Settings in The Great Gatsby and A Streetcar Named Desire

 
 
 
 
In both F. Scott Fitzgerald's (1948) The Great Gatsby and Tennessee Williams' (1947) A Streetcar Named Desire, the respective settings prevent the dreams of Jay Gatsby and Blanche DuBois from being realized. In the case of Jay Gatsby, the setting is superficial and prevents him from realizing genuine love. In the case of Blanche DuBois, the setting is brutal and prevents her from finding human compassion. In both cases, Gatsby and Blanche are prevented from realizing their dreams from an unforgiving setting that is not conducive to their respective personalities.

The setting of which Jay Gatsby is a member is one that is ostentatious, flamboyant, and excessive. Characteristic of the Jazz era and flapper abandon of the 1920s, Gatsby's setting is one that is looked upon with disdain by the narrator, Nick Carraway, who tells us "Gatsby represented everything for which I


     
 
 
 
    

 

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