F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby is a devastating love story, a mystery, and an ideal of the American life. It is set in the summer of 1922, the story begins with a man falling in love, going to war, and moved to New York after the war to win back the love of his life. The four characters live wealthy lifestyles in high society. There are two residences the East egg is where those with old money live, and the West egg is where the self-made, rich people live.
Jay Gatsby wears a mask the entire time up until death. It turns out this man who hosts extravagant parties for the rich in his big Mansion went to Oxford and now lives in the West egg meaning he is rich and made himself to be that way. Lunch one day Gatsby introduces Nick to Meyer Wolfshiem and it seems that Gatsby, with Wolfshiem’s help, became rich through bootlegging (Fitzgerald 73). James Gatz was his original name and he came from a poor family with his dad being a farmer. He had imagined this dream for himself. He ran away and changed his name to Jay Gatsby and I think didn’t want to bring his …show more content…
Tom and Daisy lived across the bay from Gatsby on the East Egg side (Fitzgerald 10). Daisy in the beginning of the book is a mother and a wife living a wealthy lifestyle because Tom’s money. I think Daisy wears a mask towards Gatsby because she has an affair with him and she tells him that she is in love with him and never stopped loving him when he left. She wears a mask because when Gatsby confronts her to tell Tom that she doesn’t love him she gets all emotional, dramatic, and confused. She tells Tom she doesn’t love him and later on she said she would be lying if she said she didn’t love Tom (Fitzgerald 139-149). Daisy is just with Gatsby because of all the fun she has with him and how he treats her. I also think it’s a way to get back at Tom because Daisy know Tom cheats on her and this I her way to revenge by sleeping with
Jay Gatsby wears a mask the entire time up until death. It turns out this man who hosts extravagant parties for the rich in his big Mansion went to Oxford and now lives in the West egg meaning he is rich and made himself to be that way. Lunch one day Gatsby introduces Nick to Meyer Wolfshiem and it seems that Gatsby, with Wolfshiem’s help, became rich through bootlegging (Fitzgerald 73). James Gatz was his original name and he came from a poor family with his dad being a farmer. He had imagined this dream for himself. He ran away and changed his name to Jay Gatsby and I think didn’t want to bring his …show more content…
Tom and Daisy lived across the bay from Gatsby on the East Egg side (Fitzgerald 10). Daisy in the beginning of the book is a mother and a wife living a wealthy lifestyle because Tom’s money. I think Daisy wears a mask towards Gatsby because she has an affair with him and she tells him that she is in love with him and never stopped loving him when he left. She wears a mask because when Gatsby confronts her to tell Tom that she doesn’t love him she gets all emotional, dramatic, and confused. She tells Tom she doesn’t love him and later on she said she would be lying if she said she didn’t love Tom (Fitzgerald 139-149). Daisy is just with Gatsby because of all the fun she has with him and how he treats her. I also think it’s a way to get back at Tom because Daisy know Tom cheats on her and this I her way to revenge by sleeping with