Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby and the Tragic Hero Essay -- Great Gats

Fitzgeralds The salient Gatsby and the Tragic Hero Aristotle invented a list of criteria in an travail to determine the exact definition of a sad hero. The list states the chase - the tragic hero must cause his own down square off the tragic heros fate is undeserved the tragic heros punishment exceeds his crime the tragic hero must be a great and noble individual according to the standards of the current society. In Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby can be delineate as a tragic hero who possesses all of the aforementioned traits. Jay Gatsbys chief(prenominal) desire in life is to become a member of laid-back society, respected more than anyone else. Gatsby has taken steps to ensure that this desire becomes a reality. He has accumulated wealth, power, and influence, all in an attempt to create the sparkling image of a successful man. Although Gatsbys friend Nick is inclined to book all judgements (1), Gatsby is a strong, unselfish idealist. Gatsby is a romantic dr eamer who wishes to accomplish his ideal by gaining wealth in hopes of impressing and eventually winning the core of the mat... ...his vision, until his death. Daisy indirectly causes Gatsbys death, making her more than ever, unworthy of Gatsbys affections. Ironically, Gatsby lived for Daisy and up to his death, believed and had faith in her and his vision. Works Cited Dillon, Andrew. The Great Gatsby The Vitality of Illusion. The Arizona Quarterly 44 Spr. 1988 49-61. Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992. Irwin, John T. Compensating Visions The Great Gatsby. Southwest Review 77 Autumn 1992 536-545.