The Lost Generation
The Lost Generation describes the group of soldiers who returned from the Great War and were greatly influenced by it. The great number of people who didn’t return are also portrayed in the Lost Generation. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts the Lost Generation by having Jay Gatsby and Nick be a part of it. When they met each other at Gatsby’s party, Gatsby asked Nick, “‘Weren’t you in the Third Division during the war?’” (Fitzgerald 47). Nick replied that he had, which means that both of them were a part of the Lost Generation because they had been in the war.
Jay Gatsby also had a different view on wealth, which is portrayed in his bedroom. Gatsby’s bedroom is described as “the simplest room of all” (Fitzgerald 91). This shows that Gatsby did not care for wealth and money as much as most people would. Some people would have their rooms be extravagant, but this different look on wealth is one of the things that the Lost Generation was known for. The young men that made up the Lost Generation were changed in their ways of thinking, and they never returned to life as it was before. The simple bedroom and being a part of the Great War is how F. Scott Fitzgerald presents the Lost Generation in The Great Gatsby.
Jay Gatsby also had a different view on wealth, which is portrayed in his bedroom. Gatsby’s bedroom is described as “the simplest room of all” (Fitzgerald 91). This shows that Gatsby did not care for wealth and money as much as most people would. Some people would have their rooms be extravagant, but this different look on wealth is one of the things that the Lost Generation was known for. The young men that made up the Lost Generation were changed in their ways of thinking, and they never returned to life as it was before. The simple bedroom and being a part of the Great War is how F. Scott Fitzgerald presents the Lost Generation in The Great Gatsby.