Characters throughout The Great Gatsby present themselves with mysterious and questionable morals. Affairs, dishonest morals, criminal professions, weak boundaries and hypocritical views are all examples of immorality portrayed in The Great Gatsby. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, lies and mischief fill the lives of many and significantly damage numerous relationships. First, Jay Gatsby's whole life is consumed into a massive lie. His personality traits set him apart from others and the attention he accumulates motivates him to falsely portray his life.
It is not Jonathan’s fault for where he and Nick stand, because in his point of view he probably is under the impression that Nick does not like him anymore. Nick needs to get over the past and realize the hardship that his father put into trying to make their family
The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald illustrates a morally ambiguous character that can’t be defined as strictly good or evil. Moral ambiguity is the driving force towards Gatsby’s actions. The character Gatsby demonstrates morally ambiguous qualities that initiate plot throughout the whole novel. Morally ambiguous choices can be viewed towards Gatsby’s character throughout the novel. The first glimpse of Gatsby is introduced in the first chapter while Nick is “exempting him from his reaction” of a “uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever” already placing Gatsby in a position of moral ambiguity (Fitzgerald 2).
He ends up running out every night with his brother to get into some trouble. Eventually Nick stops trying and leaves the decision up to Trent and that’s when he starts to listen and realize. Throughout the book Nick goes through a lot of challenges. There was a good amount I enjoyed, a few I disliked, but I liked it so much because of the
Gatsby is madly in love with Daisy and spends his abbreviated life in a desperate act to get her to leave Tom and be with him. Most of the people in the book are practically dripping with money and they an abundance of their time spent getting wasted drunk and tossing their money in all directions. The author of this novel, Fitzgerald bring out the issue of waste in the “American Dream” with energy, opportunities and own possessions with his literary devices. Notably, with new inventions and a high demand for cars and electricity, energy went down the drain rapid in the story, “The Great Gatsby”. The
Nick always admire his father, one of the things Nick’s father passed along to him was "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven 't had the advantages that you 've had" (1.2). Nicks parents though him not to show off what he has and always think
“I’m inclined to reserve all judgements” (1) Nick states at the beginning of the novel, which instantly sets up his passivity. His passiveness sparks complications early on, such as when Tom takes Nick to meet Myrtle in secret. Nick tags along because he “had nothing better to do” (24) and seems to have little qualms about the fact that Tom is cheating on Daisy openly. As Daisy’s cousin, it is expected that he stands against Tom’s infidelity.
Nick is a reliable narrator though he tells the full truth all the way to the end well at least to the reader not actually to the characters in the novel. The first time you realize Nick was not really being an honest narrator is when he finds out that Tom, Daisy’s husband was cheating on her, instead of telling
Nick is a narrator expertly tailored to match the story he tells, recounting a world in which everyone he has ever known trades truth and transparency for the shining ideals of cultured living and wealth. He is a dishonest man in a dishonest world. Although he is convinced of this own veracity, Nick’s actions and lack of action suggest something else. He is dishonest with those around
Maybe the faith of Gatsby is the microcosm to that of everyone, and love is a fantasy. Nevertheless, albeit reality pricks our lives, we will never give up the utopian world in our heart. F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the story by first person narrative forms and reminiscence of Nick Carraway. He is not only an attendant, but also a bystander. As the attendant, he is the neighbor of Gatsby, the distant cousin of Daisy, and the old acquaintance of Tom; he associates with Jordan, attends luxury party of Gatsby, and helps Gatsby and Daisy contact again; he witnesses the rivals between Gatsby and Tom, knows about the truth of traffic accident of Myrtle, and handles Gatsby’s affairs in the end.