A look into the Mind
Jay Gatsby is a mysterious character that no one really knows much about in the middle of the book, including Nick. As the book goes on, Nick learns more about Gatsby and his story evolves throughout the book. Certain passages are the most telling about Gatsby and the passage in Chapter 6 when Nick and Gatsby are talking to each other about Daisy reveals a lot.
By juxtaposing Gatsby’s dreams with the hard reality, Nick reveals that Gatsby is delusional by his desire to completely erase the past four years and is mentally weak.
When Gatsby speaks passionately about his dreams for Daisy and him, he carefully chooses his words and it reveals a lot about what is going on in his head. In the first sentence, Gatsby is talking about what he wants daisy to do with Tom, “He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: ‘I never loved you.’” Gatsby says ‘nothing less’ when he lays out that he wants Daisy to tell Tom she never loved him. There is literally no other option for him and he will not accept anything short of it. He wants everything to be perfect, or at least what he sees as perfect. In the next line, his word choice exposes what he really thinks of Daisy’s marriage and happiness for the …show more content…
Not in an identification way, but in a mental or personality way. Gatsby is revealed to be delusional and borderline crazy because of the past memories he has. Nick’s juxtaposition opens Gatsby up and he loses control, and the truth is revealed. Gatsby is chasing a dream that cannot be reached, but he doesn’t realize it. In fact, he believes that his dream is almost complete, but the reality is that it’s not even close. Gatsby has convinced himself, not only in this single passage but throughout the whole book, that what he wants is in reach, and that is what eventually leads to his
Jay Gatsby is a mysterious character that no one really knows much about in the middle of the book, including Nick. As the book goes on, Nick learns more about Gatsby and his story evolves throughout the book. Certain passages are the most telling about Gatsby and the passage in Chapter 6 when Nick and Gatsby are talking to each other about Daisy reveals a lot.
By juxtaposing Gatsby’s dreams with the hard reality, Nick reveals that Gatsby is delusional by his desire to completely erase the past four years and is mentally weak.
When Gatsby speaks passionately about his dreams for Daisy and him, he carefully chooses his words and it reveals a lot about what is going on in his head. In the first sentence, Gatsby is talking about what he wants daisy to do with Tom, “He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: ‘I never loved you.’” Gatsby says ‘nothing less’ when he lays out that he wants Daisy to tell Tom she never loved him. There is literally no other option for him and he will not accept anything short of it. He wants everything to be perfect, or at least what he sees as perfect. In the next line, his word choice exposes what he really thinks of Daisy’s marriage and happiness for the …show more content…
Not in an identification way, but in a mental or personality way. Gatsby is revealed to be delusional and borderline crazy because of the past memories he has. Nick’s juxtaposition opens Gatsby up and he loses control, and the truth is revealed. Gatsby is chasing a dream that cannot be reached, but he doesn’t realize it. In fact, he believes that his dream is almost complete, but the reality is that it’s not even close. Gatsby has convinced himself, not only in this single passage but throughout the whole book, that what he wants is in reach, and that is what eventually leads to his