Gatsby Blueprint

Statement of Intent: The Great Gatsby

My topic for this ISP will be about how Gatsby lived a glamourous life full of wealth and parties but when it came down to it, none of this brought him real happiness. In this novel, the author speaks about Gatsby hosting extravagant parties and living a glamorous life. Daisy Buchanan is used to show that wealth brings some value and joy, it does not provide all the happiness or love that Gatsby desires. Considering the above statement, it is clear that Gatsby had struggled to find a life with true happiness.

In this ISP, I will try to demonstrate how Gatsby had lived a life full of wealth and success but struggled to find true happiness, meanwhile putting up façade to appear happy. In order to prove this tentative thesis, I will focus on the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy. In doing this, I hope to show that, as Gatsby’s life goes on, he realizes that he needs to find love in order to be truly happy.

The major points I will consider in this paper are:

1) Gatsby’s large parties that he hosts, meanwhile he seems to not enjoy them.

2) How Gatsby shows off his wealth and how this could be due to the fact that he is from “new money”.

3) Gatsby’s clear desire to gain Daisy’s attention, while covering up his true emotion by splurging on unnecessary parties, homes and cars.

4) Gatsby’s attempt at living the American dream but ends up letting this blind him, he fails to achieve his true life goals.

The major challenges that I will face will involve providing a variety of substantial information throughout my ISP, considering the length required and how simple the main topic is. Also, I will have to make sure to get a better understand