Why Is The Great Gatsby Great

Gatsby has everything that he could wish for, except of love. Gatsby tried everything he could to achieve Daisy, but failed to do so. Gatsby always thought that Daisy actually loved him and that he was very close to achieving her. One time Gatsby showed Daisy all of his luxuries in the house. Daisy was impressed by how rich and wealthy Gatsby has become as time passed. Daisy says “never seen so many shirts like these” (87). This quote shows how Daisy likes materialistic things. Gatsby worked hard on his dream unlike Tom. Tom Buchanan who is the husband of Daisy has no purpose and goal in his life except his affair with Myrtle. He never really loved Daisy. On the other hand when Gatsby showed all of his English shirts Daisy begins to cry and they plan their future plans of meeting each other. We can see how Daisy is attracted to Gatsby simply because of his wealth. She loves Gatsby but she loves his money more then she actually loves him. This goes to show how people’s mentality worked in the 1920’s. Daisy, Gatsby, and all other characters live a very superficial life. Gatsby wants to achieve Daisy by the means of fortune and how Daisy is attracted to Gatsby because of his wealth.

A marvelous novel, “The Great Gatsby” written during the 1920’s by F. Scott Fitzgerald proposes a question about the truth of being “great”. The novel's protagonist, Nick Carraway grows close to Jay Gatsby; a rich, party man. Carraway strongly believes that Gatsby deserves to be known as “great.” Nevertheless, Gatsby should not be considered “great” for many reasons. To list a few, Gatsby does not do anything extraordinary to earn the title of “great”, does not work hard for success, and pretends to be somebody he wishes to be.

Greed takes its toll on Daisy as one of the main characteristics she looks for in a man is in fact his wealth, and that man’s personality takes a backseat when Daisy is “falling in love” with someone. This is clearly exhibited when she visits Gatsby’s house. Throughout the visit she is clearly in awe with Gatsby’s house and his belongings. She is close to breaking down and exclaims that Gatsby has “such beautiful shirts...it makes [her] sad because [she’s] never seen such beautiful shirts before” (Fitzgerald 92). Daisy is clearly thinking about what she and Gatsby could have been as a couple, now that she realizes that Gatsby is not poor anymore, but instead filthy rich. It is not that she misses Gatsby’s personality, but rather his wealth. The desire for wealth that Daisy has leads her to taking advantage of Gatsby’s love for her. She lets Gatsby take the blame for killing Myrtle in the car accident, showing that she did not care about Gatsby, but that she knew deep down that their relationship was

Is Gatsby truly great? Gatsby was truly great because he was incorruptible. NOTHING could stop Gatsby from following his American Dream which was of an amazing and long lived life with Daisy, the woman who he has loved for years.

One value that was continually showcased in The Great Gatsby was materialism. Many characters portrayed deep fascinations for material things. Daisy, who had recently reconnected with Gatsby, begins crying when she realizes that she could have possessed an abundance more of material things if she had married Gatsby, instead of Tom. As Daisy cries she says, “They’re such beautiful shirts. I’ve never seen such—such beautiful shirts before” (Fitzgerald 98). This showcases an overt appreciation for material things, as she is moved by all of Gatsby’s possessions more than she is impressed with Gatsby himself.

In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is seen as a mysterious character that’s not called great or bad. The Great Gatsby takes place in the 1920’s during the “roaring twenties” or called as the “Jazz Age”, a period ending the Great Depression and an era where jazz and dancing become trendy. Gatsby does not seem to be fit to be called “great”, instead he is fit for being called a determined man. Some may not call Gatsby “great” because of his lies and some will call him “great” because he is a man who is determined to get Daisy back from Tom or because Gatsby is a nice man who does not have much ignorance like Tom. An example why Gatsby do not deserve to be called a “great” man is because he is a liar and a “great” man does not

“He took out a pile of shorts and began throwing them, one by one before us, shorts of sheer linen and thick silk and fine flannel which lost their fold as they fell and covered the table in many-colored disarray. While we admired he brought more and the soft rich heap mounted higher -- shirts with stripes and scrolls and plaids in coral and apple-green and lavender and faint orange with monograms of Indian blue” (Fitzgerald 92). Gatsby is flaunting of his wealth and luxurious materialistic items believing that is the only way to gain Daisy back and make it how it was five years ago. Gatsby starts as a poor farmer boy, but throughout the years he desires to be more and have more. To him, Daisy is someone he loves, but this love is based on materialistic objects and status, causing Gtabsy to focus and base his actions on money and wealth.

Gatsby Is In No Way Great People have argued for many years, what is it that makes people great. There are many different answers people give to this question, but this essay will go over what great truly means. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about the bad side of America, people chasing the American Dream and how it will later lead to their downfall.

Gatsby’s love for Daisy propels his materialism, which leads to his ultimate downfall. Gatsby uses his words and specious actions to prove to Daisy that he is rich so she will love him by giving Daisy a tour of his house. Exploring Gatsby’s house is when Gatsby is careful to point out to Daisy his lavish possessions that are present in his many extravagant rooms: “We went upstairs, through period bedrooms swathed in rose and lavender silk and vivid with new flowers, through dressing-rooms and poolrooms, and bathrooms, with sunken baths” (91). After strolling through Gatsby’s house, Gatsby takes Daisy up to his closet and begins to boast about his expensive clothes so that Daisy realizes that Gatsby is rich, and, “He took out a pile of shirts, and began throwing them, one by one, before us, shirts of sheer linen and thick silk and fine flannel, which lost their folds as they fell and covered the table in many-colored disarray” (92). Daisy’s desire and obsession with materialistic things is also evident because after she sees all of these shirts, she begins crying because of

She began to love Gatsby for the things he can offer her, and that was the only way he knew how to show his feelings by giving away his money. Daisy began to have an affair with her husband with Mr. Gatsby and didn’t have any remorse. As time went by, Daisy was becoming more and more intrigued by the wealth that was given to her rather than the true love being offered. "She's got an indiscreet voice," I remarked. "It's full of——" I hesitated.

Daisy grew up spoiled due to the vast wealth she obtained from being ‘old money’, which caused her to become selfish and self-centred. Daisy had become selfish to the point that she has an expensive and materialistic desire or want. When Gatsby shows Daisy his mansion, she gazed in awe as “she admired […] the gardens, the sparkling odor of jonquils […] and the pale gold odor of kiss-me-at-the-gate.”(Fitzgerald,97) Daisy, all along, does not have feelings for Gatsby, but more for his money and expensive possessions, as she revealed her true self during Tom and Gatsby’s argument. Daisy is selfish even if money was not involved, as she does not feel grateful for Gatsby taking the blame for her killing Myrtle Wilson. For instance, when Nick tells Gatsby about Mrytle dying, Gatsby replies “’Yes,’ he said after the moment, ‘but of course I’ll say I was.’” (Fitzgerald, 154) When Daisy cried in Gatsby’s mansion, she was crying about her actions in killing Myrtle, meanwhile she does not care about Gatsby’s act of chivalry. Furthermore, Daisy takes advantage of Gatsby by taking Tom along to Gatsby’s party, when Daisy was personally invited to essentially go alone. When Gatsby saw Tom appearing to his party, Gastby with a light temper has a conversation with Tom. He says “I know your wife’, continued Gatsby, almost aggressively.”

She realized she needed Toms “old” money not Gatsby’s “new” money. They're such beautiful shirts," she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. "It makes me sad because I've never seen such – such beautiful shirts before” (p 118). Daisy is in love with Gatsby’s clothing because she is very materialistic. Her dream is to obtain the most money she can from a guy.

As Daisy becomes older, society pressures her to think a certain way. Eventually the pressure to become perfect makes her fickle and uncaring for everything but money and status. When Daisy and Gatsby reunite, it is awkward up until he shows her everything he owns now. When Gatsby shows her his expensive English shirts, Daisy begins to cry. She

Gatsby dedicates his entire life to Daisy. Without hesitation he devotes his own self towards her. When Gatsby realizes Daisy wanted money he immediately made as much as he could and flaunted his wealth to attract her attention. All of his actions are executed specifically for Daisy, and after all of that dedication Gatsby expects for Daisy to recuperate this unyielding love. The issue is that Daisy is married, she is not the perfect person Gatsby has imagined her to be, she has faults and over the years she’s changed. Gatsby is baffled at Daisy’s inability to “understand,” he wants her to be the same girl she was five years ago, and cannot comprehend that Daisy has changed (109). Nick persuades Gatsby “not to ask too much of her,” Gatsby disregards this claiming that she can always become who she once was (110). Gatsby choses to ignore the real world for the romantic fantasy he has of Daisy and in the end this drives her away. This internal conflict drives Gatsby throughout his life, and after five years of devotion towards Daisy he creates an unrealistic, romantic world he expects Daisy to fit in. The issue is that she is no longer the girl she once was, and now Gatsby must learn how to battle the internal conflict between his dream of Daisy and her

What is the meaning of greatness? This question at first seems quite simple to answer; yet after substantial thought, a consistent definition of the term is either vague or nonexistent. The question of what greatness is encapsulates one of the many messages relating to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. In this novel, Nick Carraway, a man from the Midwest who moves temporarily to the east to work in the bonds business, tells of his meetings and encounters with a number of individuals, including his cousin, Daisy Fay Buchanan, his cousin’s spouse, Tom Buchanan, and the enigmatic Jay Gatsby. Nick soon learns of Gatsby’s past and interests. Gatsby has known Daisy for five years, and has loved her ever since; he planned to marry Daisy, but do to financial issues, fails to marry the love of his life. When Gatsby discovers Daisy has married another man, he works to develop enough wealth to live as close to Daisy as possible, in the hopes of winning her back over. However, Gatsby’s efforts to win back Daisy are futile, as despite his massive wealth and charming nature, Daisy is too concerned with money and self-image that she is unable to leave her current husband. Gatsby, lost in a trance of disillusionment with the loss of his love, spends his last moments of life waiting for Daisy to call him, professing her desire to be with Gatsby. Despite Gatsby’s losses, it can be argued that Gatsby was the embodiment of greatness due to his loyalty. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great