God Is Not Great

Some people believe in God and others don 't. There have been countless changes in morals and values throughout the various time periods in America. For example, the 1920s was a time of economic growth, jazz, prohibition, gender role change, and morality changes. The 1920s was a time when people tended to stray from what were previously common morals. It was no longer important to put God first in life. Throughout the novel though, it can be said that metaphorically God is always watching. Though in the the 1920s God took a back seat in most peoples lives, he was still present throughout the novel. God was metaphorically watching through Owl Eyes and Doctor T.J. Eckleburg, and contributes to the overall theme of The Great Gatsby. Owls are…

God in The Great Gatsby Throughout history and in many works of literature, the ideas of God and religion play very important roles in determining how people and characters act and think. Often, stories include symbols that represent God or godly power. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 book The Great Gatsby chronicles the story of a rich criminal named Gatsby who spends all of his time going after Daisy, his love, but ultimately fails, resulting in a catastrophic series of events which culminate in…

Pip, a low ranking sailor on board ship Pequod is introduced in the story as a minimal character until he is placed in a death-defying situation where he begins to express his indefiniteness of God. While on a smaller boat as an oarsman, Pip, who doesn't have the courage of whaling, decides to jump out of the boat leaving himself stranded at sea and causing the harpooned whale to escape. Moments later, the harpooners catch another whale, causing Pip to jump into the sea once again.…

our consciousness, bothering us until our obstinacy relents to a shrug of the shoulders. Amy Herzog’s play, The Great God Pan, explores such sensations. Burgeoning playwright Amy Herzog attempts to illustrate this pursuit through the character Jamie, a potential victim of child molestation. This November, The Great God Pan opened at Davidson College’s Barber Theatre. Directed by Dr. Sharon Green, the gingerly evocative play provided an opportunity for six Davidson students to grapple with…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was set in the 1920’s, a time of mixed fortune where a select few made millions while the common people in society were very unfortunate. As people started to value wealth on the dawn of the Great Depression, the poor became poorer and the rich disregarded their existence. Social classes became even more separated as the newly rich fought with the old money for power. The thirst for opportunity was still present, but the traditional American Dream was…

Zeus was the great leader of the Olympian gods. The family of Mount Olympus truly was the most powerful of all the Greek families. Though they were gods, they were full of themselves; arrogant, stubborn, and prime examples of immorality. Since they couldn 't be trusted, they were to be approached with cautiousness. A modern day version of the Olympian gods would be a family with a maximum amount of power. The Greek temple had 12 gods and goddesses. Most gods were in fact full of themselves, but…

The Davidson College production of The Great God Pan felt subtly provocative, akin to chasing a light through the hazy void of memory. As in any performance of a play, the adaption of the script to the stage required certain choices to be made. These choices, anything from internal motives to directorial stylistic preferences, are not always specified in the script. Therefore, instances can occur where a character is portrayed differently on stage than one could have possibly assumed from the…

The Greeks had a long path of history to get to where they are today. One of The two Great Gods of Earth had a big importance to Ancient Greece. This God was Dionysus or Bacchus, who is the God of the vine/wine and known for grapes. Dionysus controlled the crops, he was the water and heat in which they needed to grow. Without the help of Dionysus the Greeks could not have thrived. Dionysus allowed them to be able to feed their population, which in turn meant the population would increase. Even…

Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” shows the contrast in how people thought prior to and during the 1920’s, especially regarding mindsets about God. Though generations before had held God to a high regard, “The Great Gatsby”, arguably a criticism of the 1920’s, shows the way those beliefs began to fade. People began to turn away from religion and instead towards materialism and personal desires. Along with all the chaotic situations in the book comes the expectation that there will be…

The main character of this novel (although the narrator is Nick) is Jay Gatsby. Some of his most distinctive character traits are that he is an optimist that chooses to live in the past. His main goal throughout the novel is to win back Daisy from Tom by “any means necessary,” he does not take into account that Daisy might not feel the same thing for him that he feels for her, choosing to live in a “perfect” world. He is a wealthy man living in a mansion in West Egg (based on Long Island, where…