The Great Gatsby Selfish Analysis

Fitzgerald shows these characters selfish nature through there actions. Daisy only cares about security and luxury, which she gains through a life with Tom, however she also wants to be the center of everyone’s attention which she gets through being with Gatsby. She couldn’t care less about the men, only about what they give to her. Tom is a very selfish man because of what he wants from life. He wants the riches, the luxury, the beautiful trophy wife, and the mistress on the

Gatsby and Tom both try to impress Daisy with their wealth. I believe the only reason Daisy stays with Tom is because he is wealthy, even though she too does not seem to be happy with their relationship. The reason Gatsby worked so hard to become wealthy was because Daisy refused to be with him when he was poor. Without money I do not think either of them would have the attention of Daisy. Both men being wealthy also allows them to be flashy.

His obsession with Daisy is what has driven him towards this need to become someone he was not. In the book this obsession is shown by the fact that he bought a house in west egg right across the bay from Daisy's house to be able to see her all the time, Jordan told Nick “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be right across the bay” (Fitzgerald 78). He has also been plotting for years throwing big parties trying to find either Daisy or someone who knows her, so that he can set up an accidental meeting. Some see this to come off as an obsession but others find it romantic and see that it shows that he truly loves her if he is willing to make changes to his life and spend years to find her again and be better for

Question 3: In Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby, Nick and a few other cordially invited guests attend a party hosted by the ever so famous Jay Gatsby. His purpose is to catch the attention of and ultimately win over the heart of his past lover, Daisy, even though she is married to Tom Buchanan. He feels as though their previous departure was misguided and that they truly belong together. He strives for this goal throughout the entire story and is willing to do whatever it takes to get her back, after all, the sole purpose of him buying a house in West Egg was to be closer to Daisy.

Tom Buchanan’s overall personality is best described as snobby, abrasive, and aloof. He seems typically uninterested or disconnected, and doesn’t offer up respect often; he is unfaithful to Daisy yet fiercely and hypocritically jealous of her and Gatsby’s relationship; he takes advantage of the fact that he can afford to act unpleasantly due to his status and wealth; and his personality is very arrogant and egotistical. Gatsby, in a similar manner, is also quite snobby and avaricious. He uses his accumulated wealth and fame to climb higher on the social ladder and to obtain whatever it is that he may desire; he is reckless and unreasonable, especially when in reference to Daisy and his expectations for their love affair; and his personality is also pompous and controlling, in a very similar manner to Tom. The biggest difference between Tom and Gatsby is that Tom’s motivations for his negative actions are self-servicing, and Gatsby’s motivations are pursuing his long-awaited dream of gaining wealth and winning back

In the book, Gatsby is very foolish, his actions are unreasonable and unrealistic. “He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: "I never loved you."” (125) Gatsby had expected Daisy to be the same girl she was five years ago, but the truth is that she isn't. Many things had happened to the both of them and he had set up a foolish expectation that Daisy was willing to leave Tom for him. Gatsby’s foolishness originated with Daisy.

The two of them did everything, and would do everything for them. They thought they loved them, and one of the men even devoted his entire life to this woman. Both of the main characters live’s and choices surrounded these two women. Gatsby bought a house directly across from Daisy’s, and would throw these massive, elaborate parties just in hope she would come to one, and they would be reunited. Daisy never loved Gatsby to the extent that he loved her.

Throughout the book Gatsby uses his actions and events that happened in the past to either bring it back or move on from it. His love for Daisy started in the past, and it is so strong that he wants to bring back what they had and not leave it. Nick takes us through his story as he learns more about this character who, for everyone else in the book, is a mystery and no one really knows where he came from and what his past really was. The way he started off getting his money doing illegal actions was not exactly the right thing. When Daisy leaves Gatsby for Tom he is devastated because Daisy was everything to him and he wanted to recreate what they had in the past.

Gatsby’s dreams and aspirations in life are rather interesting and amazing as he goes about his life in the book. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald helps highlight the social, moral, and political issue that were very present during the 1920’s and today. Gatsby is the focus of the book as before the book began, he was an ex-soldier who came to wealth by some rather illegal ways. Daisy a married woman is his person of interest, who was his ex-lover 5 years before the book started. Gatsby’s actions, and words demonstrate a clear obsession with Daisy that seems to have no end.

Gatsby’s selflessness is shown on page 78 when Jordan Baker tell Nick “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay”. This goes to show that Gatsby only bought his lavish house just so he could be next to Daisy. He only got rich to be with Daisy because on page 149 he lied to lead her to believe that he was from

Gatsby knows that Daisy is a high-class individual who cares very much about status and wealth, so his entire life has been dedicated to being the best so that she will notice him. When Daisy, Gatsby’s one desire, and Nick, Gatsby’s

Several people may assume that selfishness is both unhealthy and wrong. A selfish person usually puts his own needs before the needs of other people. Selfish people need to be able to draw the line between when they need to worry about themselves, or when they should be concerned about other people. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, in the view of Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby, it is evident that the nature of man is showing selfishness through cruelty, greed, and manipulation. Cruelty is just one way that the nature of man shows selfishness.

He thought daisy would never leave him no matter what horrible things he did because she needs the money to live the life she has always cherished. This betrays him because she finds love in Gatsby and she can still live the wealthy life she wanted. The wealth corrupted everyone one in this story to think it brought happiness. Even

People who read the book The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald, mostly admire the character of Gatsby for his persistent affection to Daisy. He is admired for changing his life to win back the heart of Daisy. He spent large amounts of money to hold parties every week in order to attract Daisy back to his life; he bought a magnificent house in the West Egg to be close to the house of Daisy and Tom which is just across the river, the East Egg; he loved Daisy so much that he is willing to cover for Daisy. People also appreciate Gatsby for not being pretentious when he became rich. On the other hand, the character of Tom who comes from old money family is supposed to be elegant and elite, always says some drastic words to despise others.

Fitzgerald makes it apparent throughout the novel that Gatsby does everything in hopes to compete against Tom and impress Daisy. For example, Gatsby throws lavish parties every weekend with the hope that Daisy will stumble in, and then they will be reunited and return to their old ways. Additionally, when Gatsby moves to the West Egg, he purposefully purchases an extravagant mansion near the Buchanan’s mansion where he can view their emerald light on his dock. Throughout the duration of The Great Gatsby, Gatsby noticeably envies Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husband, for seizing the life that Gatsby was not able to achieve. Gatsby longs to return to the passionate relationship they had five years prior and maybe even create a family similar to the family Daisy has with Tom.