In agreement with Gary J. Scrimgeour, "Gatsby is a boor, a roughneck, a fraud, a criminal." Throughout the novel, Gatsby is portrayed as all these qualities, as well as for using others to get what he wants and for being extremely self-centered. Needless to say, these are not the best qualities to be known for and therefore, Gatsby is a low-life character that only looks to better himself and not the world around him. He does, as some critics say, portray the American dream, but in a negative manner.
Gatsby is, among other things of the same nature, extremely immature and fraudulent and uses others to achieve his wishes. He only becomes friends with Nick when he becomes a connection to Daisy. He takes him out to dinn
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