Jay Gatsby
Jay Gatsby, the main character of the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a very dubious character, and I hope to clear up some of this uncertainty and doubt by writing this character analysis. I will start off by analyzing chapters 1-3, then on chapters 4-6 and finally chapters 7-9. In the beginning of this book, Gatsby isn't really introduced, but Fitzgerald precedes Gatsby with a reputation of being scornful, and the narrator (Nick) dubbed Gatsby as having a gorgeous personality, stating that "If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him"(pg 6) . Going on to chapter 2, more of the other characters are seen and there is no mention of Gatsby at all. In chapter three, Fitzgerald starts off the chapter by having Nick talk abou
First he puts on an act, being nice to Tom and the others, but then the true Gatsby comes out, he admits to his lies about the past, and he becomes very cantankerous, which leads to his untimely death, by murder. Gatsby then becomes very protective of Daisy in fear of Tom. In chapter 5, Gatsby is re-introduced to Daisy, and Gatsby quickly goes back into his shell, and becomes very shady, and he seems to be beating around the bush while talking to Daisy and Tom. In this part of the book, Gatsby seems to be more out in the open in chapter 4, but as soon as Daisy is re-introduced, Gatsby goes back to being very shady and he seems to be love struck. t Gatsby always having guests and his great riches, noting some of Gatsby's possessions. The narrator also talks about some of the guests that Gatsby has, and talks about his first real meeting with Gatsby. In the middle of the chapter, Gatsby gets into a little tiff with Tom; this altercation sends Gatsby into a 'defense mode' and becomes acrimonious towards Tom. In chapter 8, Daisy, Tom, Nick and Jordan accompany Gatsby, and they all end up going to town. After the bunch left the city, Daisy hits myrtle with the car, on accident, and kills her. Throughout the middle of the novel, many rumors about Gatsby emerge; the chapter begins with some young ladies talking about how Gatsby is a bootlegger, and how he killed a man once. In the last two chapters that Gatsby is present, his personality changes greatly. This upsets Daisy greatly and Gatsby proclaims his love for Daisy in front of Tom. Gatsby proceeds to list his accomplishments and even shows nick his medal and various pictures. In the beginning of the book, Gatsby is a fairly shady character, not much is known about him yet.
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