a philosophical view on 'The Great Gatsby' by Fitzgerald

a philosophical view on 'The Great Gatsby'--using time as a key dimension to ones life theme. The Great Gatsby - Essay Topic: Time as a key dimension to one's life's theme. Time is an idea described in different periods and aspects, for example philosophical, psychological, physical and biological. This time flows evenly but is broken into the past, present and future. Since we only live in the present forever planning for our futures and dreams, …

…the holocaust was complete'. Time is a key dimension in one's life theme and it played a key role in Jay Gatsby's life. For Gatsby was living in the past and when he came to the present he was no longer there. The American dream has a tendency to exaggerate the past and project into the future. Preoccupying Gatsby with what the past represented, He wasn't able to grasp reality in his over powering ideals.