Gatsby is not as great as he seems! In many ways Gatsby is great but if you look into his life he is more superficial than great. In the book all the characters have different feelings about Gatsby. Some of these characters feelings change when they find out the true life of Jay Gatsby. The life of Gatsby is not as exciting as it seems. Although he had a big house and lots of money it is the way he got his fortune that really matters. Does having huge parties to try and reunite with your true love, make you great? Does fortune make you great? Does getting money by bootlegging and being a criminal make you great?
Gatsby's greatness is seen in many ways including his money, his house, his parties, his clothes and his life. In the early twenties society was broken into groups, they were poor groups and rich groups.
In the first chapter only the idea of Gatsby is brought up and not a full description. To put the reader in suspense on whom Gatsby really is. Gatsby is only mentioned once in the first chapter then is not mentioned again till chapter three. The reader only finds out about the real Gatsby near the end of the book.
Throughout the book you learn about Gastsby through the other characters. Roomers w
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Tom was not fond of Gatsby at all. Even though he is having an affair with Myrtle, he still stands in the way of Gatsby and Daisy. The reader is aware that Tom does not like Gatsy when he is taking to Nick when leaving one of his parties:
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