Identity In The Great Gatsby

Anthony David
10/5/17

Throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, we get to know the characters so well that we can anticipate their next move because they always do the same thing and the characters are very predictable. For starters, Daisy only cares about herself and her image. In the early 1900’s, Daisy and Jay were in a relationship. After Jay went to war, she didn't stick around for him to come back. She went out the next day and found a wealthy guy to take her in. Although she may seem like it, she is not capable of staying in a truly loving relationship. Take her own daughter for instance. When Daisy's daughter was born, Daisy cried when she found out the gender. “She told me it was a girl, and so I turned my head and
This kind of makes him untrustworthy. When he throws his lavish parties every Saturday, he always stays out of the public light. When Jay and Daisy first met before World War I, he lied to her so that he would seem good for her. He made up stories about going to Oxford even though he did not go to college. Throughout the book, Jay tries so hard to hide his true identity. “‘I only stayed five months. That is why I can not really call myself an Oxford man.’” (Fitzgerald 129) Gatsby seems to have a lot of powerful friends. These friends could be acquired through the parties he hosts or through his shady side business. On the way to the city with Nick, a cop signals to Gatsby's car to pull over. That is when Jay pulls out this card. “Taking a white card from his wallet, he waved it before the man's eyes” (Fitzgerald 68) The the cop leaves Gatsby's car alone after Jay showed the card. This shows that Gatsby has a lot of secrets and is a shady
For starters, Nick might live in a glamorous neighborhood with huge mansions, wealthy people and lots of house parties. He is not as rich as his neighbors. “‘Why, I thought-why, look here, old sport, you do not have much money, do you?’ ‘Not very much.’” (Fitzgerald 82) Since Nick is not as wealthy as some of his neighbors, he can not afford to throw big house parties like Gatsby does, so he is always being invited to someone else's place. “...the honor would be entirely Gatsby's, it said, if I would attend his “little party” that night.” (Fitzgerald 41) Nick, and even Gatsby, like to talk about how magnificent Gatsby's house is. Early on Nick describes his house as an eyesore compared to Gatsby’s mansion. “My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked.” (Fitzgerald 5) Since Nick’s house is not as fancy as the other houses in the area, Nick is always being invited to other