Quotes About The Great Gatsby

Secondly, Gatsby is a very mysterious character. Nick has been Gatsby’s neighbor, or so he thinks, and has never met him. Nick says “It was Gatsby’s mansion, or, rather, as I didn’t know Mr. Gatsby, it was a mansion inhabited by a gentleman of that name” (5). This shows you that even Gatsby’s own neighbor does not even know who he is; which shows that Gatsby is mysterious. Later on, once he actually meets Gatsby, Nick goes on to say “I don’t like mysteries, and I don’t understand why you won’t come out frankly and tell me what you want. Why does it all have to come through Miss Baker?” (71). As expected, this frustrates Nick and gives him more reason to believe that Gatsby is mysterious and not trustworthy. Nick doesn’t understand why someone who seems to be his friend is hiding so much

F. Scott Fitzgerald presents many themes in his novel The Great Gatsby. One of these

We begin to hear rumors from other people. For example we begin to get the impression that Gatsby and Wolfsheim are involved in some type of illegal activity, which is where he may be getting his money. Also Catherine says that she heard that Gatsby had inherited his money from either a nephew or a cousin. Gatsby also does another strange thing, he wants to meet with Jordan Baker at his party. We then find out a few days later that Gatsby, Nick, and Daisy are all having tea at Nick’s house. Nick and Gatsby also are becoming closer friends, maybe it’s because Gatsby just wants something.

“The man who committed this horrible fraud is not the man whom I have known for all these years”. This quote is from Ruth Madoff, the ex-wife of Bernie Madoff. Bernie Madoff is notoriously known for being charged with eleven felonies and stealing over $65 billion from investors. In the end, the rest of his days were restricted by spending life in prison. When money became a priority within the lives of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the characters became victims of a vile crime, the theft of identity. All three pieces comparatively display the bankruptcy of identity in which money was desired to acquire a certain dream. This cost of identity, for

Throughout of the duration of The Great Gatsby, we notice that a large handful of characters in the novel has been corrupted by greed. F. Scott Fitzgerald had portrayed a unique way of showing how money can control people and the society around them. When reading the novel one can come to the conclusion that money, popularity, and having a good reputation had control over Daisy, Tom, Gatsby, and even Nick.

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 F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, a friendship between Nick and Gatsby is full of dishonesty and un-loyalty as neither of them are willing to go the extra mile in order to protect each other. Friendship is a mutual trust and support between two people. Gatsby and his “friendship” with Nick does not express this meaning as they are continuously dishonest and unsupportive of each other. Throughout the novel, there are multiple signs of Gatsby and Nick having a true relationship as they begin to tell secrets and help each other out. However, the dishonest two, somehow discover a way to wreck their upward relationship. This friendship between Gatsby and Nick contains two sides and perspectives with both wanting to get something from the

Fitzgerald lets the reader know that Gatsby is hiding something that he doesn't want anyone to see. Next we see that when Gatsby practically kidnaps Nick to take him to lunch in the ride into town Gatsby is talking to Nick about his background and “I don't like mysteries” Nick said but Gatsby acts as if he's hiding nothing but when he really is (76). Gatsby is a mysterious man who one thing we think about him is a lie but even when we hear it from him something doesn't match up or something is left out or unknown. Gatsby talks about when he was in the war and shows Nick the photograph he had where Gatsby looked out-of-place. When Gatsby talks to a room full of people including Nick he leans more towards Nick to talk to and address more often. When Gatsby tells Nick about his story about his past but Nick isn't buying any of it Gatsby tries to show proof of his past but Nick finds it to be “Threadbare”. However this shows that Gatsby is indeed mysterious because Nick doesn't fully trust Gatsby as a good friend. Also Gatsby’s metals and photograph don't exactly line up with what Gatsby is saying to

On one hand, the two men may have something in common, but on the other hand, Tom displays the true horror of human beings who purposely allow innocent men to suffer the consequence of a murder they did not commit, yet the book counters his darkness with the light of Jay Gatsby’s genuine kindness towards people.

Candy Bars are a great thing to eat when you just want a snack. For example Hershey's, reese's, and kit kats are all delicious candy bars. But reese’s are the best candy bar. Reese’s is the best, because the mouth watering taste, creamy peanut butter, and the delicious milk chocolate

In this quote Gatsby is telling Nick what he claims to be the ‘truth’ about his life.But as Nick states Gatsby seems to be hard to believe. He rushes through his words making him very suspicious. Is this really the truth about his life? What is he trying to hide or cover up? Maybe this is why there are so many rumors about who Gatsby actually is. Will we ever learn the actually truth about Gatsby’s life?

Quote of the Book: “In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”

Intro: Abraham Lincoln, a very wise man once said, “Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing” (Quotes About). Many people in life relate to the tree in that they present themselves as one’s shadow, which is entirely opposite of who they are. Living this way deceives those around you and creates false relationships and turmoil with not only oneself but with others. The tree represents appearance versus reality which is a principal theme in The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, a theme that is portrayed by Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan.

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Throughout the book Fitzgerald is constantly reiterating the rumors about Gatsby until he has Gatsby tell his true life story to another character, Nick Carraway. Gatsby wasn’t introduced in the book until his party in chapter three when Nick was the first person to be formally invited to his party. Nick was hearing all these rumors about Gatsby, all he wanted to do was put a face with the rumors, by the end of the party he did. All people know about Gatsby is gossip. He was a myth all he did was throw enormous parties based on the hopes that his long lost love would attend one. The people who attend