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Comparison of the initiation of the Characters Jay Gatsby and Dick Diver from The bully Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald is cognise as a writer who chronicled his times. This work has been critically acclaimed for portraying the sentiments of the American people during the 1920s and 1930s. The majuscule Gatsby was written in 1924, whilst the Fitzgeralds were staying on the french Riviera, and Tender is the Night was written nearly ten years later, is piece on, among early(a) go downs, the Riviera. There ar very interesting aspects of these works, such as the way Fitzgerald treats his so-called heroes, and to what extent we can call them heroic.Gatsby and Diver argon both presented as wealthy men leading privileged lives. The Great Gatsby was written before the Depression, and the optimism and faith in the power of money inside the novel demonstrates this belief that people had. Notably, it is the characters faith in riches, and not Fitzgeralds own. Gatsby is a self-made millionair e, making his money through bootlegging. He has acquired large amounts of money, and believes that this money will help persuade Daisy to love him and leave Tom. This is illustrated in Chapter five when Daisy is shown around Gatsbys mansion at his request. He shows her all(prenominal)(prenominal) detail, through from the gardens to his shirts and he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of rejoinder it drew from her well-loved eyes. Gatsby sees his money and possessions as wonderful things, but they ar also more than that, they ar a means to an end, the end macrocosm Daisy. He bough the house because of where it was in relation to Daisy (across the bay), and he held the most unspeakable parties in the hope that Daisy, or someone that knew Daisy would come. Gatsby, in effect, devoted his unit life to the search for Daisy, and his money is a tool to help him befall his love.Divers attitude to money is very much a contrast to this. Money to him does not represent freedom and choice, but a bind that ties him and constricts him. Diver is conscious through the whole novel that he himself is not the financially dominant member of his marriage, but Nicole, with her seemingly perpetual riches. Tender is the Night is written after the Wall Street sever and during the Depression, but Fitzgerald has moved his characters away from the Depression of the United States to the french Riviera... ... ideal. once again and again, Fitzgerald underlines the importance of faith and hope, without which America and the American Dream mean nothing, and it is unfeasible to survive without. Diver and Gatsby can both be seen as the stroke of the American Dream, and thus that the America that was supposed to be a rear end where everything is possible, where freedom and liberty come above all else, is failing herself.In Jay Gatsby and Dick Diver F. Scott Fitzgerald has presented us with tow men who should not fail, who, if on that point is any justic e in the world, should succeed in what they do. However, they do not. Granted, they atomic number 18 not perfect, but they atomic number 18 more heroic and noble that the early(a) characters they ar surrounded with. The reason they do not survive is because they are old-fashioned men, with old fashioned, romantic ideals, and they are destroyed by the roughness and superficiality of modern America. Fitzgerald does not paint a very still picture of his home country, and these two novels display his personal fears about American society. Tender is the Night and The Great Gatsby are two novels grasping the manner of the moment, and Gatsby and Diver are two men who cannot keep up. Comparison of the Presentation of the Characters Jay Gatsby and Dick DiComparison of the Presentation of the Characters Jay Gatsby and Dick Diver from The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald is cognize as a writer who chronicled his times. This work has been critically acclaimed for portray ing the sentiments of the American people during the 1920s and 1930s. The Great Gatsby was written in 1924, whilst the Fitzgeralds were staying on the French Riviera, and Tender is the Night was written nearly ten years later, is fit out on, among other places, the Riviera. There are very interesting aspects of these works, such as the way Fitzgerald treats his so-called heroes, and to what extent we can call them heroic.Gatsby and Diver are both presented as wealthy men leading privileged lives. The Great Gatsby was written before the Depression, and the optimism and faith in the power of money deep down the novel demonstrates this belief that people had. Notably, it is the characters faith in riches, and not Fitzgeralds own. Gatsby is a self-made millionaire, making his money through bootlegging. He has acquired extensive amounts of money, and believes that this money will help persuade Daisy to love him and leave Tom. This is illustrated in Chapter five when Daisy is shown aro und Gatsbys mansion at his request. He shows her every detail, through from the gardens to his shirts and he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of reply it drew from her well-loved eyes. Gatsby sees his money and possessions as wonderful things, but they are also more than that, they are a means to an end, the end being Daisy. He bough the house because of where it was in relation to Daisy (across the bay), and he held the most awe-inspiring parties in the hope that Daisy, or someone that knew Daisy would come. Gatsby, in effect, devoted his whole life to the search for Daisy, and his money is a tool to help him fix his love.Divers attitude to money is very much a contrast to this. Money to him does not represent freedom and choice, but a bind that ties him and constricts him. Diver is conscious through the whole novel that he himself is not the financially dominant member of his marriage, but Nicole, with her seemingly undated riches. Tender is the Night is written after the Wall Street separate and during the Depression, but Fitzgerald has moved his characters away from the Depression of the United States to the French Riviera... ... ideal. over again and again, Fitzgerald underlines the importance of faith and hope, without which America and the American Dream mean nothing, and it is infeasible to survive without. Diver and Gatsby can both be seen as the affliction of the American Dream, and thus that the America that was supposed to be a place where everything is possible, where freedom and liberty come above all else, is failing herself.In Jay Gatsby and Dick Diver F. Scott Fitzgerald has presented us with tow men who should not fail, who, if thither is any justice in the world, should succeed in what they do. However, they do not. Granted, they are not perfect, but they are more heroic and noble that the other characters they are surrounded with. The reason they do not survive is because they are old-fashioned men, with ol d fashioned, romantic ideals, and they are destroyed by the abrasiveness and superficiality of modern America. Fitzgerald does not paint a very assure picture of his home country, and these two novels display his personal fears about American society. Tender is the Night and The Great Gatsby are two novels grasping the vagary of the moment, and Gatsby and Diver are two men who cannot keep up.