The Great Gatsby: A Short Story

One of the indicators for Gatsby’s failure is the unstableness of the characters he is depending on. This begins with the woman he loves, Daisy Buchannan. Daisy’s life is a tragedy in its own, because she married the wrong man, who is

Important characters within a book can often teach us about ourselves and the world around us. Jay Gatsby from the book “The Great Gatsby”, illustrate that a single-minded obsession can hinder one’s ability to think logically. Gatsby, one of the major characters, is in love with Daisy, who is Tom Buchanan's wife. He will do anything to win Daisy back from Tom. Then the conflict between Gatsby and Tom, who is the antagonist of the novel, starts to progress.

Jay Gatsby’s disappointment is portrayed when he realizes that Daisy was not the person he pictured her to be in his mind. He had been building up a ludicrous fantasy of meeting Daisy, who he had previously known, for nearly five years. When Gatsby finally met Daisy Buchanan, he “...was running down like an overwound clock” (Fitzgerald 92). He did not know what to do with himself due to the fact that he had only dreamt of Daisy and obsessed over the idea of her. Rather than speak to her in person, Gatsby continuously planned out the day they met until he could barely fathom who Daisy was in real life and how her visit would go. After a while of speaking with Daisy, Gatsby realized that “There must have been moments even that afternoon when

Also he did not use his pool once that entire summer, which showed that he might have been waiting for Daisy to swim with him in that

Tom, Gatsby, Daisy, Jordan and I rode into New York with the intentions of having a ‘good time’. Later that night Gatsby had confessed his unconditional love to Daisy right in the presence of her husband. She had looked as though her eyes went blank and her body went still as if she had seen a ghost. Tom then continually kept reassuring Gatsby that Daisy only had ever loved him. At that point I did not know what to believe I just sat silently in the notable tension.

A decision in life comes from within. People may put a lot of thought into their major or minor decisions in life, but that choice is a main aspect of one"s future in his or her life. Choices could be positive or pejorative, and it results in one"s life wheather wanted or unwanted is a catagorial truth. F.Scott Fitzgerald"s The Great Gatsby, Toronto"s former Mayor Rob Ford, and Canada"s future Priminster; Justin Trudeau are paradigms in choices that result in peoples lives.

Last night was all a blur. It was definitely one of the most memorable night of my life. Everyone was all done up in expensive and ornate clothing. I felt so plain in my simple party dress. I silently drifted through the crowd choosing to observe the crowd rather than joining in on their festivities. After all, the only way I was able to obtain an invitation was through work. You see, my boss wanted me to write an article on Gatsby’s party. I was refused at first but my boss knows some things about me that I do not under any circumstances want exposed.

recently discovered Daisy’s affair with Gatsby and took advantage of an opportunity to get rid of

“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.

Gatsby is murdered by Wilson, who thought Gatsby was Myrtle’s secret lover. In all actuality, it was Tom; yet Tom suggested that Gatsby since he was in love with Tom’s wife, Daisy. Without such a passionate love for Daisy, Gatsby would have not died the way he did, and could have lived even longer. This concept of having multiple not as heroic or powerful traits and also having one enormous flaw with brings about one’s downfall is the anti-hero concept. Gatsby is a character whom can perfectly fit into such a model, as being from West Egg, not being of the same social status of others in East Egg, and having such a deep obsession with his past lover ultimately brings him to his death. Additionally, attempting to repeat the past in Gatsby’s case led to only problems in its totality, causing him to die prematurely. Since he could not live in the present and move on, he couldn’t live at

It seemed just like yesterday, back in the glory days. Back then, nearly two decades ago, life in the Saint Louis area was perfect. Unlike today where Saint Louis is known for its crime and violence, years ago conditions were different, the talk of the town used to be about the Cardinals baseball team, they were once the pride and joy of the city. Constantly in the news after win after win. For example, on this particular day on September 8th, 1998, a night that no Cardinal fan would dare to forget, marks a historic day that is best remembered for being a celebration. What started off like any other ordinary day, turned into an overwhelming thrill of excitement. On this day, Mark McGwire broke the home run record. Who would 've thought

Page 92 and 93. The night Daisy visits Nick, Gatsby shows her around his house: “‘If it wasn’t for the mist we could see your home across the bay,’ said Gatsby. ‘You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock.’... It had seemed as close as a star to the moon.

Tom blissfully gradually realized that the morning was off to an impeccable start when the savory aroma of sizzling bacon gently woke him.

In The Great Gatsby, a classic novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway is in love with Jordan Baker, George Wilson is in love with Myrtle Wilson and Jay Gatsby is in love with Daisy Buchanan. Regrettably, all of these women are unworthy of the love and affection bestowed upon them by these men. Throughout the course if this essay, the love between these individuals will be analysed and the reasons why these women are unworthy will be highlighted.

“Get up there and stay!” I shouted at Myrtle. “I’m tired of you walking all over me and doing your own thing without me knowing about any of it!” “Your going to get yours George!” she shouted. I got so mad at Myrtle for cheating of me that I coulda’ killed her. I locked Myrtle upstairs of the garage so that she could not get away. I told her that “We are moving out west as soon as I can get that car from Tom.” She just shouted and screamed “You'll burn in hell for doing this.” I thought that she would get over it after we moved out there and started over, but I will later realize that it wouldn't come true.