Is Jay Gatsby A Romantic Hero

Gatsby is then reminded of his low status when Daisy’s mother“…had found her packing her bag one winter night to go to New York and say goodbye to a soldier who was going overseas. She was effectually prevented, but she wasn’t on speaking terms with her family for several weeks.” (75) From that moment Gatsby becomes motivated to become one of the wealthy elite in order to win Daisy and her family.

He has gone to great lengths to make himself appear as appealing to a girl who never proves herself to be worthy of sacrifice. Gatsby creates a facade for himself in order to appear as a man who- in his mind- would be worthy of Daisy’s affection.

As he continued his journey Gatsby becomes more and more delusional about what he wants and what a perfect life would consist of. Trapped in the state of indecision he starts seeing that he can have everything because he is rich with the mindset that wealth can buy anything. Daisy would only be one of the many things he desires, but with this snobbish perspective he loses what he needs most – love. During Gatsby’s younger years he is shown as a kid with high expectations of himself and he also “never really accepted [his mom and dad] as his parents at all” (Fitzgerald 98) which shows that he is selfish and did not dedicate his work to someone or something because it was all for himself. Before Gatsby wanted Daisy, he wanted everyone to know his name or infamous. That is why he threw these huge parties spending tons of money for people he barely

Before the war, Gatsby and Daisy fell deeply in love. However, Daisy’s family prevented her from marrying Gatsby because, as a soldier he was penniless. As a result, he spent his life on a mission to acquire wealth, but he did so in an illegal way. Having made his fortune, he moves near Daisy and throws lavish parties in hope that Daisy will leave her husband for him. Unfortunately, his newfound wealth does not earn him respect or acceptance into a higher social class. Rumors about his tainted past circulate, even as the partygoers enjoy his home and food. Gatsby is an outsider, and even when Daisy comes back to him, their love is corrupted by money. In a final conversation, Daisy cries out to Gatsby, “Oh, you want too much!” (Fitzgerald 133). She believes that Gatsby’s desire to have it all-- money, class, and power---have corrupted

Gatsby is stuck on his former actions and love with the girl of his dreams that he cannot realize her feelings were never truly in sync with his. The symbolism of his clothing make her question her actions for only a short amount of time over whether she made the right decision in marrying Tom. This doesn’t have the full effect that Gatsby was hoping for, but he is blinded by the past actions to see clearly that Daisy will never fully go back to him. He never got to realize that his actions to bring back the past never truly happened in the way he was hoping

Fitzgerald relates Gatsby to a son of a God doing His Father’s business, or the son of his past self doing his business. New money is the best description for Jay Gatsby, being rash, ostentatious, and flamboyant with his riches and power. His house, Rolls Royce, and extreme parties all reflect his character and his motives to gain the love of Daisy once again. It is ironic that Gatsby changed his entire life, however he thinks that everything can return to the way it was in the past, more specifically the relationship between Daisy and Gatsby. Their love for each other is now tainted on both sides, one because Daisy also loves Tom, and that Gatsby does not truly love Daisy anymore.

Gatsby is a young bright army, who fells in love with “the golden girl” Daisy. Different from Gatsby, she is born in a wealthy family. For Gatsby, he hopes to have Daisy when Gatsby still in the army. Nick tells how Gatsby is frustrated and he very disappoint when he can’t get back home: “After the Armistice he tried frantically to get home, but some complication or misunderstanding sent him to Oxford instead” (Fitzgerald 150 – 151). Gatsby has a strong believe that he will get marry with his beloved girlfriend, Unfortunately, after the war ends, something isn’t happen like Gatsby wants, he has sent to Oxford.

Some say Jay Gatsby is obsessed, others argue he is a hopeless romantic. Mr. Gatsby is an interesting figure with a past he feels he's better off leaving behind. He's infatuated by Daisy and desires the past. This ultimately costs him his life, as he sacrifices himself for his love. F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of 'The Great Gatsby', shows that Mr. Gatsby is a hopeless romantic by trying to repeat the past, revolving his life around Daisy, and by lying about his past to look great.

It was revealed that a young Gatsby, formerly known as James Gatz, used to be part of the military deployed in World War I. It was during training that he met a young Daisy, however the problem with their relationship was a difference in social class and wealth. Soon after Gatsby was sent away to the war, and upon returning finds out his lover gets married to another man. This course of events lead to young Gatsby to become obsessive in accruing wealth in order to gain Daisy’s love. An example of this is Gatsby’s choice to move near Daisy. In a conversation between Nick and Jordan talking about Gatsby’s living situation, Jordan remarks “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay”(Fitzgerald 78). Additionally in the same conversation, it is revealed "... he's read a Chicago paper for years on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy's name.” (Fitzgerald 79). It becomes evident Gatsby’s motivation is Daisy’s love, but what further displays how far he was willing to amass wealth to gain her love, is revealed during a meetup at his mansion. Gatsby begins to show Daisy around his mansion, when they come to Gatsby’s closet. Gatsby states “ I’ve got a man in England who buys me clothes…”(Fitzgerald 92). Importing items, especially from England during this time was considered to be very expensive, and for Gatsby to get a seasonal supply shows

First and foremost Gatsby is nothing more than a man in search of his own dream and he will let nothing stand in his way. Even if he and Daisy are from two very

Gatsby does not belong to his own class and he is not accepted by the upper class, therefore he becomes an exception. Because of disappointment of being looked down upon and impossibility of accept by the upper class, he has nothing left except his love, which is also his “love dream”. Gatsby’s love for Daisy has been the sole drive and motive of his living. Gatsby’s great love is also the root of his great tragedy, because he is desperately in love with a woman who is not worthy of his deep love. Fitzgerald offers Gatsby with the spirit of sincerity, generosity, nobility, perseverance, and loyalty. All his good natures can be seen

When Gatsby first met Daisy, he was a poor officer in the army. As he got closer to Daisy, “he was getting deeper in love every minute, and all of a sudden [he] didn’t care”(p.95). However to be truly together with Daisy, Gatsby had to reach the same social class as her by becoming wealthy. To achieve this, he resorts to illegal matters, as he “bought up a lot of side-street drugstores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter” (p.85). He wants to be together with Daisy so desperately, that he is not afraid to get involved in illegal actions.

Gatsby is a “poor boy trying to remake himself” (McClurg). Gatsby comes from an impoverished family, so he leaves his family and starts looking for success. His first chance at being rich is when Dan Cody leaves him some wealth. Unfortunately, Cody’s wife refuses to give it him, so Gatsby makes it his goal to get rich without Cody’s help. Gatsby serves in the Great War then he joins the bootlegging business. The bootlegging business turns Gatsby to a really wealthy man. He becomes “mister nobody… who rise up out of the crowd” (McClurg). Gatsby tries to fit in with rich people by throwing extravagant parties, buying a personalized car, and lying about his background. Despite of all his generosity at his parties, people usually “came and went without having met Gatsby” (Fitzgerald 41). Additionally, his desire to be an upper class comes from his love for Daisy. For instance, Jordan Baker tells Nick that “Gatsby bought [his] house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby wants to show his wealth to Daisy and prove to her that “he has been cured of poverty” (Pidgeon 180). Nevertheless, Daisy leaves Gatsby “standing… in the moonlight – watching over nothing” (Fitzgerald 145). Gatsby’s hard work is all for nothing. Readers can infer that Daisy picks Tom over Gatsby due the fact that he does “not belong to the right club [class]” (Pidgeon 178).

After the war, Gatsby’s only goal was to posses enough wealth to bring Daisy back. He acquired millions of dollars from businesses he did. “Gatsby bough this house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (78). His love for Daisy was the only thing that made him the man he was. He was intelligent, rich and even famous, all because of her. He threw big parties were many celebrities went and were thousands of dollars were spent in liquor and food just to call Daisy’s attention. “I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night…” (79), recalled Jordan, Gatsby’s friend, one night. All that Gatsby possessed was only and exclusively to show Daisy he could give her the life she wanted.

The reason Gatsby didn’t return from the war was so he could make a name for himself. Becoming rich through organized crime and buying the mansion across the bay. Then all of the parties that Gatsby had thrown was to find out if people knew of Daisy or if she would wander in. Having Jordan Baker, a professional golfer and a friend of Daisy, to ask nick to invite Daisy for tea. While having tea he brought her over to his house to impress her and show her around to reconnect. Showing her to his room and throwing all his shirts he had received from England. They were all made from sheer linen, thick silk, and fine flannel. She was so impressed by the shirts alone by saying “They're such beautiful shirts” (92). Even them seeking around each other and going behind Tom's back. He even patiently waited for Daisy to come around and tell Tom she does not love him anymore. Everything he’s done was from hope to be with Daisy but Nick sees his compassion to be with Daisy is admirable. This is why Carraway has the perspective of Gatsby being “great” because of his characteristics of hope, the love he has for daisy, then everything has good intentions behind