Nick's Past In The Great Gatsby

In the second portion of “The Great Gatsby,” more details about Jay Gatsby’s mysterious past are revealed. Nick initially reflects on his first impression on Gatsby which is based on rumours and questions surrounding Gatsby. Gatsby’s stories fascinate Nick, but Nick is doubtful that he is being told the entire truth. From Nick’s perspective, Gatsby has a very charismatic personality, which makes many people believe the things that he says. Throughout the first few chapters, Jay Gatsby’s mysterious character and past is the main focus. Nick creates different theories about Gatsby’s history. When Jordan finally tells Nick the truth about Gatsby’s past, Nick begins to understand Gatsby’s behaviour. Jordan’s story portrays Gatsby as a soldier who fell in love and had to leave his loved ones behind, but vowed to return only to find that his soulmate married someone else. This story changes Nick’s view on him.
Throughout his many parties, countless people have come and gone, but none of them were Daisy. The multiple parties that are thrown signify that although Gatsby has enough wealth to host them, he will never be happy until he reconnects with Daisy. Despite owning a fortune, his money cannot buy him happiness, which displays that Gatsby does not value his material possessions as much as he values Daisy. The fact that money cannot buy Gatsby’s happiness contradicts with the fact that he uses his money to do things that will catch Daisy’s attention. It is evident that Gatsby wants to impress Daisy with his wealth by showing her the lifestyle he now