Daisy's Change In The Great Gatsby

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby’s character changes and shapes the novel dramatically. Gatsby is seen as a cold and lonely person without having any contact with his family or friends. He had no desire to love anyone. His only goal in life is to make money and be rich, making him into a narcissist. The relationships that Gatsby creates shape and change who he is as a person throughout the novel. Gatsby is portrayed as sort of an outsider and this is because he is wealthier and more well off than most of the people living around him. During the 1920’s, social class was very separated. The rich would stay in the rich areas and the poor would stay in the poor areas. No one crossed over, especially the poor. They minded their own business. Each of the characters in this novel have come from all kinds of different backgrounds, whether it be impoverished or wealthy. …show more content…
In the beginning, he is lonely and does not have any real friends. Nick, the main narrator of the book, then begins to wonder who Gatsby is and slowly makes his way into Gatsby’s life through Daisy. Daisy has a very important part Gatsby’s character growth. She is very important to Gatsby because of the fact that he is in love with her. Gatsby shows that when he begins to become close to someone he will open up more as the relationship goes on. Gatsby begins to slowly open up to these two very important people. Nick and Daisy are the ones who begin to shape the and change Gatsby’s person and views on society. Even though Daisy is in a relationship, she began to fall in love with Gatsby as well. Nick becomes one of Gatsby’s first close friends which helps Jay realize that not all of his views on how the society around him works are correct. This causes him to slowly come out of his