The character of вЂњGatz,вЂќ or Gatsby, is unknown and mysterious. This essay seeks to explore how, on several complex levels, Fitzgerald presents time, love, and entropy in relation to oneanother in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald makes the impossibility of the task evident through the failure of young love.He presents a finite past and present in which time is completely independent from human manipulation. Time is used in the characterization of Gatsby in different forms and creates an ideal in GatsbyвЂ™s mindset where time can be manipulated and transformed. Not only does Fitzgerald address the fragility of the past and present but he also uses time as an antagonist. However, Fitzgerald approaches time unlike any other. Well-renowned authors like Marquez and Faulkner use time in a non-linear fashion. Time is a complex additive in many literary works. I'm Sorry about the Clock: Chronology, Composition, and Narrative Technique in The Great Gatsby. 'Second Law of Thermodynamics.' Second Law of Thermodynamics. 'Speech Representation, Focalization and Narration in The Great Gatsby.' New Readings of the American Novel: Narrative Theory and Its Application. 'A Theory and Method of Love.' Ournal of Personality and Social Psychology 50 (1986): n. The forms Gatsby existed in evolved over time because of love, and living in one of those forms misledGatsby to believe he could bend the laws of physics. I adjusted my original research question from вЂњTo what extent does Fitzgerald use time in The Great GatsbyвЂќ to, вЂњTo what extent does Fitzgerald use time, love and entropy in relation one another in The Great GatsbyвЂќ. I later learned about the physics of time and how science itself stopped Gatsby from reaching his goal.ДЄt the end of my research,I concluded how all of these different factors of time functioned together. I expanded on the theories involved with the forms of Time Gatsby exists in. I began to see a relationship between time and the characters of Gatsby, and how time, in combination with love, developed the character of Gatsby himself. As I went deeper into my exploration, my understanding of time expanded. I began to understand the different ways time functions in the novel and began to undercover multiple theories in relation to timeвЂ™s purpose in the novel. I first began my exploration of the way time moves in the novel. I wanted to analyze the вЂњsecretsвЂќ and symbols ofThe Great Gatsby,especially the function of time throughout the novel. However, FitzgeraldвЂ™s allusions and symbols go further than that. The novel is most recognized for its allusions to the American Dream. The novel, The Great Gatsby, is a national icon, representing an era of excitement and wonder. Scott Fitzgerald is a distinguished author in American Literature.

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