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In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby is a mysterious man living in the West Egg district of Long Island. Gatsby is extremely wealthy and owns a mansion with a large swimming pool, a fancy car, and dozens of servants. Every Saturday night, he throws extravagant parties which many people, most of who haven't even been invited, attend. No one really knows anything about Gatsby, except that he is rich and generous. However, many rumors are created about him. Some say that he was a German spy during the war and some say that he killed a man. As the summer progresses, Nick Carraway the narrator who is also Gatsby's neighbor, learns more about who Gatsby really is, or rather who he isn't and reasons why he lives his life as he does. Nick doesn't approve of Gatsby's lifestyle and the way he earns his money, but nevertheless he sees Gatsby as superior to those who surround him. Nick admires the romantic hope that motivates Gatsby to pursue his dreams. Jay Gatsby's greatness is a result of his naive belief that he can make his dreams a reality. In the beginning of the novel, Nick sums up Gatsby's character and the reasons why he respects him. "...Gatsby who represented everything for which I h
Although Nick comes from a very wealthy family himself, he was taught to work hard for his money. It was Gatsby's naive hope for love that kept him alive, but also that killed him in the end. Nevertheless, he does find himself admiring Gatsby. Gatsby and Daisy do however; leave New York City to go home together with Daisy driving his car. Gatsby believes in the possibility of romance, and even though the possibility is based on shallow material realities, it is motivated by his love of Daisy. Gatsby went to fight in the war and although he never stopped loving her, Daisy eventually married pompous and arrogant Tom Buchanan. As they are speeding away, she accidentally hits a young woman who runs out into the road. At one point in the novel, Gatsby, Nick, Daisy, Tom, and Jordan Baker go to New York City together for the day, where Gatsby finally reveals his love for Daisy in front of Tom. "(6) Nick makes it very clear that he doesn't agree with the way Gatsby makes and uses his money. His dream of reliving the past is slowly deteriorating before his very eyes. He values Gatsby's hope, no matter how false it is, that one day he will have a life with the woman whom he loves. She is killed and Gatsby decided that he will take the blame to protect Daisy.
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