The Power of the Sun in F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby :: F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby

The Power of the Sun in F. Scott Fitzgeralds The big(p) Gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgeralds novel, The Great Gatsby, there is a constant feeling of movement and the desire to study away. knap, Gatsby, Wilson, Tom and Daisy all move, or have the intention of moving. Not unless does this movement seem to foreshadow events in the book, but it also seems to peak to the conclusion that society as a whole in the 1920s was quite an unstable and was undergoing constant change. Not all the denotations move in the said(prenominal) way, and this shows how different their backgrounds and lifestyles are. The main movement seems to be from west to east. Throughout the decades musical composition is said to be progressing through the steps of evolution and toward the setting sun, or east to west. The characters move in opposite direction from which the sun sets, which seems prodigious to the physical and psychological patterns of the characters. The two main charac ters that movement affects are Nick and Gatsby. The movement of Nick and Gatsby in this direction shows us how their personalities and feelings change as the sun goes down. There are also the various meanings that the sun has, that seems to typeize out, or affect their near future. The sun foreshadows Nick and Gatsbys actions and emotions, which in free rein are affected by the many representations the sun has. Jay Gatsby is a character that the sun affects in such a way that it becomes a symbol of his ability to direct his will and, when put together with his dream, this gives him a soul of purpose. Jimmie Gatz was born in a town in Minnesota. After changing his name to Jay Gatsby, he moved to West Egg, Long Island in coif to start a new life revolved around impressing Daisy. hither the sun represents a psychological belief that surpasses time and place, otherwise cognize as Gatsbys dream. This means that Gatsbys dream is so important to him tha t the sun rises and sets in the sky, but he still doesnt see the