Jay Gatsby

The characters of The Great Gatsby can all be viewed in two opposing ways. They have a personality and aura about them that nobody would ever question. In an era of unprecedented wealth and personal freedom, there is so much more to these characters than first meets the eye. There is no better example of this than Jay Gatsby. Gatsby, a member of the “new” rich, holds extrordanary parties every weekend at his estate on the shore of West Egg. At the beginning, Gatsby appears to simply be a…

In the book, The Great Gatsby, there are two main male characters, Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. These men have similar interests such as wealth and Daisy Fay, but have extremely different ways about obtaining their goals. The most common similarity between the two is their shared love for Daisy Fay. Neither of them can picture a life without her in it. Even though Tom has an affair with a girl in New York, he still can never stop loving Daisy. He will “always come back [to Daisy], and in [his]…

The Great Gatsby, a novel written by, F. Scott Fitzgerald, interweaves characters from Fitzgerald personal life to intricate love relations that follow his actions of the six most pivotal stages. Throughout the novel, the protagonist Jay Gatsby, shows Fitzgerald’s active attributes. They both experience love and loss, for example, Fitzgerald and Gatsby would both do anything for their beloved. Some may argue that Gatsby is only a fictional character in the novel, however, I believe that that…

Sapphire of Push and F.Scott Fitzgerald of The Great Gatsby do a great job of depicting these breaking points of main characters Precious and Jay, one of whom seeks life and the other death. The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story focuses on the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his obsession for Daisy…

the concept of wealth and money, Jay Gatsby's aim is to present himself as a highly educated individual “It’s a bona-fide piece of printed matter. It’s a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop, too- didn't cut the pages” The fact the books are not fake is ironic as they have never been opened but it creates a false illusion. The exclamation mark emphasises how he is impressed with how Gatsby has crafted this persona. It is important for Gatsby to stress this illusion in…

Admirability George Milton and Jay Gatsby both face the similar troubles of deciding when to hold on and when to let go however, George Milton was the more admirable character out of the two. George’s mindset was simply to protect Lennie from something worse happening to him. In both stories, George Milton and Jay Gatsby find themselves in a state where they ultimately end up asking the essential question of this topic, “When do I hold on and when do I let go?” George and Gatsby can both be seen…

could be looked at being more materialism than anything else. It is the ability and the financial capacity to make money and buy whatever you want to, for yourself or for your family, including family trip, having fun etc. Jay Gatsby, the main character or the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald in one hand, and Willy Loman, the principal figure of the play written “The Dead of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller, in the other hand, are an illustration of the pursuit of the American dream…

wonder to what love truly is. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it always the reader to see two different forms of love between Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby has been waiting for Daisy for years. Always dreaming that she will drive into his life again. Comparing the love between Daisy and Gatsby the readers see how they become motivated to pursue one another and the difference in what love means to them. Gatsby has always been in love with Daisy, since…

“The Great Gatsby” the author F. Scott Fitzgerald establishes a vision of how he sees himself through the characters and scenarios created and used in the novel. The two characters that he used are Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald used two characters because he has had two different personalities throughout his life. As a young man Fitzgerald was reserved and quiet. As he aged he became more well known and outspoken. Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby from the novel “The Great Gatsby”…

While The Great Gatsby is a fictional story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in many ways the book mirrors Fitzgerald's real life. The Great Gatsby in its entirety represents the internal battle Fitzgerald faces between his chase of fame and fortune and his loathe of the unachievable “American Dream”. Understanding Fitzgerald's real life is key to better understanding the novel. In many instances both characters Nick and Jay represent a part of his internal conflict. The tragic love story, The…