"I thought you inherited your money."
"I did, old sport," he said automatically, "but I lost most of it in the big panic – the panic of the war."
I think he hardly knew what he was saying, for when I asked him what business he was in he answered, "That's my affair," before he realized that it wasn't the appropriate reply.
"Oh, I've been in several things," he corrected himself. "I was in the drug business and then I was in the oil business. But I'm not in either one now." (Chapter 5).
The reader and Nick, can tell Gatsby is lying, he does it a lot, but he is not very good at it. In a way it makes him a very honest man, as the people around him fake their way through their entire lives, Gatsby cannot fully hide who he truly is. Gatsby is a …show more content…
He originally left his family because they were poor, and if he remained with them he felt he could not accomplish his dreams and was unable to come to terms with the lot he had been dealt in life. Jimmy Gatz became Jay Gatsby as he began to reinvent himself. He ended up joining the army which is where he met Daisy. As we know their love did not work out but Gatsby was obsessed. We learn that everything he has done in his adult life has been with the sole to fulfil his unrealistic dream, to recapture the past. After meeting Daisy, everything he did was for the singular purpose of winning her. Money was, essentially, the issue that prevented their being together, and so Gatsby made sure he would never again be without it. Gatsby did not get his money from inheritance, but from organized crime in the prohibition era. Gatsby has profited greatly from selling liquor illegally. While massive amount of people come to Gatsby's parties he really knows very little about them. He doesn't want to know much about them, he is only interested in people who know Daisy. Gatsby only becomes friends with Nick once he finds out that Nick is Daisy's cousin. “Yes," he said after a moment, "but of course I'll say I was. You see, when we left New York she was very nervous and she thought it would steady her to drive – and this woman rushed out at us just as we were passing a car coming the other way. It all …show more content…
Gatsby had seemed to successfully reinvent himself, along with the riches. Holes in his persona revealed a lot about him to other characters, helping to close the mystery. His speech is quite formal and he always calls people, “old sport.” This facade is easily seen through as no one, even in this time spoke like this. He was putting on an act like he had been ever since he reinvented himself. As the story progresses the majority of the truths we learn about Gatsby are from his dialogue with Nick. As Nick is Daisy’s cousin, Gatsby really connects with him and tells him everything, all to get to Daisy. Nick knows of how ‘great’ Gatsby is but the one who needs to know most of all has no idea. Once he begins to express his love for Daisy, she accepts him at first but as she starts to reject him we can see his frustration, especially from the dialogue. "I don't think she ever loved him." Gatsby turned around from a window and looked at me challengingly. "You must remember, old sport, she was very excited this afternoon. He told her those things in a way that frightened her – that made it look as if I was some kind of cheap sharper. And the result was she hardly knew what she was saying." (Chapter 8) Gatsby’s frustration begins to take over and he cannot believe after everything he has done Daisy does not love him back. He is pretty much saying that "no" means "yes." Unfortunately for Gatsby, no really
"I did, old sport," he said automatically, "but I lost most of it in the big panic – the panic of the war."
I think he hardly knew what he was saying, for when I asked him what business he was in he answered, "That's my affair," before he realized that it wasn't the appropriate reply.
"Oh, I've been in several things," he corrected himself. "I was in the drug business and then I was in the oil business. But I'm not in either one now." (Chapter 5).
The reader and Nick, can tell Gatsby is lying, he does it a lot, but he is not very good at it. In a way it makes him a very honest man, as the people around him fake their way through their entire lives, Gatsby cannot fully hide who he truly is. Gatsby is a …show more content…
He originally left his family because they were poor, and if he remained with them he felt he could not accomplish his dreams and was unable to come to terms with the lot he had been dealt in life. Jimmy Gatz became Jay Gatsby as he began to reinvent himself. He ended up joining the army which is where he met Daisy. As we know their love did not work out but Gatsby was obsessed. We learn that everything he has done in his adult life has been with the sole to fulfil his unrealistic dream, to recapture the past. After meeting Daisy, everything he did was for the singular purpose of winning her. Money was, essentially, the issue that prevented their being together, and so Gatsby made sure he would never again be without it. Gatsby did not get his money from inheritance, but from organized crime in the prohibition era. Gatsby has profited greatly from selling liquor illegally. While massive amount of people come to Gatsby's parties he really knows very little about them. He doesn't want to know much about them, he is only interested in people who know Daisy. Gatsby only becomes friends with Nick once he finds out that Nick is Daisy's cousin. “Yes," he said after a moment, "but of course I'll say I was. You see, when we left New York she was very nervous and she thought it would steady her to drive – and this woman rushed out at us just as we were passing a car coming the other way. It all …show more content…
Gatsby had seemed to successfully reinvent himself, along with the riches. Holes in his persona revealed a lot about him to other characters, helping to close the mystery. His speech is quite formal and he always calls people, “old sport.” This facade is easily seen through as no one, even in this time spoke like this. He was putting on an act like he had been ever since he reinvented himself. As the story progresses the majority of the truths we learn about Gatsby are from his dialogue with Nick. As Nick is Daisy’s cousin, Gatsby really connects with him and tells him everything, all to get to Daisy. Nick knows of how ‘great’ Gatsby is but the one who needs to know most of all has no idea. Once he begins to express his love for Daisy, she accepts him at first but as she starts to reject him we can see his frustration, especially from the dialogue. "I don't think she ever loved him." Gatsby turned around from a window and looked at me challengingly. "You must remember, old sport, she was very excited this afternoon. He told her those things in a way that frightened her – that made it look as if I was some kind of cheap sharper. And the result was she hardly knew what she was saying." (Chapter 8) Gatsby’s frustration begins to take over and he cannot believe after everything he has done Daisy does not love him back. He is pretty much saying that "no" means "yes." Unfortunately for Gatsby, no really