Examples Of Admirable Characters In The Great Gatsby

F Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby circling around the roaring 20’s and the economic boom that followed. In the novel there are despicable characters and admirable characters. Jay Gatsby was an admirable character out of the novel. Gatsby is the most admirable character in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald because he spends his whole life working to prove his love for Daisy. Gatsby shows multiple small romantic gestures towards Daisy, and shows his natural courtesy towards women throughout The Great Gatsby, which makes him an incredibly admirable character. Gatsby talks to Jordan and tells her about how he is in love with Daisy and wants Nick to set an arrangement up for them to get together. In chapter V Nick tells

Gatsby goes to the lengths of decorating the inside of Nick's house with flowers and working on landscaping outside of the house. The whole day waiting for Daisy to arrive Gatsby is all nerves. Even though the outcome could be scary he hangs onto the memory and feeling of the past and hopes that he can come back in and sweep Daisy off of her feet. In another instance, the group went to town on a blazing hot day in chapter VII. Daisy complains about the heat and Tom snaps at her to quit complaining and Gatsby jumps in right behind and says, ”Why not let her alone, old sport?” Fitzgerald 126. Gatsby is the first to come to Daisy’s defense as Tom tells her to stop complaining about the heat. Shortly after, Jordan drops the telephone book. Nick offers to pick it up but was just saying he would pick it up with no intentions of actually doing so. Right as Nick offers Gatsby meaningfully says that he would pick up

Tom and Daisy invite Gatsby over for luncheon and Tom takes him for a tour outside. As they step outside onto the porch the bay is right in front of them. Tom shows him the bay and Gatsby points and says, “I’m right across from you” Fitzgerald 118. Gatsby points across the bay and shows Tom that his house is right across from theirs. This shows how Gatsby has been working his whole life to keep an eye on Daisy and keep her close. He reciprocates the money for the huge mansion right across from Daisy on the bay. He works so hard for this house and all of his fancy things because he knows that Daisy is