Similarities Between The Great Gatsby And Willy Loman

The Great Gatsby is a novel about identities, as each of the big characters endeavor to find or create himself or herself as an independent figure in the twentieth century American life. In the 1920s F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" was produced, which also marked the golden age. Jay Gatsby was a man with a lot of money, associates, and not many friends. Although, Nick Carraway narrates the novel, he is a stockbroker in New York, he becomes friends with his rich neighbor Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is the primary character that believes in the American Dream. These attributes are also like the customs of Willy Loman in the short story, "Death of a Salesman" because he too believes in the American Dream, just a tad bit differently. Willy Loman

Scott Fitzgerald and Arthur Miller's use of direct characterization shows Gatsby and Willy's misapprehension of identity in their tragic ending because in their pursuit, they lose track of their Hollywood ending, confusing it with greed. Although, Gatsby and Willy Loman are characterized and portrayed as wanting to be successful, liked, their lifestyle is the result of the betrayal and lies they live. Gatsby makes an appearance from the military as an idol and Willy Loman works hard to be well-liked and gain material success. Loman feels temporary about himself. Arthur Miller uses indirect characterization to emphasize that he wants Ben to stay another day, "Can't you stay a few days? You're just what I need, Ben, because I—I have a fine position here, but I --- well, Dad left when I was such a baby and I never had a chance to talk to him and I feel kind of temporary about myself (Williams 185). The fact that Willy feels that way about himself is transparently reflected in his inability to come to a thought after he raised the issue of his identity. Willy uses "I" a lot, which brings us to the conclusion he is either uncomfortable or self-conscious. However, Gatsby's extravagant lifestyle leaves us to wonder about many other mysterious things, such as his identity. Witkoski points out, "Gatsby is not Gatsby but Jimmy Gatz, a poor boy from the [M]idwest" Gatsby in a sense is hiding his identity and past from society. In the midst, he had created a character for

In Death of a Salesman, writer Arthur Miller's Willy Loman demonstrates his abstinence from home, which created a desire within him to make his job a second home, as he wanted more intimacy with his family. He states, "She's nothing to me Biff. I was lonely, terribly lonely"(00:19:00-00:25:00). In chapter six of the "Great Gatsby" Nick tells Gatsby that he cannot repeat the past and Gatsby's response is, why of course you can. This quote brings heat to the table because Gatsby has yet to accept the truth, his love Daisy has moved on and gotten married. It is not only idiotic, but crazy to think that you could turn back time. In Act 1 of Death of a Salesman, Willy notices Linda mending her stockings and gets angry (Miller 1037). The reason he takes the stockings away is because that reminds him of the affair he had on her with some other lady. When we consider both Willy and Linda's emotions, we as individuals probably would not agree. If you are happy in your life and the track you are on, then you would have no need to change anything. Willy was upset and wanted to fix things. The whole story is about his made-up stories about his life. Along with the lies, power, and possession they held. Willy Loman ends up betraying his self in the midst by committing suicide. His last years weren't the happiest anyways. In fact, he