During a conversation about Gatsby, Jordan tells Nick, “‘Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay’” (Fitzgerald 78). Everything that Gatsby is doing in life is built upon the pursuit of forbidden love. In Nick’s eyes, love seems to be a good enough reason to behave the way Gatsby did and brushes it off as if Gatsby’s actions were for a noble cause. Even if Gatsby’s actions were bad, it is not as bad as the other character’s motives. Nick begins to grow a hatred for the characters that abandoned Gatsby once he passed. This event shows the true motives behind the characters following Gatsby. Daisy is mostly only having an affair with Gatsby just for his money. Once his funeral came around, Nick writes, “I could only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadn’t sent a message or a flower” (Fitzgerald 174). Nick is disgusted by the fact that when Gatsby was alive, hundreds of people adored him, but now when Gatsby’s funeral came around, no one bothered to show up. This disgusted Nick to the point where he left the city. Nick is essentially the only person that ever truly enjoyed Gatsby’s personality when others faked their loyalty just for recognition, which adds to the reasons why Nick respects Gatsby so
During a conversation about Gatsby, Jordan tells Nick, “‘Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay’” (Fitzgerald 78). Everything that Gatsby is doing in life is built upon the pursuit of forbidden love. In Nick’s eyes, love seems to be a good enough reason to behave the way Gatsby did and brushes it off as if Gatsby’s actions were for a noble cause. Even if Gatsby’s actions were bad, it is not as bad as the other character’s motives. Nick begins to grow a hatred for the characters that abandoned Gatsby once he passed. This event shows the true motives behind the characters following Gatsby. Daisy is mostly only having an affair with Gatsby just for his money. Once his funeral came around, Nick writes, “I could only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadn’t sent a message or a flower” (Fitzgerald 174). Nick is disgusted by the fact that when Gatsby was alive, hundreds of people adored him, but now when Gatsby’s funeral came around, no one bothered to show up. This disgusted Nick to the point where he left the city. Nick is essentially the only person that ever truly enjoyed Gatsby’s personality when others faked their loyalty just for recognition, which adds to the reasons why Nick respects Gatsby so