Ambiguity of Great In Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby”, a man by the name of James Gatz transforms his life from that of a poor farmer’s son to a million dollar socialite named Jay Gatsby. The novel is obviously named after this character and follows his actions from a sideline point of view via a man named Nick Carraway. Nick is related to Daisy Fay Buchanan, who just happens to be Gatsby’s long lost love. The main conflict of the book features Gatsby trying to get Daisy to leave her husband and run away with him. Gatsby is unsuccessful in his goal and ends up murdered. Throughout the novel the persona James Gatz had set up for himself is slowly destroyed in the eyes of the reader. This makes many readers skeptical to why Fitzgerald …show more content…
This mysterious quality is strongly displayed throughout the book. In the beginning, the reader learns of many different stories about the infamous Gatsby. The rumors that surround this stranger are that of wonder. He was a German spy during World War I. He had graduated from Oxford. He had killed a man. But no one really knows who Gatsby is. Everyone knows the name, but no one knows the face. His parties though, are astounding. The hundreds of guest that appear at these parties are amazed at his magnificent home, giant pool, serene beach, live music, fantastic food, and first and foremost, bottomless bottles of alcohol and liquor, an important addition for this prohibition time period. This Jay Gatsby is great because he is a wondrous exciting person, at least to the outside world. But behind this bold rich exterior, he’s hiding that almost all of his stories and accomplishments are lies. Gatsby is a crook who made his fortune by bootlegging and most likely illegal mob activity with Meyer Wolfsheim. Calling Gatsby great in this sense is strongly ironic. Behind closed doors, he is nothing but a sham. But to society, this man is astonishing. To the strangers who attend his parties, he is