In today’s society, greatness is a term defined by significant success and achievement. Multiple individuals around the world exhibit these aspects of greatness in a variety of different manners. However, how someone came to seize prosperity demonstrates their determination and perseverance as a distinguished person. Anyone can achieve greatness with the right mindset and a sense of bravery. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the character Jay Gatsby can be regarded as great due to his virtuous upbringing and continuously growing stature. Living in a society where everyone desires to thrive in the upper class, Jay Gatsby amasses wealth and is a dominant figure throughout his community. Gatsby showcases his riches in a variety …show more content…
Gatsby has a strong affection for Daisy, Nick Carraway’s cousin. Ever since he was young, Gatsby loved Daisy and could never let go of the fact that they separated and went on to live their own lives. As a result, he gained wealth and status to win her back, and eventually states how “I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before. She'll see" (Fitzgerald 110). Gatsby displays ambition for his goals; he has a set mindset that he and Daisy are going to get back together. By being committed to his dreams and not letting anything or anyone get in the way of what he really desires, Gatsby showcases power and courage. In addition, his willingness to save someone from trouble and take the blame is displayed. Daisy was driving Gatsby in his car when she suddenly hits Myrtle, an individual Daisy’s husband has an affair with. When questioned by Nick if Daisy was the one driving, Gatsby proclaims “Yes, but of course I’ll say I was” (Fitzgerald 141). Despite Daisy just brutally murdering an innocent person, Gatsby sticks by her side and refuses to let her fall into any trouble. Gatsby’s sacrifice and ability to throw himself under the bus for the sake of someone else demonstrates his selflessness and dignity. Furthermore, Gatsby’s greatness can come from his loyalty and moral towards certain characters. For example, Gatsby treats Carraway as a brother. For all Carraway has done to help with reuniting with Daisy, Gatsby offers to help Nick become richer with “a little business on the side” (Fitzgerald 82). Gatsby builds a trustful relationship with Nick and is willing to do anything that helps Nick. He wants Nick to prosper in society and strictly refuses to let Nick navigate his way through life alone. Jay Gatsby’s compassionate morality and heartfelt actions toward other people showcase his never-ending
Jay Gatsby is a great man due to his limitless ambition and his extensive wealth. Gatsby holds an extreme amount of determination and bravery which establishes
In F. Scott Fitzgeralds novel, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is a great man who is loyal to others and will do anything to reach his goals. Claim:
The novel,The Great Gatsby, calls the character Jay Gatsby ‘Great’. As the story proceeds, Nick Carroway explains Gatsby as only wanting one thing, Nick’s cousin Daisy. Gatsby met his flame five years prior, and has since been away at war and Daisy has since gotten married. With Daisy marrying up to ‘Old Money’ Tom Buchanan, Gatsby must do everything in his power to impress Daisy. Gatsby deals in shady businesses in order to gain as much fortune and spend that fortune on his obsession.
Firstly, throughout the course of the tragic novel Jay Gatsby continuously uses his relationship with Nick Carraway for his own self-benefit. At the beginning of the novel, Gatsby befriends his neighbor, Nick, after he finds out that he is the cousin of Daisy Buchanan with the hopes that if he impresses Nick enough he will mention the name to her. Throughout the course of the novel Gatsby and Nick grow fonder of each other but Gatsby takes advantage of their relationship for his own self-gain to try and re-enter the life of Nick’s cousin Daisy. After Gatsby and Nick spend a day in New York together he shares with Nick that Jordan Baker (Nick's girlfriend) has something to tell him when they see each other later and she shares with Nick that Gatsby wants to ask something of Nick. She tells him, “‘He wants to know,’ continued Jordan,’ If you will invite Daisy over to your house some afternoon and then let him come
What is so great about the “Great Gatsby”? Though he has many moments showing his kindness and generosity, there are also many points where he is inconsiderate and selfish. Within the novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby can be seen in multiple different lights, whether his words and actions show his many great traits, or they show his many flaws. Gatsby’s actions and behaviors show how kind people can begin to lose themselves when it comes to love, causing them to make irrational and immoral decisions.
During their relationship Daisy becomes further invested in Gatsby due to his wealth, the metaphor displaying Gatsby’s realization of Daisy becoming fixed with the lifestyle of the upper class choosing money over anything else. Although Daisy knows the affair is a corrupt action is overcome by the ideals of wealth and commits adultery. Though Daisy had alternate reasons for beginning a relationship with Gatsby she does develop a love for him throughout the novel. Nevertheless, despite the kinship between the two Daisy decides to stay with her husband Tom at the end of the novel. Although Tom has also committed
Following through with a person’s dream is rare, but with the right motivation, it can be achieved. Jay Gatsby is a rich man known for his natural charm. While living on the West Egg, he meets Nick Carraway, a stock investor whom he grows a great friendship with. Gatsby shares his experience of his lost love with Daisy Buchanan with Nick, revealing his motivation for his achievements. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, Gatsby displays the characteristics of a great man because of his perseverance in his dreams and generosity towards others.
Jay Gatsby became the best known man in New York resulting from Gatsby wanting to be elegant all his life. In Novels for Students Telegan also explains that Daisy was too shallow for Gatsby's dream of a beautiful woman. Nick found it comforting that Gatsby still desired his dream and that he fought for it never giving up. Nick respects Gatsby’s never ending hope and when Nick begins to realize that other people are trying to bring him down, Nick gives Gatsby a complement. That complement would be the only that Nick ever gave Gatsby (Telgen
Jay Gatsby is an enigmatic character with a lot of traumas and what seems obsessions connected with love and money. Through the book, we as readers were only able to know a small part of his thoughts and emotions since he was not the narrator, but that is enough to understand him and his deep desires. As the narrator, Nick Carraway said, Gatsby is different from all the other characters. He is not as cruel as Tom and Daisy, but he is not morally correct, a quality that our narrator Nick considers he has. Gatsby comes from a poor and not influential family; he did not study in prestigious universities like the other characters, nor did he receive a heritage from his family, which the wealthy “nobility” of America considers to be one of the few ways to be part of them.
Moreover, Nick implies that Gatsby stands apart from other affluent individuals, emphasizing the rarity of his genuine smile. In contrast to Nick's preconceived notions of wealthy individuals as self-centered and indifferent, Gatsby exhibits a contrasting personality, resonating with Nick's desire for attention. Consequently, Nick develops an admiration for Gatsby. As the novel progresses, it becomes evident that Nick's admiration and fondness for Gatsby remain unwavering. Despite uncovering Gatsby's web of lies, Nick finds himself "on Gatsby's side, and alone" (164).
The idea of success is completely subjective, one person could think that someone is really successful while another person could believe that person is barely hanging on. The people of East Egg, a neighborhood just outside of New York City, believe that the people of West Egg, a neighborhood west of East Egg, are less successful than them while the people of West Egg believe they are more successful. Gatsby is a man who lives in West Egg and he is in love with Daisy, a married woman from East Egg, oftentimes Daisy’s husband, Tom Buchannon, and Gatsby butt heads about how they got their money and if they are really successful. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, despite his motives, actions, and ambitions, Jay Gatsby is great because of his faithfulness and optimism.
The importance of a good mindset can not be underestimated, its presence leaves a lingering positive impression on the future. In Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the extremely wealthy and motivated protagonist, Jay Gatsby, proves different from the rest of his fellow neighbors in New York. Money seems the most desired asset to claim as characters constantly demonstrate their obsession with materialism. Many become blinded by the fixation on finance, social status, and drama. Jay Gatsby is truly great due to his morals beyond abundance, ability for hope, and determination.
So he decided to reinvent himself, taking on the character of Jay Gatsby. He presents himself as a rich and successful guy, despite the fact that he doesn’t come from money. Those who attend Gatsby's parties, respect and admire this new front he has put on. The contrast between his poor roots and his current situation make the front that he puts on the most tragic of the story. As demonstrated in chapter 4 “He hurried the phrase “educated at Oxford,” or swallowed it, or choked on it, as though it had bothered him now.
He imagines Gatsby as what he wants himself to be- a wealthy, gregarious man who needs no other way to impress people because he is nearly famous. It is clearly understood that Nick has a desire to be a more socially active person which is why he invented Gatsby in the first
“She's manipulative and cruel but hides it behind her whimsical stare. Gatsby never had a chance. On top of using Gatsby for her own enjoyment, she ends up going back to Tom. After he had openly cheated on her” (Tanner). Gatsby still had feelings for Daisy and she still liked him.