Nick Carraway, a young man living in Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the lifestyle of his neighbor Jay Gatsby, who throws extravagant parties. Gatsby’s elaborate parties host hundreds of people, but no one knows who he is, and where his money came from. Everything that Gatsby has worked for has been for one sole purpose, which is for Daisy to desire him over the many other rich and respected men in society. Gatsby has it all, the mansion, the fast cars, the fancy suits, but with all those excessive commodities that money can buy, it seems that he cannot fulfill his wish to be with Daisy. If Daisy really did love Gatsby, she would’ve chased after it, but it turns out she chose a different path. Fitzgerald conveys his message that even though the reader can be successful and make their way up in …show more content…
Daisy, Nick’s cousin, promises Nick that her and Tom love each other. Nick believes otherwise “This was a permanent move, said Daisy over the telephone, but I didn’t believe it… Tom would drift on irrecoverable football game”(5). From what Tom has seen he does not think Tom is right for Daisy. Nick feels as if Tom is going to hurt Daisy, he portrays them as immutable and carless. Nick depicts Daisy and Tom’s actions as carless.
People who are from new wealth happen to be lavish with their money. Gatsby does not come from old wealth, he came from poor beginnings. He wanted to be rich and he managed to become rich and powerful “ However glorious might be his future as Jay Gatsby, he was at present a penniless young man without a past, and at any moment the invisible cloak of his uniform might slip from his shoulders”(155). Gatsby is struggling to keep away the fact that he did not come from old wealth. Nick is informing us that “the uniform” describes Gatsby’s past and his status. The status it refers to is Gatsby as a soldier. We sooner found out that Gatsby was not who he said he