Imagination Essay

Imagination plays a major role in the character of Jay Gatsby, Sarty Snopes, and Harry. All three characters use imagination as a way to express their emotions and feelings. For Gatsby, imagination leads to his detriment and ultimately his death. The imagination of Sarty Snopes leads him to believe in a society of values and go against the views of his father. In a series of flashbacks Harry's mind has to deal with the emotional pain of his impending death.

In Fitgerald's "The Great Gatsby", the allure of Gatsby is one of mystery at first. He is a man preoccupied by a certain vision of himself embedded in his head. The entire persona of Jay Gatsby is portrayed as a fiction ... Showed first 120 words of 1538 Size (words) ...

... Continuing with another 115 out of 1538 Size (words) ...that he has been writing and the reader gets a sense of security of maybe hope that Harry might be able to recover. Harry feels he has redeemed himself and should be worthy of heaven. When they hyena is pressing on Harry's chest we realize that Harry has died. At the time of Harry's death, his ideas and dreams are realities for harry so his trip to Kilimanjaro is not italicized. The use of imagination for Harry was able to give him great comfort and allow him to look back on his life. I feel that it was used positively because in the end he had no regrets and was ready to go to ...Essay still continues 100 more words...