Jay Gatsby is the young and mysterious focus of the novel, The Great Gatsby, who rose from impoverish beginnings to acquiring nouveau riches and becoming the talk of Long Island, and he did this all for one person; Daisy Buchanan. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, the plot focuses on the efforts of Gatsby to get Daisy, as well as the mystery behind the up and coming Gatsby, and the biggest question of the book: Is Gatsby really great? Jay Gatsby, while being a Romantic hero based on his ability to rise above the class order he was born into, his uncontrollable passion, and his loyalty to the Daisy he created in his mind, but also for different aspects within these, is not great. In The Great Gatsby, it is eventually figured learnt that Jay
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Throughout the novel, Gatsby shows through his actions this passion. From his extravagant parties, to where he lives, and even to his wealth and its acquiring, every action is motivated by this passion that has reached beyond his control. While at lunch with Nick, Jordan says to him "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay." (Fitzgerald 101), showing just a glimpse of the desire and passion that Gatsby has for Daisy, which has grown to control Gatsby 's life over the past five years, This passion would be so out of his control, that he had it stuck in his mind that if he could just get her where he had her five years ago, he could fix everything. When Nick tells Gatsby how he couldn 't change what has already happened Gatsby responds with " 'Can 't change the past? ' he cried incredulously, 'Why of course you can! '" This belief shows that passion that Gatsby had Daisy, and his Romantic heroism, but also shows his lack of control and ability to control it and lack of …show more content…
Part of the reason that Gatsby is so stuck in this idea, though, is due to his romantic heroism, which allows him to follow his obsession. This obsession, and pursuit, though, allows the biggest question in the novel The Great Gatsby, to be answered. Jay Gatsby, while being a Romantic hero based on his ability to rise above the class order he was born into, his uncontrollable passion, and his loyalty to the Daisy he created in his mind, but also for different aspects within these, is not
Throughout the novel, Gatsby shows through his actions this passion. From his extravagant parties, to where he lives, and even to his wealth and its acquiring, every action is motivated by this passion that has reached beyond his control. While at lunch with Nick, Jordan says to him "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay." (Fitzgerald 101), showing just a glimpse of the desire and passion that Gatsby has for Daisy, which has grown to control Gatsby 's life over the past five years, This passion would be so out of his control, that he had it stuck in his mind that if he could just get her where he had her five years ago, he could fix everything. When Nick tells Gatsby how he couldn 't change what has already happened Gatsby responds with " 'Can 't change the past? ' he cried incredulously, 'Why of course you can! '" This belief shows that passion that Gatsby had Daisy, and his Romantic heroism, but also shows his lack of control and ability to control it and lack of …show more content…
Part of the reason that Gatsby is so stuck in this idea, though, is due to his romantic heroism, which allows him to follow his obsession. This obsession, and pursuit, though, allows the biggest question in the novel The Great Gatsby, to be answered. Jay Gatsby, while being a Romantic hero based on his ability to rise above the class order he was born into, his uncontrollable passion, and his loyalty to the Daisy he created in his mind, but also for different aspects within these, is not