Analysis Of Jay Gatsby
Jay Gatsby – Character Analysis
The novel’s title character Jay Gatsby is a complex and confusing man. At the start of the novel Mr Gatsby is built up in Nick Caraway’s with rumours and little snippets of information but we never get any actual proof of his character and nick only catches glimpses of him. The effect of the rumours that are produced by so many people is that when Gatsby gives information about himself, Nick is forced to compare it with the rumours that he’s been supplied with and this puts doubt in his mind about Gatsby’s stories. When Gatsby tells him of his time in the war, the medals he’s earned and his upbringing, Nick seems to believe it’s all too rehearsed to be true and this adds to the mystery of Gatsby’s character.
The novel’s title character Jay Gatsby is a complex and confusing man. At the start of the novel Mr Gatsby is built up in Nick Caraway’s with rumours and little snippets of information but we never get any actual proof of his character and nick only catches glimpses of him. The effect of the rumours that are produced by so many people is that when Gatsby gives information about himself, Nick is forced to compare it with the rumours that he’s been supplied with and this puts doubt in his mind about Gatsby’s stories. When Gatsby tells him of his time in the war, the medals he’s earned and his upbringing, Nick seems to believe it’s all too rehearsed to be true and this adds to the mystery of Gatsby’s character.