Overindulgence and Narcissim
Pereira
IB English III
Due: 25 October 2013
Overindulgence and Narcissism F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, exemplifies the people of the 1920’s and their sociology. He focused in on the wealthy and exploited their bona fide way of life. The overindulgence of the wealthy in the ‘20’s reflects their egoist, narcissistic nature. Middle class narrator, Nick Carraway, shifts the perspective of the novel for the first and only time onto Jordan Baker, a well-endowed young woman. This format change projects the inner workings of the minds of the rich, contrary to Carraway’s biased assumptions. Fitzgerald portrayed the self-infatuated tendencies of a wealthy person by the repetition of “I” seven times in Jordan’s explanation about Daisy and Gatsby. In this story, Jordan spoke more of herself than any other character, creating a narcissistic tone. When Jordan’s “England” originating shoes “bit” into the ground, the diction connotes an image of aggressive superiority, especially as this made her “happier.” With these two devices, Fitzgerald created a defined denotation as the diction of “bit” depicts how the moneyed yearned for the opportunity to flaunt their preeminence in an obnoxious fashion, while never ceasing to speak of themselves. Fitzgerald went on to portray the thoughts of the rest of country toward the behavior of said opulent people. The personification of the American flag “disapproving” of Jordan’s intemperance of material goods and egotistical behavior depicts the negative perception of others towards the habits of the wealthy. Furthermore, the onomatopoeia of “tut-tut-tut-tut” connotes the visual and auditory imagery of a scolding authority figure in response to this unacceptable demeanor. Fitzgerald used the American flag’s disapproval of Jordan’s self-centered mien of the affluent persons in the 1920’s. Daisy is described as equally horrendous as Jordan. Daisy is said to have the “largest” of flags and the “largest” of homes in town. The
IB English III
Due: 25 October 2013
Overindulgence and Narcissism F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, exemplifies the people of the 1920’s and their sociology. He focused in on the wealthy and exploited their bona fide way of life. The overindulgence of the wealthy in the ‘20’s reflects their egoist, narcissistic nature. Middle class narrator, Nick Carraway, shifts the perspective of the novel for the first and only time onto Jordan Baker, a well-endowed young woman. This format change projects the inner workings of the minds of the rich, contrary to Carraway’s biased assumptions. Fitzgerald portrayed the self-infatuated tendencies of a wealthy person by the repetition of “I” seven times in Jordan’s explanation about Daisy and Gatsby. In this story, Jordan spoke more of herself than any other character, creating a narcissistic tone. When Jordan’s “England” originating shoes “bit” into the ground, the diction connotes an image of aggressive superiority, especially as this made her “happier.” With these two devices, Fitzgerald created a defined denotation as the diction of “bit” depicts how the moneyed yearned for the opportunity to flaunt their preeminence in an obnoxious fashion, while never ceasing to speak of themselves. Fitzgerald went on to portray the thoughts of the rest of country toward the behavior of said opulent people. The personification of the American flag “disapproving” of Jordan’s intemperance of material goods and egotistical behavior depicts the negative perception of others towards the habits of the wealthy. Furthermore, the onomatopoeia of “tut-tut-tut-tut” connotes the visual and auditory imagery of a scolding authority figure in response to this unacceptable demeanor. Fitzgerald used the American flag’s disapproval of Jordan’s self-centered mien of the affluent persons in the 1920’s. Daisy is described as equally horrendous as Jordan. Daisy is said to have the “largest” of flags and the “largest” of homes in town. The