F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless masterpiece The Great Gatsby follows the story of a most prominent Mr. Jay Gatsby through the narrative of Nick Carraway in the 1920s. Nick moves to the West Egg district of Long Island from his hometown of Minnesota to learn the bond business. Much to his surprise, he is drawn into the exciting life of none other than the infamous Jay Gatsby, a fabulously wealthy young man and party thrower who worked to acquire his money and happens to be Nick’s neighbor. Gatsby’s infatuation lies with Nick’s second cousin, the married Daisy Buchanan. Daisy, a woman of inherited wealth and the wife of Tom Buchanan, becomes Gatsby’s love interest after their short-lived affair five years before while Gatsby served in the Army
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He creates a whole new identity for himself, changing his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby: “So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end” (104). Through bootlegging alcohol during this time of Prohibition and participating in other various illegal activities, Gatsby gains money and connections. Proof of these connections is shown when he is pulled over for speeding, but is let off the hook by showing the officer a white card. Gatsby relays to Nick that he does not get tickets anymore because “[he] was able to do the commissioner a favor once” (68). Another way Gatsby is dishonest to others is that through chapters four to six of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how Gatsby changes the story of his past several times when relaying it to others. At one point, he says he lives in the Midwest, and then changes it to San Francisco at a later date. He also implies that he inherited his money, yet later says that he earned it. Gatsby lies to others and, essentially, himself, in an attempt to become who he so desperately wants to
He creates a whole new identity for himself, changing his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby: “So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end” (104). Through bootlegging alcohol during this time of Prohibition and participating in other various illegal activities, Gatsby gains money and connections. Proof of these connections is shown when he is pulled over for speeding, but is let off the hook by showing the officer a white card. Gatsby relays to Nick that he does not get tickets anymore because “[he] was able to do the commissioner a favor once” (68). Another way Gatsby is dishonest to others is that through chapters four to six of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows how Gatsby changes the story of his past several times when relaying it to others. At one point, he says he lives in the Midwest, and then changes it to San Francisco at a later date. He also implies that he inherited his money, yet later says that he earned it. Gatsby lies to others and, essentially, himself, in an attempt to become who he so desperately wants to