A character becomes a tragic hero when their flaws overtake their personality. F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby establishes Jay Gatsby as a man admired by his many achievements until the truth about him gradually begins to become more visible to the reader and his character begins to fall to tragedy. Fitzgerald introduces Gatsby as a respectable man of the town with many growing admirable achievements. The reader begins to see how deceptive Gatsby’s character is, and his fantasy of himself begins to uncover the truth as his fatal flaw makes its appearance.Fitzgerald begins to show Gatbsys lies comusing his kindness till his fatal fall is presumed. The protagonist Jay Gatsby is deemed a tragic character as his flaws begin consuming his character until his fatal fall.
Gatsby is seen as a old war hero and a legend of the town who throws extravagant parties with his family's riches. Gatsby's name gets rumored around in both good ways and bad giving the reader possible insight on his true character.People of the town begin to claim “He's a bootlegger”[and] “one
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Gatsby was once seen as a respectable man who was admired by the things he did with his wealth until rumors were deemed true and everyone found out how his wealth was truly gained leading to the reasoning for his death.Gatsby's fatal flaw consumed him until he couldn't hide the truth, no longer making him a lost tragic hero. Gatsby's lies consumed his character until he was no longer seen as the same character from the beginning of the book because of his tragic fall. Gatsby's lies could only be hidden for so long until they were known to all which left his character to drastically fall at once until tragedy which is why it is important to tell the truth as the reader not to repeat the flaws of