Jay Gatsby Characteristics

Jay Gatsby, the title character of the novel is an incredibly wealthy young man, living in a medieval mansion in West Egg on an imaginary area of Long Island. Gatsby has many laudable traits. For example, he is filled with optimism and the ability to transform his dreams into reality. Jay is also extremely faithful to his true love, Daisy Buchanan, even to the point of death. When we first meet Gatsby, he is the aloof host of the fantastically opulent parties thrown every weekend at his mansion. It appears he is surrounded by wondrous luxury and is courted by beautiful women and the rich and powerful men of the time. Jay is also a very admirable character due to his status of wealth and being a hero of War World I, “In the Argonne Forest I took two machine gun detachments so far forward that there was half a mile gap on either side… I was promoted to be a major, and every Allied government gave me a decoration- even Montenegro”. However, Nick who narrates the book views Gatsby as a flawed man who is dishonest, deceitful, a liar, and a dreamer whom is searching for answers in the past, “he talked a lot about the past, and I gathered that he wanted to recover something, some idea of himself, perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy… if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was…”

In a way, Jay Gatsby is his worst enemy: he advances after Daisy, a married woman. He is willing to give anything and everything for her, losing any sense of himself, before their encounter prewar. But he is also the poor son of migrant farmers. After the re-inventing of himself, this poor young man who once was still seeking acceptance, never truly finds Daisy. Perhaps he is a stupid and tragic figure, but not a villainous to others, whereas Tom was very much so.

If we try to define the most representative figure of the 1920s man, we could simply describe Jay Gatsby. The 1920s general perception of the American Dream was that it could be attained by anyone, with no exception, indifferent of family history, social or economic status if one worked very hard. The boom of that period, the technological development, the peace that came immediately after a tough War gave a blossoming perspective on living. Life was improving by the minute, and so, the American dream of the ideal world rose as fast as skyscrapers. The modernity that stroke not only America but the entire World, made the 20s man a pleasure seeker, an optimist, a swaggerer and within his general desire for progress, arrogance ensued, declaring

“Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so,” once said Charles de Gaulle. This valiant quote by a former president of France accentuates my opinion of the Great Jay Gatsby. From humble beginnings rises our main focus of F. Scott Fitzgeralds’ The Great Gatsby. Young Jimmy Gatz is brought to West Egg from his heavily impoverished North Dakota family. His desire to be something greater than a farmer drove him to fortune and love through any means necessary; his life long obsession, Daisy Fay, infatuates Jay in his own insatiable thirst for her affection. James follows Daisy in the years after he is deployed to World War 1, and when he sees she has married Tom Buchanan he becomes hell-bent on replicating the success Tom has inherited in order to win over Daisy. Through moderately deceitful ways, Jay Gatsby builds his wealth and reputation to rival and even supersede many already lavish family names. Astonishingly, the great Mr. Gatsby, overrun with newfound affluence, stays true to his friends, lover, and his own ideals to his blissfully ignorant end.

The character Jay Gatsby the argument that money cannot buy bliss. Mr. Gatsby as a very wealthy young man. Gatsby has a massive amount of fortune that he could by anything that he pleased except for one thing in particular, happiness. With this money Gatsby tries win the back the heart of an old lover, Daisy Buchanan. Daisy Buchanan was related to Nick Carraway, who just happened to be neighbors with Gatsby. Jordan, who was a dear friend of Daisy and Nick’s, was talking to Nick about Gatsby lifelong dream she proclaimed, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (78). Gatsby bought his large luxurious mansion that was located right in front of Daisy in search for her attention. Gatsby had bought that very immense and expensive mansion just to be close

Jay’s longing for Daisy is a quite apparent internal call to adventure. He longs for the love and happiness he once had. Gatsby isn’t content; something is missing in his life. He feels that what is absent, Daisy, has been taken from him, and he is determined to get her back. This empty feeling harasses him everyday. Eventually, he decides he must act to attain his goal, which is his call to adventure that

Early in the book, the character Jay Gatsby, is introduced as a dreamer who is gracious, charming, and a bit mysterious. As the novel progresses we also learn that Gatsby is a self-made man who achieved the American Dream of rising up from the lower classes to the top of society. But to Gatsby, the desire for Daisy and love proves more powerful than money. Something that shows his obsession of her, is this example.

Finally, Jay Gatsby’s delusions draws more pity for him. Daisy comes from a rich family and chances of her ending up with Gatsby, a poor soldier, is totally unrealistic. Furthermore Gatsby wants Daisy to “ go to Tom and say: ‘I never loved you’” (105) but Daisy asserts that “ [she] can’t say [she] never loved Tom…It wouldn’t be true.”(126) Jay cannot grasp the present reality that Daisy could not leave Tom permanently, especially when the fruit of their love is already three years of age.

Jay Gatsby, the title character of The Great Gatsby, is really not all that the title might suggest. First of all, his real name is James Gatz. He changed it in an effort to leave behind his old life as a poor boy and create an entirely new identity. He is also a liar and a criminal, having accumulated his wealth and position by dishonest means. But he is still called ‘great,’ and in a sense he is. Gatsby is made great by his unfaltering hope, and his determination to live in a perfect world with Daisy and their perfect love. Gatsby has many visible flaws—his obvious lies, his mysterious way of avoiding straight answers. But they are shadowed over by his gentle smile and his visible hunger for an ideal future. The coarse and playful Jay

While most people chase love, few know that it is foolish. One should not chase after love, but allow it to find them naturally. Obviously, Gatsby was none the wiser about that bit of advice. In the story, we see Gatsby chase after his supposedly long lost love, but is she truly his love? With how little time they spent together, how much they’ve grown throughout the years, and all that has happened in both of their lives, does Gatsby truly love Daisy, a married mother of one? Their star-crossed story is the perfect example of a hold on the past destroying a future. This essay will explore their strange and twisted romance while supporting one simple fact. Jay Gatsby was not in love with Daisy.

However, the reader also can see it as the opposite and sees his futile attempts as he becomes a former self-parody. You see the struggle he has with completely and utterly distancing himself from his past, but all he wants throughout his adult life, where he has distanced himself from his past and his family, is to regain the past that he had with Daisy. Daisy Buchanan has changed and what makes Jay’s story even more incredibly tragic is that who he is in love with is just an idea of a person and not who they actually are. Jay Gatsby was, in every fashion, absolutely idealistic. He never got the chance to know who he was, but the person he wanted to be for somebody

First off, Jay Gatsby comes off as a nice man who throws huge, florid parties and lets everyone come over even if he doesn’t know who they are. He seems mysterious, reticent, and rather elegant but know one knows who he once was. Gatsby was in the war as everyone knew, but no one knew his secret love. He didn’t get rich in a correct way but more so a corrupt way. He sold fake bonds and was a bootlegger and did it all for one girl. The light at the end of her dock was glowing green brightly and he would stare at it from his, reaching for

The purpose of this passage is to describe Gatsby’s traits and personality. Also this passage is to give us more information about Gatsby’s past. The passage starts with Gatsby asking if his house looks well. This characterizes Gatsby as someone who despite being very wealthy needs validation from others. This shows the theme of how despite having wealth these people do not have perfect lives. Additionally Gatsby asking of his house looks well shows that Gatsby wants to impress Daisy a lot. Gatsby has many parties and does not ask if his house looks well the so by asking before Daisy tours his house it shows that he only cares about what Daisy thinks. Furthermore Fitzgerald depicts Gatsby’s mansion as grand by pointing out the details of “every arched door and square tower.” Fitzgerald also calls it splendid.

Time tells us that success often comes with a price. Often money will create more problems than it can solve. The richness of a person’s soul can be hidden in the folds of money. Such is the case of Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is constantly altering in the readers mind due to the various puzzling events that transpire in the novel creating a level of mystery.

Everyone in this world has a special someone. That someone who they are meant to spend the rest of their life with. However, we are unable to dictate when it will happen and who that person will be. We will encounter many different people along the way; some more than others. Somehow we will be able to find that special someone. Unfortunately, sometimes the person we think is the perfect person for us is the complete opposite.