.
This article is somewhat soul crushing. It takes one of the greatest self-made men of American Literature, who has inspired many to seek a life of wealth and opulence, a man who symbolised what is often called conspicuous consumption, and tears him down. It proves that to be Gatsby is impossible, unsustainable, and pure fiction. It shows that the American System cannot handle such rebellion, such sudden acquisition of wealth. It shows that one cannot be Gatsby, that rags to riches is a myth, and that even if Gatsby had lived longer, he would have been bankrupt momentarily. This lends itself readily to the idea of the impossibility of American individualism, it shows that an American who wishes to change them self cannot; even if they are willing to break the law and violate the American system. Gatsby's impossibility shows that no rebel can be truly economically successful.
Gatsby isn't the only one who had some trouble making it. Hank Stamper exhibits a similar level of difficulty.