The Great Gatsby | Romance and Cynicism in Gatsby
An exploration of interplay between romance and cynicism in the romantic relationships of the novel
On one level, The Great Gatsby is a romantic novel, or at least romance-driven. The central story of Jay Gatsby’s undying hope for the love for Daisy Buchanon, offers a romantic ideal, and the couple’s brief affair almost reads like a fairytale romance.
The secondary relationship between Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker takes on a “Boy Meets Girl” quality – Nick is fascinated by Jordan, and he certainly catches her attention. On the surface, Gatsby and Nick seek a perfect love; in Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age world, both men’s desires are hopelessly bound up in the cynicism...
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