Why Is The Great Gatsby Unattainable

Gatsby uses his wealth and charms to create an image of himself that everyone loves. Jay Gatsby is an undeniably affluent man, and that is something he flaunts to all who are around to see it. He hosts these massive elaborate parties allowing anyone in with no explanation given as to why. His guests only know the rumors and “romantic speculation” surrounding Gatsby (48). None of them really know him, they assume he has to be a good guy to throw parties of such magnificence. The guests believe that, in

I’ve only known Gatsby for a few months, and so I’ll start with my first impression. It was summer, and many people came to enjoy his premises. He held huge parties at his mansion every Saturday.1 They were the most opulent and ostentatious parties, typical of the West Egg. All sorts of people came, from the city or just across the lake, looking to mingle and join the wealthy. They basked in Gatsby’s display of wealth, enjoying the alcohol, the music, and the atmosphere. They enjoyed so much of his parties, yet they never got to meet

Like a magician, all of Gatsby's secrets are covered. Like a magician, he has a "script", something he has to follow in order for his trick to pay off, but there are cases when the magician's plans fail and everything goes rotten. This is what happened with Gatsby, his plan didn't go accordingly and his life ended fatally. It is seen in the first few chapters that Gatsby has a plan, but it is unknown to the reader. He throws these huge parties every once in a while and everyone who wishes to come is invited, he doesn't drink at his parties and is mainly observing, which seems very odd. Why would you want to throw a party and then not have fun? Mainly, because he's actually looking for something and his parties are not entertainment but for a very important cause. At this moment, Gatsby's character leaves a sense of seriousness, commitment and significance, though it may not be so. But it's completely natural to think a man is someone from a very high social class, when you see he is rich and he throws parties

He made money his goal, but only sees what he wants to see. He only sees the large house he lives in, the expensive clothes he wears, and the happy people at his parties. In chapter 9, a man Nick called to visit Gatsby’s funeral had “implied that [Gatsby] had got what he deserved.”(pg#), showing how little everyone truly cared for him apart from his money. Gatsby saw the money as a chance at happiness, as a chance at Daisy. The rose tinted glasses he wears prevented him from foreseeing the fake friendships, and his sad, empty funeral that the money would play a large part in causing

Gatsby dreams an intangible world and constantly strives to sculpt his life in which his actions are manifestations of his desire to be wealthy. Gatsby’s identity is superficial, and Nick sees through this façade.

One of the reasons why wealth is involved in Gatsby’s life is because he is spending his own money on things that aren’t necessary. Nick was explaining how he didn’t see a party one Saturday night, “It was when curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night”

In addition to Gatsby wanting people to think good of him, he just wants to make himself feel happy. In the book he doesn’t see when people are just using him. After all it states, “On weekends in his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight, while his

One of Gatsby’s biggest problems is his selfishness. Gatsby throws outrageously grand parties just to attract this one girl that will never come. Tons of people show

He was always hosting parties, drinking, and had every girl waiting for him. However, his more introverted emotions suggests that his life was not always full of having a great time, and having extravagant bashes did nothing to improve this. “His house never seemed as enormous to me as it did that night… we pushed aside curtains that were like pavilions and felt over innumerable feet of dark wall for electric light switches… there was an inexplicable amount of dust everywhere ands the rooms were musty” (154). This shows that Gatsby was somewhat putting on a facade for everyone. All his money and fame couldn't buy lasting happiness and joy.

In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald paints Gatsby as this high and mighty, mysterious man, but in reality he's nothing of the sort. Everyone in the city thinks highly of Gatsby because of his wealth. He hosts these parties, inviting strangers into his home without introducing himself to them with the exception of a select few like Nick and Jordan. I can imagine this would confuse most people. Gatsby has it all

After being formally invited to one of Gatsby’s numerous parties, Nick says, “I had actually been invited” (41). Obviously by his wording, Nick is shocked to be thought of enough by Gatsby to “actually” receive an invitation. This is one of the most important moments in Gatsby and Nick’s friendship, because Gatsby does something not because he thinks he has to but because he wants to. As a result, Nick sticks with Gatsby until the end. On the contrary, Gatsby believes that his huge parties every weekend brings him more fame and fortune, but before Nick even meets Gatsby, no one can explain to Nick who he is, where he comes from, or even what he looks like.

He pays a pretty penny for him to through these parties in his absolutely gorgeous house. Gatsby never worries about how much money everything he has is worth because to him, “buy it and never count the cost” and this quotation clearly explains how Gatsby lives his life. Gatsby is not throwing all of these parties and buying all of these fancy stuff for himself he has a motive to it all and that motive is

Nick represents the average man during this time period. He shows the reader the contrast between the wealthy people in New York City and everyone else. Nick is shows the reader how the wealthy lived during the 1920s and gives the reader an inside look into some of the events that would have happened in the summer of 1922. By having Nick’s friend choose an apartment on Long Island, Fitzgerald sets up the future connection between Nick and Gatsby. The positioning of Nick’s house; in a wealthy area and neighboring Gatsby’s mansion, allows Nick to learn more about Gatsby and the extremes that the wealthy people went to just to show off to the rest of society.

Many people, not specifically mentioned by name, in The Great Gatsby use Gatsby for his belongings and money. Gatsby was notorious for his party’s, he threw them so often and many people attended. Nick states something interesting about these parties, he says, "I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby's house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited — they went there. "(Fitzgerald 21) Gatsby threw very big parties, however many of the people who attended did not know him, and they had no interest in him at all.

The passage is structured into three sections, each differing in the use of narration, description, and dialogue. The first paragraph is Nick’s narration that prepares the reader to discover the “strange story” of Gatsby’s youth. The following five paragraphs are an intriguing mixture of narration and description. Gatsby’s descriptive revelation of his past is retold through by Nick’s narration. The filter of Nick’s own opinions inevitably affects the nuance of Gatsby’s experiences. Nick’s biased disapproval of the rich is conveyed through subtle words such as “bought luxury,” which implies his scorn for the rich who enjoy excessive luxury at the expense of others’ efforts.The last paragraph consists of Gatsby’s monologue only, in which the expression of his thoughts are independent of Nick’s opinion. Through this Fitzgerald provides the reader with Gatsby’s honest thoughts, in which his illusions are further made obvious. For example, his misguided belief that Daisy thought he “knew a lot because [he] knew different things from her” is overconfident and idealistic, giving the reader an insight into his character.