Research Paper On The Great Gatsby

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In the novel, The Great Gatsby, written by F Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby is great, which is supported by his personal and professional achievements. Gatsby is a great man because he fights for what he wants to become and those he loves. Jay Gatsby is also great because he is a self-made man that built his fortune from hard work and hustle. This essay will highlight the qualities that capture the greatness of Gatsby and uncover the flaws that prevent him from being truly great. Gatsby is thoughtfully strategic about his communication with others. This is apparent in his creative attempt to put a wedge between Tom & Daisy, “He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say, I never loved you.” (Fitzgerald …show more content…

It’s evident that Gatsby is driven by his desire to reinvent himself and separate from his family as captured, “His parents were shiftless unsuccessful farm people – his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents at all… So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception, he was faithful to the end.” (Fitzgerald 105) Gatsby created the opportunity to work for Cody where he experienced wealth for the first time realizing he would do whatever it takes to create his wealth. He realized be great in business was to be a great man and charismatic, and using the traits he received from Cody helped with that idea and view. Gatsby’s demeanor is attractive to successful professionals, evidenced by, “There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to this promise of life as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away.” (Fitzgerald 4) Gatsby is opportunistic and hustles in his business dealings. Gatsby has something about him that makes him stand out and his presence that contains a positive image. Throughout the story, Gatsby uses his self-made image to network and grow his name and