On the surface, Jay Gatsby appeared to be extremely wealthy and generally happy with his place in life, and this is how he appears to Nick at the beginning of the novel. Gatsby threw big parties and people were not invited; they just showed up, as explained by Nick on page 45: "I w

The next major revelation about Gatsby does not happen to Nick until much later, but the author decided to place it earlier in the novel so the reader could understand what was going on more easily. Jay Gatsby tells Nick about where he came from, how he got there, and why he got there. Nick realizes that Gatsby is so in love with Daisy that he is crazy and will do anything to get her. It has consumed his life so much that he spent five years leading an illegal life just because of her. The final thing the reader learns about Gatsby is that no one really cared about him. He had alienated himself so much from the rest of the world because of his love for Daisy, he never made friends. In fact, the only people who attended his funeral were Nick, Gatsby's father, and the minister, as displayed in the quote: "….wai

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Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)