The Gatby And The Setting Of The Great Gatsby - 887 Words

The setting of the Great Gatsby takes place during the summer of 1922, in The Roaring Twenties in West and East Egg of Long Island. At this time the world has just came out of a period of chaos, which leads to a time of a new society. America was going through an era of industrialism. This resulted in division among classes possessing different amounts of wealth. America entered the era of Prohibition creating a rise in the black market. People ended up replacing social classes with the new belief of achieving equality with hard work which is The American Dream. The setting of the Great Gatsby, The Roaring Twenties impacts the characters. The setting of the Great Gatsby causes Nick to realise society’s lack morals. It†¦show more content†¦Another example of vampirism in this story is Daisy. This is because she had a lot of charm and she captured a lot of attention. The weather also relates to the theme. For example when rain was pouring when Daisy had not met or s poken to Gatsby, but the rain ended when they rekindled their relationship. There was a lot of political references that were mainly focused on social status between how the wealthy viewed and treated the poor. There was a giant difference between the wealthy lifestyle and the poor. There is lots of examples of symbolism in this story. One example was the green light. The green light represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for the future. Gatsby associates the green light with Daisy. The green light also symbolizes the American Dream. Nick compares the green light to how America, rising out of the ocean, must have looked to early settlers of the new nation. Another example of symbolism in the story is the Valley of the Ashes between West Egg and New York city.It represents the moral and social decay that results from the uninhibited pursuit of wealth. The rich only care about their own pleasures. The Valley of the Ashes also symbolizes the struggles of the poor like George Wi lson. The last example of symbolism in this story is the Eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg. They may be a representation of God staring down upon and judging American society as a moral wasteland, though the novel never makes this point certain.