Beliefs In The Great Gatsby

Register to read the introduction… When Nick arrives at the party and makes an effort to find Mr. Gatsby he ends up hearing many rumors which are rather inconsistent with each other. Some say that he was in the American army during first world war while other say that he was in the German army and that they even have proof from a friend that grew up with Gatsby in Germany. Other rumors that circulate around are that Gatsby sent a new evening gown to a lady that tore hers on a chair and that the dress cost two hundred and sixty –five dollars. For all we know he might have sent the dress just to be a gentleman but his great reputation as a wealthy man makes people think otherwise. The rumors are not all harmless since they say that Gatsby is a murderer that killed a man in cold blood. The fact that the Owl eyes expect to find a fake library also sets an aura for the other gossips and Nick hears numerable innuendos about Gatsby. The rumors existence and their type reveal a lot about Gatsby. We as the readers feel that the people are making up inconsistent stories because they themselves don’t know the truth about Gatsby’s life or who he really is. The people find him to be a man of mystery as Fitzgerald is increasing the perplexity of Gatsby’s life. Nick finds Gatsby to be the most shadowy figure as there are gossips which are due to the fact that Gatsby is always inaccessible and doesn’t interact with his guests as Nick notices in chapter 1 where Gatsby seems to be content in standing alone plus the fact that he does not merge with his guests but stand alone staring at the garden. The climax of the delay meeting is when Nick starts a conversation with a man and doesn’t recognize him as Mr. Gatsby. We can sense the Nick is curious as we are about finding who Gatsby is when he tells the …show more content…
It is a very good strategy because if we would have been introduced to Gatsby right at the beginning as we were introduced to Nick we would have also disapprove of him as Nick did and we wouldn’t know the truth about Gatsby. The slow unfolding of Gatsby’s life prepared us to finally meet him and since the mystery that surrounds Gatsby adds to his charm it makes even more interesting. The delay meeting did not only increase the suspense but also brings up questions that we as the readers would like to know. By the time we meet him we have many questions than answers and that’s