In The Great Gatsby, the story seems to follow the lifestyle of the rich. Through parties and good times supervised by James Gatz. Until Nick Carraway, the narrator, decides to show his empathetic attitude towards Gatsby and devise a story on his real life and not his rumors.
Nick’s speech, thoughts, and actions begin to portray his attitude towards Gatsby.
Gatsby was a very secluded man however throwing such elaborate parties he still seemed to stay hidden. Everyone only knew him through rumors, intriguing Nick, he wanted to know the real Gatsby and wanted to push pass all the rumors set in front of him. Nobody actually knows him, he is so wrapped up in the fact of getting Daisy back that he does not have …show more content…
The people unknowingly wandering into his open parties without knowing who
Gatsby is.
Gatsby never had a dull moment. There were many assumptions made about Gatsby, because of his certain charisma. Rumors spreading consisting of the ideas that he killed a man.
Some people thought he was a German spy, others believed he was a bootlegger. Through McGarrity2
Gatsby’s actions, he portrayed a different lifestyle. Most people never got to see who Gatsby was for themselves. On the rare occasion of when was seen it was a big deal and everyone heard about it. As Nick observes “Something in his leisurely movements and the secure position of his feet upon the lawn suggested that it was Mr. Gatsby himself, come out to determine what share was of our local heavens (Fitzgerald, 6).” The uninterested man seems elegant among the crowd of drunken common people who are wrapped up in the party yet Gatsby was so easily spotted.
The people who were irrelevant to his reason of being there and even throwing his parties.
As Nick becomes familiar with the town he begins to become familiar with his neighbors, and starts to depict everyone and tries to find out their personalities and who everyone truly …show more content…
The story contradicts itself and describes her as selfish, careless, and destructive. Gatsby has worked his whole life to work up to Daisy's standards but she still chooses Tom over him. Throughout the novel it is implied that Daisy is carelessly in love with Gatsby and doesn't really care how they will end up. As Gatsby dies, Daisy ran away from her problem of confronting the death of her one true love. Nick seeing all of this happening to Gatsby shows him companionship towards him. Nick felt bad because he's known that he's gone through so much and it hurts Nick to see what has happened with Daisy and how many people that came to grieve over Gatsby. "I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night,' went on Jordan.(Fitzgerald
79)" All he wanted was his love to want him back, he ended up giving his life for her, and in return she ran off with another man.
Gatsby was a hopeless romantic all throughout his life. Willing to give anything for his love. He sacrificed all he had for her and never stopped even though he got nothing in return.
Nick acknowledges his passion and aspires to help Gatsby fulfill his dream. Nick looks up