Question

Create Your Theme Statement and Paragraph

We can easily take a motif and turn it into a theme statement by using the following formula: Motif+Author’s Opinion=Theme. Using the information you’ve collected about your favorite motif, create a well detailed paragraph explaining how F. Scott Fitzgerald develops the theme you’ve created throughout the novel.

Appearance

The way something or someone looks or

Gatsby's elaborate parties and luxurious lifestyle are meant to create a certain appearance to those around him.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Theme Statement: In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the theme that appearances can be deceiving, as seen through the extravagant parties and lavish lifestyle of Jay Gatsby.

Throughout the novel, Gatsby goes to great lengths to create an appearance of wealth and success in order to win back the love of Daisy Buchanan. His opulent parties, filled with glitz and glamour, serve as a facade to cover up the emptiness and longing he feels inside. Despite his outward appearance of affluence, Gatsby's true identity and origins are shrouded in mystery, leading others to speculate about his past. This disconnect between appearance and reality ultimately proves to be his downfall, as his inability to truly connect with others on a genuine level, beyond the facade he presents, ultimately leads to his tragic demise. Fitzgerald skillfully demonstrates how the pursuit of appearances can lead to a shallow and unfulfilling existence, highlighting the importance of authenticity and genuine connection in a world dominated by superficiality.