Great Gatsby Tired Analysis

Everyone seems to be doing their own thing. Whether its with a job, a romance, or any other sort of goal or inconvenience, everyone has sometime unique going on in there life. Nick’s epigram suggests that although there are billions of people, with an unfathomable number of lifestyles, they all fall into 4 categories. When discussing the predicament of Daisy and Nick, he says, “There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired.” Everyone we have met thus far in the Great Gatsby falls into one or more of these category. Gatsby himself is clearly busy, and also pursued by many for his charm and riches, while also ceaselessly pursuing a relationship with Daisy.
Nick may not realize it, but he is pursued by many as a companion. Perhaps this is because he appears not judgemental, like when he said, "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had" While on the train to New York with Tom he was so excited, “All I kept thinking about, over and over, was 'You can't live forever; you can't live forever.” This situation seems to have fallen into his lap without
We have already noted that he is pursued, pursuing, and busy, however he also falls into the fourth category. He is detached from others, and rarely shows his honest emotions. The only time we have seen past his rakish mask is when he rejoined with Daisy. He acted like a ditsy child, and, “Once he nearly toppled down a flight of stairs.” If we believe Nick’s philosophy, that everyone is pursuing, pursed, tired, or busy, then we can conclude that Gatsby's appeal is that he is an, “every man” figure. His mysterious lifestyle allows for assumptions that make him more relatable. Since no one knows much about him, it is easy to imagine that he is just like you, whether you are pursuing, pursed, tired, or