The Great Gatsby Bad

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald develops Gatsby as a character that is not so great. Throughout the novel, the reader is brought into the world of Gatsby and his abundance of wealth that also leads to his problematic life. Gatsby’s many mistakes in his life, as well as his secretive past, suggest that the title The Great Gatsby was meant in a sarcastic manner. Gatsby was a compulsive liar and also had an affair with a married woman, therefore not great in any aspect. The many questionable actions and stories of Gatsby demonstrate that he was not as amazing as he was promoted to be. Continuous association of Gatsby with non-moral actions shows that Fitzgerald formed Gatsby to not be seen as a great American. Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby was not the great man that he is seen as by the public due to being corrupt, having an affair, and telling lies Corruption is a characteristic that is frowned upon by the general public. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald reveals Gatsby as a corrupt man for multiple reasons, all which lead him to not be a great man. First, Gatsby corrupted his love for Daisy and turned it into an obsession. His life was consumed by …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is not as great as he is perceived to be because of his corruption, affair, and lies. Gatsby reveals that a man who could be generally liked by most people can have a dark story inside. The whole aura of Gatsby is told as his insatiable love for Daisy being prominent, when in reality he is completely obsessed with her and it leads him to become less involved with Daisy’s life than his own. According to Roulston, Gatsby “perceives ‘the unreality of reality’” by never realizing that he cannot be with Daisy (Roulston 1). He does not see reality in his life which leads him to his downfall. Gatsby does not live up to be someone that is a role model to the public and receives inordinate praise. In contrast, he lives as a man who is not considered