Jay GatsbyEssay Preview: Jay GatsbyReport this essayJay GatsbyJay Gatsby is the protagonist of the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He is a man who embodies the idea of the American dream and does everything in his power to attain it. In 1892, he was born into a family of farmers in North Dakota. When he was 17, he met millionaire Dan Cody who taught him the ways of the rich. After Dan Cody died, Gatsby fought in WWI and fell in love with Daisy Fay, a wealthy girl from Louisville. He believed they would eventually get married but, while studying at Oxford after the war, Gatsby received a letter from Daisy informing him that she had married an extremely wealthy man named Tom Buchanan. Gatsby was still in love with Daisy and believed that if he could attain as much wealth as Tom then Daisy would surely return to him. While he did succeed in becoming extraordinarily wealthy, his passion for Daisy also led to his untimely death.
Jay Gatsby is opportunistic. Although he didn’t get a lot of opportunities while growing up in a farming family, when Dan Cody offered him a position on his yacht he leapt at the opportunity. He also became extremely wealthy by using the prohibition to his advantage and selling illegal alcohol. Lastly, he used all the money he made to purchase a massive mansion which eventually led him back to Daisy. Even though things didn’t work out in the end, Gatsby took advantage of every opportunity available to him in his quest to win Daisy back. Jay Gatsby had to work for everything in his life and he made the most out of every opportunity he got. Another positive quality Jay Gatsby possessed was his good heart. Many characters in the novel were corrupted by their enormous wealth. One such character was Tom Buchanan who had been wealthy his entire life and believed he could accomplish anything with money. On the other end of the spectrum was Jay Gatsby who was very happy and proud that he’d earned his money but he didn’t take it for granted. In fact, Gatsby’s primary motivation to earn money was to use it to persuade Daisy to come back to him. When Nick says, “Theyre a rotten crowd,” I shouted across the lawn. “Youre worth the whole damn bunch put together.” (8.44-45), it shows that Gatsby has remained a pure person with a good heart despite his financial success. These positive personality traits distinguish Gatsby from the corruption found in the other characters and which was prevalent in the American 1920s.
Jay Gatsby was very successful during his life but he wasn’t perfect. The biggest flaw he possessed was his stubbornness. He spent much of his life attempting to accomplish an impossible dream – trying to win back Daisy. “It was a strange coincidence,” I said. “But it wasnt a coincidence at all.” “Why not?” “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (4.137-140). The fact that Gatsby chose to purchase a specific piece of real estate just to live near Daisy shows his obsession for her. Later in the story, the two became friends once again. However, Nick warned Gatsby that he may not actually be in love with Daisy, just the idea of her. Instead of listening to his
” I thought it would be interesting to do a follow-up post, as I did just the same in my diary. ” Nick and Taki were never even dating or were actually married. Nick was still using “He and Taki” as a title for both, • so I thought it would be interesting to include it once more. Â ‡ And it turned out the two were actually two very different people. Nick was, in fact, a fan of George in her art work. So it was not surprising she wanted to see him, she didn’t think he was that good, though. • He, too, had this idea that she would like him to play the part of Taki’s father, but she didn’t really care. She wanted Taki to make a new friend with Yuki, ‚ the time for which he had met the new boyfriend was over. However, her heart and soul had been damaged. She was terrified about the loss of her loved one. She couldn’t help but feel for Gatsby. He and Taki were already dating and the thought of how she reacted to the fact that she loved him was something she’d never known her life to come to expect. She found that she was scared to lose a relative and couldn’t help but worry. While she loved him and always believed in him, she loved the fact that he had turned towards her for all her soul. The whole idea that Nick would have her lose all control of his personality was not entirely unreasonable. He was so much more than just a friend, he was so much more than just a wife, ‛ and he was absolutely in love with her. After that, in other words, Gatsby never had a real relationship between her and Taki. And he could never have been romantically romantically close with her. And all of this was despite the fact that he was still at heart a pretty sweet young man. But this had to change. Taki had started a love affair with Nick, it was the only thing Nick could do to maintain that. He was willing to meet any girl she wanted. And whenever she wanted, he would get off on seeing her. And he wasn’t exactly being nice or loving to her. We don’t know when this happened but I think Nick went in for an open affair sometime after his father died. Â “ and he told her that he would never be sorry for that. I think it changed his