Great Gatsby Mistakes

Time is a continuous aspect of life where many take certain events from their lifetime and organize them into the past, present, and future. Although people live present time, it is astonishing to believe that one may be trapped in one of these blocks because of their personal ambitions. For example, in The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby continues to live in the past particularly because of his many “mistakes” of not getting what he wanted. Because of the many things Gatsby wanted to change, Gatsby transforms into an obsessive perfectionist that will stop at nothing to get his way in order to make up for everything he wished for, including his loved one. What he never realized is that one cannot change the past no matter how hard they try because the present seems to overflow what the past has ever
Not only does Nick doubt that Gatsby and Daisy know each other, but they were lovers some time before. Hearing that Carraway was close to Daisy, Gatsby made Carraway causally set a date for both him and Daisy at Caraway’s house so that Daisy’s husband, Tom, does not find out. Because Carraway is a people-pleaser, her agrees and sets them up. After Nick tells Daisy to meet at his house, there is a shift in Gatsby’s behavior. He goes from a strong and confident man to a “pale” “little boy,” wearing his wealth on his body. Nick’s comparison of Gatsby to a little boy conveys how Gatsby’s vulnerability is shining through in the situation. Although Gatsby is more than comfortable with the hundreds of people he throws parties for, Daisy is the one person that releases the person Gatsby has built for himself. He is finally a human being just like any other. Since Daisy did not know Gatsby was going to be joining them, she was stunned at how many years it has been since Gatsby and Daisy’s last