Laying it all out on the table is a robust move in order to prove that one is the greatest. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the “American Dream” as an easily obtainable reality for a hefty price. There are all kinds of hearsay about how Jay Gatsby came to be, but only the main character, Nick Carraway, knows the truth. Having integrity drastically increases one’s ability to be great by being creditable, but Fitzgerald illustrates that some individuals may have to change their identities, take on a new personality, and lie about their past in order to achieve that specific level of greatness.
Jay Gatsby was not always the man that inspired middle class men. Before seventeen he was James Gatz, follower of mentor Dan Cody, a bootlegger. Through Cody’s mentorship, Gatz was able to distance himself from mediocrity long enough to finish his creation, Jay Gatsby. “He was a Son of God…So he invented just the sort of Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end.” (Fitzgerald) Gatsby was “… a self-made, a man who literally invents or reinvents himself…and never wavered from his teenage conception of self.” (Hickey) Gatsby believed …show more content…
During the novel, it is mentioned several times that he was “was brought up in America but educated at Oxford, because all his ancestors have been educated there for many years. It is a family tradition.” (Fitzgerald) He goes on and inflates his ego and personality to the extent of loosing track of his lies. All these misconceptions of who Gatsby is circulate around society. All these lavish parties were for one reason, to have Daisy, his long lost love, attend one of his parties. His second identity was an entire lie. All the tangible objects, and materialistic wonders was to prove that he can be what Daisy wanted him to be, but it was too late. Daisy already made up her mind, living in her own
Jay Gatsby was not always the man that inspired middle class men. Before seventeen he was James Gatz, follower of mentor Dan Cody, a bootlegger. Through Cody’s mentorship, Gatz was able to distance himself from mediocrity long enough to finish his creation, Jay Gatsby. “He was a Son of God…So he invented just the sort of Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end.” (Fitzgerald) Gatsby was “… a self-made, a man who literally invents or reinvents himself…and never wavered from his teenage conception of self.” (Hickey) Gatsby believed …show more content…
During the novel, it is mentioned several times that he was “was brought up in America but educated at Oxford, because all his ancestors have been educated there for many years. It is a family tradition.” (Fitzgerald) He goes on and inflates his ego and personality to the extent of loosing track of his lies. All these misconceptions of who Gatsby is circulate around society. All these lavish parties were for one reason, to have Daisy, his long lost love, attend one of his parties. His second identity was an entire lie. All the tangible objects, and materialistic wonders was to prove that he can be what Daisy wanted him to be, but it was too late. Daisy already made up her mind, living in her own