Norman Bates is the main character and villain from the movie Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock. The movie centers around Bates killing the customers of his motel in many different ways, and doing all of this dressed up as his mother. Towards the end of the movie a psychiatrist explains that Bates suffered from split personality disorder,one evil and one good. Norman Bates suffers from this mental problem that drives him to ruthlessly kill the customers of his motel. Now I know what you are thinking, how does all of this relate to the Great Gatsby? Well in the Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald creates a world of immense wealth and pleasure. But while also creating this world he creates the character Jay Gatsby a man of extreme wealthy, and mystery.
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Although he manipulates other people no other person experiences it like Nick Carraway. Gatsby using Nick to do all of his bidding, like the tea meeting, where after wearing Nick down he finally says “ I’m going to call up Daisy to-morrow and invite her over here to tea.” (82). He uses Nick to get closer to Daisy, he does not care about Nick. From the second Gatsby found out that him and Daisy were cousins he only had one goal when befriending Nick. Another one of his victims that we know of is Jordan Baker. When Nick and Jordan meet for tea Gatsby has already manipulated jordan to do is bidding, she says “ He wants to know,.....if you’ll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over” (78). Gatsby is using Jordan Baker to get closer to Daisy which is his goal all along, he knows that Nick may have some feelings for Jordan and that it would be the best way to accomplish his goal. But Nick and Jordan are not his only victims of Gatsby manipulative ways, no the last person is Daisy. Gatsby manipulates Daisy into lover her by showing her that he is extremely wealthy he is trying to convince her she could be better of with him. Also he tries to convince Daisy that she doesn't love Tom by repeatedly saying “Your wife doesn’t love you,” (130). Gatsby his drilling into her mind that she doesn't love her husband because that is what he wants, and she believes him for a little bit and it almost destroys her life. Until she realizes she does love Tom and Gatsby no longer is controlling her , and that's why she does not go with Gatsby. Gatsby may seem like a love stricken man just trying to rekindle a relationship from years before , but in fact he is manipulating everyone that can help advance his
Although he manipulates other people no other person experiences it like Nick Carraway. Gatsby using Nick to do all of his bidding, like the tea meeting, where after wearing Nick down he finally says “ I’m going to call up Daisy to-morrow and invite her over here to tea.” (82). He uses Nick to get closer to Daisy, he does not care about Nick. From the second Gatsby found out that him and Daisy were cousins he only had one goal when befriending Nick. Another one of his victims that we know of is Jordan Baker. When Nick and Jordan meet for tea Gatsby has already manipulated jordan to do is bidding, she says “ He wants to know,.....if you’ll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over” (78). Gatsby is using Jordan Baker to get closer to Daisy which is his goal all along, he knows that Nick may have some feelings for Jordan and that it would be the best way to accomplish his goal. But Nick and Jordan are not his only victims of Gatsby manipulative ways, no the last person is Daisy. Gatsby manipulates Daisy into lover her by showing her that he is extremely wealthy he is trying to convince her she could be better of with him. Also he tries to convince Daisy that she doesn't love Tom by repeatedly saying “Your wife doesn’t love you,” (130). Gatsby his drilling into her mind that she doesn't love her husband because that is what he wants, and she believes him for a little bit and it almost destroys her life. Until she realizes she does love Tom and Gatsby no longer is controlling her , and that's why she does not go with Gatsby. Gatsby may seem like a love stricken man just trying to rekindle a relationship from years before , but in fact he is manipulating everyone that can help advance his