People are often quick to make assumptions about other people before they truly meet them. Although, in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick the narrator of the story provides an unbiased look into Gatsby's life. Gatsby, the protagonist of the novel has one goal in his life, to marry Daisy. There is one problem with this- Gatsby is poor, and Daisy is rich. Therefore for Gatsby to win over and impress Daisy he will have to change his social status, and love Daisy more than her husband Tom. Thus, causing the theme of the novel to be Gatsby following the american dream of marrying a beautiful girl but getting lost in his riches. Fitzgerald chose Nick as his narrator because he is able to tell the theme of the story through his
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One way Nick is able to describe Gatsby's feelings is in the weather that surrounds his character. When Gatsby is with Daisy and he is happy, Nick notes that the weather is a beautiful “autumn night with leaves falling and moonlight” (Fitzgerald 110). Where as when Gatsby is nervous and scared about how Daisy will accept him there is “wind in the trees…[and] rain” and the “wind in the trees blew out the lights...into darkness” (81). The rainy weather is found when Gatsby is very nervous and feels like he is stuck in the dark. Gatsby feeling like he is stuck in the dark provides the reader to feel how lost he is feeling through the motif that Fitzgerald includes. The juxtaposition of the weather allows the reader a clear understanding of how Gatsby if feeling. Along with Gatsby's feelings changing with the weather, it also changes when he is killed. The setting of Gatsby in the pool with “a thin red circle in the water” (162). Along with the atmosphere of the weather with “a small gust of wind that scarcely corrugated the surface [of the water]” (162). The description that Nick provides for the sorrow and tragic death of Gatsby, and how he was unable to complete his dream of marrying Daisy. This is partially because he got so lost in a parallel theme of the novel that often dreams can get lost with the riches and money when it enters the wrong people hands. Especially when the money was made …show more content…
The attitude of the novel appears when Gatsby starts to find Daisy attractive and wants to marry her. The love that Gatsby has towards Daisy provides for a very sweet and romantic gesture, but it is also nerve racking. This is due to Daisy being married to Tom. Gatsby does not see Tom as a threat though because he is able to throw elaborate parties for Daisy and show him how rich he his. In one encounter, he has Daisy over and shows her all of his expensive clothing. During this time he says to Tom, ““your wife never loved you...she’s never loved you...she loves me”” (130). Gatsby’s attitude towards Tom is very defensive because all he wants is his gem. His tone when he is talking to Tom is strong, but also scared at the same time because he is trying to stand up for himself and what he wants, but still wants to express to Daisy that she should marry him. Along with the way that Tom views Gatsby attitude towards him many people also show different attitudes towards Gatsby character. This builds suspense and mystery to Gatsby character due to all the different speculations of who Gatsby is. This is most prominent because of him originally being poor, but then coming to money, which makes people wonder how he got the money. Nick narrators the story through an unbiased point of view which allows all the different characters to tell their ideas of how Gatsby came to money. This is most likely
One way Nick is able to describe Gatsby's feelings is in the weather that surrounds his character. When Gatsby is with Daisy and he is happy, Nick notes that the weather is a beautiful “autumn night with leaves falling and moonlight” (Fitzgerald 110). Where as when Gatsby is nervous and scared about how Daisy will accept him there is “wind in the trees…[and] rain” and the “wind in the trees blew out the lights...into darkness” (81). The rainy weather is found when Gatsby is very nervous and feels like he is stuck in the dark. Gatsby feeling like he is stuck in the dark provides the reader to feel how lost he is feeling through the motif that Fitzgerald includes. The juxtaposition of the weather allows the reader a clear understanding of how Gatsby if feeling. Along with Gatsby's feelings changing with the weather, it also changes when he is killed. The setting of Gatsby in the pool with “a thin red circle in the water” (162). Along with the atmosphere of the weather with “a small gust of wind that scarcely corrugated the surface [of the water]” (162). The description that Nick provides for the sorrow and tragic death of Gatsby, and how he was unable to complete his dream of marrying Daisy. This is partially because he got so lost in a parallel theme of the novel that often dreams can get lost with the riches and money when it enters the wrong people hands. Especially when the money was made …show more content…
The attitude of the novel appears when Gatsby starts to find Daisy attractive and wants to marry her. The love that Gatsby has towards Daisy provides for a very sweet and romantic gesture, but it is also nerve racking. This is due to Daisy being married to Tom. Gatsby does not see Tom as a threat though because he is able to throw elaborate parties for Daisy and show him how rich he his. In one encounter, he has Daisy over and shows her all of his expensive clothing. During this time he says to Tom, ““your wife never loved you...she’s never loved you...she loves me”” (130). Gatsby’s attitude towards Tom is very defensive because all he wants is his gem. His tone when he is talking to Tom is strong, but also scared at the same time because he is trying to stand up for himself and what he wants, but still wants to express to Daisy that she should marry him. Along with the way that Tom views Gatsby attitude towards him many people also show different attitudes towards Gatsby character. This builds suspense and mystery to Gatsby character due to all the different speculations of who Gatsby is. This is most prominent because of him originally being poor, but then coming to money, which makes people wonder how he got the money. Nick narrators the story through an unbiased point of view which allows all the different characters to tell their ideas of how Gatsby came to money. This is most likely