In the book, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character Jay Gatsby is favored by many people, including the narrator, Nick Carraway. However, Jay Gatsby is not who many people find him to be. ‘Jay Gatsby’ is a persona that he created to pretend that he can fit in with the wealthy class. Nick’s judgments of Gatsby makes this persona seem admirable and makes the reader feel sympathetic towards him even though Gatsby lies about his life. Gatsby hides the fact that he works in an illegal industry, selling alcohol, and continues to have an unhealthy obsession with a married woman. Despite all of this, Nick clearly admires Gatsby enough to write a book about his encounters with him and title it, The Great Gatsby. Looking past Jay Gatsby’s
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During a conversation about Gatsby, Jordan tells Nick, “‘Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay’” (Fitzgerald 78). Everything that Gatsby is doing in life is built upon the pursuit of forbidden love. In Nick’s eyes, love seems to be a good enough reason to behave the way Gatsby did and brushes it off as if Gatsby’s actions were for a noble cause. Even if Gatsby’s actions were bad, it is not as bad as the other character’s motives. Nick begins to grow a hatred for the characters that abandoned Gatsby once he passed. This event shows the true motives behind the characters following Gatsby. Daisy is mostly only having an affair with Gatsby just for his money. Once his funeral came around, Nick writes, “I could only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadn’t sent a message or a flower” (Fitzgerald 174). Nick is disgusted by the fact that when Gatsby was alive, hundreds of people adored him, but now when Gatsby’s funeral came around, no one bothered to show up. This disgusted Nick to the point where he left the city. Nick is essentially the only person that ever truly enjoyed Gatsby’s personality when others faked their loyalty just for recognition, which adds to the reasons why Nick respects Gatsby so
During a conversation about Gatsby, Jordan tells Nick, “‘Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay’” (Fitzgerald 78). Everything that Gatsby is doing in life is built upon the pursuit of forbidden love. In Nick’s eyes, love seems to be a good enough reason to behave the way Gatsby did and brushes it off as if Gatsby’s actions were for a noble cause. Even if Gatsby’s actions were bad, it is not as bad as the other character’s motives. Nick begins to grow a hatred for the characters that abandoned Gatsby once he passed. This event shows the true motives behind the characters following Gatsby. Daisy is mostly only having an affair with Gatsby just for his money. Once his funeral came around, Nick writes, “I could only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadn’t sent a message or a flower” (Fitzgerald 174). Nick is disgusted by the fact that when Gatsby was alive, hundreds of people adored him, but now when Gatsby’s funeral came around, no one bothered to show up. This disgusted Nick to the point where he left the city. Nick is essentially the only person that ever truly enjoyed Gatsby’s personality when others faked their loyalty just for recognition, which adds to the reasons why Nick respects Gatsby so