Is Gatsby really “great”?
Lavish, Extraordinary, Legend, these are just few words that F. Scott Fitzgerald expressed to us throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby to describe Jay Gatz. Jay Gatsby started out very poor, but worked his way up to greatness. He went through many obstacles to be the person he ended up being. Gatsby was full of hope and believed that if you work hard for what you want there will always be a good outcome. No matter what he went through in his personal life, his name as “Great” never changed. That is why Jay Gatz from The Great Gatsby deserves his title as “great”.
One of the many reasons Gatsby deserves his title, is his representation and strive of the American dream. Something many only dream about achieving. …show more content…
In the novel it states, ‘I want to get the grass cut’ he said. “We both looked at the grass-there was a sharp line where my ragged lawn ended and the darker well-kept expanse of his began. I suspected that he meant my grass” (82). He hires someone to cut Nick’s grass just for some girl that he wants to please. Gatsby is very driven in the way he makes sure everything is just right for Daisy. Gatsby is a people pleaser and he hopes to make everyone happy. The author states, “His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents at all” (98). He’s driven to make sure that he doesn’t end up like his parents were in the past with being unsuccessful farmers. That’s why he is passionate to becoming a successful man by inheriting his money, and working hard. Gatsby longed for having riches and being able to live the American dream, and being able to have happiness. Gatsby comes off as “great” by being very driven to follow what he wants in life, and doesn’t give up no matter what it takes. Even if that's becoming a rich man, and impressing a girl he
Lavish, Extraordinary, Legend, these are just few words that F. Scott Fitzgerald expressed to us throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby to describe Jay Gatz. Jay Gatsby started out very poor, but worked his way up to greatness. He went through many obstacles to be the person he ended up being. Gatsby was full of hope and believed that if you work hard for what you want there will always be a good outcome. No matter what he went through in his personal life, his name as “Great” never changed. That is why Jay Gatz from The Great Gatsby deserves his title as “great”.
One of the many reasons Gatsby deserves his title, is his representation and strive of the American dream. Something many only dream about achieving. …show more content…
In the novel it states, ‘I want to get the grass cut’ he said. “We both looked at the grass-there was a sharp line where my ragged lawn ended and the darker well-kept expanse of his began. I suspected that he meant my grass” (82). He hires someone to cut Nick’s grass just for some girl that he wants to please. Gatsby is very driven in the way he makes sure everything is just right for Daisy. Gatsby is a people pleaser and he hopes to make everyone happy. The author states, “His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents at all” (98). He’s driven to make sure that he doesn’t end up like his parents were in the past with being unsuccessful farmers. That’s why he is passionate to becoming a successful man by inheriting his money, and working hard. Gatsby longed for having riches and being able to live the American dream, and being able to have happiness. Gatsby comes off as “great” by being very driven to follow what he wants in life, and doesn’t give up no matter what it takes. Even if that's becoming a rich man, and impressing a girl he