How Does Tom React To Gatsby's Death

Nick references how his father says, “’Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’” However, Nick later in the passage criticizes Gatsby by saying “represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn,” but also admits he admires Gatsby’s “extraordinary gift for hope.” Given how Nick in the passage has also stated how he is a good listener, the overall nature of Nick’s as a narrator is established. Nick is supposed to represent the everyday common man, providing us a view into the lives of the social elite and this view is unbiased. Nick rarely ever interjects his opinion or thoughts in his narration of the events that later ensue.

When Tom found out that Gatsby killed Myrtle in the yellow car, it ultimately led to Gatsby's death. At first, they blamed Tom because he drove the yellow car there, but came back in the blue car. Tom defends himself by saying, “That yellow car I was driving this afternoon wasn’t mine” (Fitzgerald 108). If Tom never cheated on Daisy with Myrtle, then she wouldn’t have run out and George wouldn’t have shot Gatsby thinking he was the one who had an affair with Myrtle.

Tom, in that moment, was weakened by two situations, the loss of Myrtle, and the threat of imminent death. However, even though Wilson did threaten Tom’s life, it is very unlikely that he would have given up his secrets as easily if it had been under different circumstances. Myrtle had been everything to Tom, and losing her left him open to weakness and prone to manipulation by even the weakest in society. Tom’s response may have also varied if the man who did own the car had been a different

Nick thought he was going to be some fat, rich old businessman but Gatsby is a young and handsome man who is actually very friendly. Nick first noticed his smile and described it as “a smile of eternal reassurance.”

Nick is an unreliable narrator. He seems, from the beginning, to be level headed and wholly observant. However, he blacks out when he gets drunk, and we lose time. Also, he is deeply embedded and prejudices us against Tom and for Gatsby.

Tom, Nick, and Jordan arrived to Wilson’s Garage Myrtle had already been killed by the car. When Tom saw that his mistress had been killed he was distraught. When he was “comforting” George, he was really manipulating him into killing Gatsby. Before he goes to kill Tom, he thinks that the yellow car that killed Myrtle was Tom’s. “‘How do you like this one?”’ inquired Tom. “‘I bought it last week’” (Fitzgerald). Tom made Wilson think that he owned the yellow car. But when the yellow car was used to kill Myrtle, Tom’s story completely changed. When George goes to kill Tom, Tom tells him “I was bringing you coupe we’ve been talking about. That yellow car I was driving this afternoon wasn’t mine - do you hear? I haven't seen it all afternoon”(Fitzgerald). He then proceeds to tell George that Gatsby owns the yellow car. Which in turn causes George to want to kill Gatsby. Tom not only used his words to manipulate Tom, he even had a plan from the beginning to kill

Gatsby doesn't exactly belong in the wealthy group and his outsider status is very important. Gatsby plays a person who does belong in the wealthy group. So, Nick's is surprised at Gatsby's ability make his dreams come to life making it seem so easy. Gatsby kind of just plays a part.

At the beginning of the book Nick sees Gatsby as a mysterious shady man. In the beginning of the chapter Nick somewhat resents Gatsby. In Nick’s opinion Gatsby was the representation of “…everything for

     In the text, The Great Gatsby, the author, F. Scott Fitzgerald leads us to sympathize with the central character of the text, Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald evokes our sympathy using non-linear narrative and extended flashbacks as well as imagery, characterization and theme. Through these mediums, Fitzgerald is able to reveal Gatsby as a character who is in an unrelenting pursuit of an unattainable dream. While narrative and imagery reveal him to be a mysterious character, Gatsby's flaw is his ultimate dream which makes him a tragic figure and one with which we sympathize.

Regarding Gatsby, Nick "had enough of all of them [referring to Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and Jordan]"(Fitzgerald 79) and he thought Gatsby was "despicable."(Fitzgerald 79) This is all just after the accident. By the end of the whole story though, Nick's sympathy toward Gatsby improved. He felt terrible that no one paid honor to this man or cared that he was dead.

One thing that surprises me about Nick is that he was loyal to Gatsby who seemed likeable enough but empty inside. He seemed like the picture was more important than the real person. Nick was interested in person and would put himself in a bad light to help a friend. “I didn’t want to go to the city. I wasn’t worth a decent stroke

I’ve only known Gatsby for a few months, and so I’ll start with my first impression. It was summer, and many people came to enjoy his premises. He held huge parties at his mansion every Saturday.1 They were the most opulent and ostentatious parties, typical of the West Egg. All sorts of people came, from the city or just across the lake, looking to mingle and join the wealthy. They basked in Gatsby’s display of wealth, enjoying the alcohol, the music, and the atmosphere. They enjoyed so much of his parties, yet they never got to meet

Nick is a dynamic character. Starts to leave his values behind, temporarily and in one instance, he gets drunk for the second time in his life “… either it was terrible stuff of the whiskey distorted things, because it didn’t make any sense to me” (29). Only has gotten drunk twice in his life, and the reader can come to the conclusion that the whole scene at Myrtle's party is skewed. "Instead of being the warm center of the world, the middle west now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe" (3). Gatsby's Influence The title of the story is The Great Gatsby Is Fitzgerald being ironic about how "great" Gatsby is or is it to emphasize how great Nick thinks he is? Nick thinks Gatsby is admirable and see that he is driven by love to achieve his dream. He finds that praise-worthy and thinks its an honorable dream. He believe he truly is a good person. Thinks Gatsby is an unfortunate victim to the Easts eccentric ways but is respectable. In the end he sides with Gatsby. It sets up his biases. He hears rumors that Gatsby is a "spy" and "killed a man" (48). He had expected that Mr. Gatsby would be a florid and corpulent person" (48). Time vs. Opinions His outlook gradually alters towards corruption as “the events of three nights several weeks apart” took effect on his writing and he found that they ” gave the impression that… they were all that absorbed” him (55). He has been focusing on one event and giving it great importance. He was partially opinionated

Since he died for taking the wrath of something he did not do. Gatsby is a man who struggled to get what he wants and who much reach a certain status before marrying the woman he is in love with. He was basically an outsider who comes from an uncertain past. Gatsby was able to win the hearts of many of the people around him with his tales of adventures and showing off his wealth. Yet, there is not a view that shows the success of Gatsby. He tries to convince Nick about his upbringings and his heroic exploits. Gatsby’s stories seemed extraordinary to the point where people questioned it but they still believe

In the beginning of the chapter, he tries to win Nick’s favor, offering him a trip to Covey Island and, when he declines, to “take a plunge in the swimming-pool” together (82). During Daisy and Gatsby’s reunion, Nick acts as a third wheel toward the pair. He’s cast aside, but Gatsby refuses to let him leave because “[his] presence made them feel more satisfactorily alone” (94). Though Gatsby does show some genuine affection towards Nick, it’s mostly to earn his kindness and better use him for his own purposes. From Nick’s perspective, he and Gatsby are great friends - and to a certain extent, that is true. But in the end, it wasn’t necessarily Gatsby himself that attracted Nick, it was his incandescence, his dreams and aspirations; he was an enigma - a bright, sparkling enigma in Nick’s eyes. Throughout the book, Nick unconsciously denies this fact, allowing himself to believe that he and Gatsby are close friends. As a result, he continues hanging out with Gatsby, doing whatever he asks, and taking his side in conflicts - not always outright, but in subtle ways.