Messages In The Great Gatsby

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I read The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The creators of the message are the publisher, Scribner, cover designer Rex Bonomelli, and the author of the book F. Scott Fitzgerald. These creators all contributed to creating the book and the message that it sends to the readers through the editing, printing, advertising, and selling process. The Great Gatsby, used its own, unique creative language to attract readers attentions in many ways. For one, the cover design has become iconic for its bright blue background and simple yet abstract artwork, that, in its own way tells the story of Gatsby. But, aside from the visual means of using creative language, the author himself used his own style of creative language to keep readers engaged throughout And, while reading this story, many people with different backgrounds, likes or dislikes, beliefs, and morals may experience messages, such as The Great Gatsby, differently. Examples of people who may experience the messages portrayed in The Great Gatsby differently include those from opposing economic views than those of the characters. For example, Gatsby and the Buchanans just throw their money around because it 's not a big deal because they’re a wealthy upper new york class of society. People reading the book may not be able to identify with these characters in that sense and may find it easier to connect with other characters like Nick, Myrtle or George Wilson. Of whom,are characters who are not as well off and are not aimlessly throwing money around. In the story, however, there are many other viewpoints that readers could have, they are practically infinite in the number of interpretations for the book and the characters that reside in its pages. But in the end, all, each and every viewpoint that readers experience can help to show another perspective, or take on the book and its story line, that can also help other think about the story from a different The book shows character such as Gatsby, the Buchanan 's, and Jordan Baker that are on the upper-class economic scale, then there are characters like Nick Carraway who are more middle class, and then there are characters like Myrtle and George Wilson who are the lower class on the economic spectrum. These characters are all intertwined together throughout the book however to show the varying economic stances and viewpoints in the 1920s. As stated previously, the book is like life to the stereotypical 1920s upper-class social elite class. And it shows throughout the book, not only at the lavish Gatsby parties but throughout a majority of the book through dialogue and most every scene in the book. This helps to show the lifestyles that are represented in the book to show the judgments about social and personal relationships between the characters. For example, the characters are always gossiping about another main character or some other minor character. This shows the typical wealthy social elite gossipping lifestyle. And along with that thought, because of the wealthy lifestyle that is portrayed throughout the book it also promotes the wealthy social elite lifestyle as well. A lifestyle that promotes partying, dancing, drinking, and smoking. And with this shown lifestyle we, as readers also see the consequences of these actions. Such as the death of

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