Is Gatsby Insane Or Delusion

Jay Gatsby is the most interesting character in the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He is “an elegant young roughneck, a year or two over thirty, whose elaborate formality of speech just missed being absurd” (Fitzgerald, 48). At the first two chapters, there are a lot of rumors about him. People who did not know Gatsby said he is an American army during the war, a killer, or an Oxford Man. As the story goes on, the reader will unfold a lot more detail about Gatsby; who he really is, and what is he up to in this story. After finish the story, a lot of readers think Gatsby is insane or a delusion person. But, in my opinion, I think Gatsby is a noble person, who willing to do everything to purse his goal or dream. He works so hard from the moment he falls in love with Daisy to prove himself to her, to be with her, and willing to do anything to keep her safe. When Gatsby meet Daisy for the first time in 1917 in Louisville, Kentucky. At that time, Gatsby was stationed at Camp Taylor as a young officer, and Daisy was a very popular girl. After a while, they meet again when Gatsby went to Daisy’s house. They fall in love with each other and in relationship for about a month before Gatsby went overseas during World War I. Daisy promise to …show more content…
He falls in love with Daisy, and start their relationship with each other. He works really hard to gain a wealthy status. He proves himself to Daisy to shown that she could be give her life to him. He could be able to take care of her. Later on, when Daisy broke her promise to wait for him to come back, he did not blame her. He tries to look for her everywhere to reunion with her. After he knows Daisy did not choose him over Tom, he still loves her. He keeps Daisy out of any trouble she gets herself