Similarity-Gatsby and Pechorin
Jay Gatsby and Pechorin are two very different characters that take place in two different time periods but show many similarities. Superfluous men are set apart by their superior talents by being excessive in societies, unnecessary and cause more trouble than they are worth, and are in corrupted societies. This is a big quality that two different characters share. In The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald and A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov, use Gatsby and Pechorin as superfluous heroes in their society to show how the authors felt society was corrupt. Jay Gatsby and Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin both share a similar background trait that helps them both be superfluous. Both Gatsby and Pechorin been trained for the military, which helps them develop talents good in war but helped little in developing qualities to get through a life without war. Without a place to use these skills, each found a place by themselves. "He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward-and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock." (p.26,
Both The Great Gatsby and A Hero of Our Time were social commentaries that criticize the corruptness in each society. Gatsby and Pechorin's talents are simply lost in a time and place that created them but couldn't use them. Fitzgerald focuses mainly on criticizing people of his time just as Lermontov seems to do in his novel. Fitzgerald point out the flaws and effects of money in a day and age of rebellion. Lermontov criticizes the society in A Hero of Our Time by pointing out so blatantly that his superior man lacks purpose and can't reach fulfillment. Lermontov shows that Pechorin lacks purpose in his life because of his terrible upbringing and environment. Fitzgerald, as well shows that perhaps society should have developed other talents and taught other lessons besides those of military. Fitzgerald and Lermontov use the novels to point out the faults in their own societies. Without a role in each society, Gatsby and Pechorin became unnecessary and made more trouble than they are worth. Gatsby became a bootlegger and got rich in hopes of finding some happiness. Pechorin, too, isn't really necessary in his time. "I don't know whether I'm a fool or a scoundrel, but one thin
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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