Examples Of Self-Awareness In The Great Gatsby

There are many popular pieces of media that use a lack of self-awareness in a character. One such piece of media is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In the novel, Gatsby lacks self-awareness because joins the mob to get money in order to satisfy Daisy, but he does not realize that Daisy would not want him if he was a mobster. Gatsby made most of his fortune from illegal sale of alcohol and other mob activities in order to impress Daisy. However, in Chapter 7, when Tom reveals to Daisy where Gatsby makes his money from, Daisy begs to go home with Tom. “‘PLEASE, Tom! I can’t stand this any more.’ Her frightened eyes told that whatever intentions, whatever courage she had had, were definitely gone” (Fitzgerald 144). This is the first time that Daisy shows this much apprehension to

Furthermore, in the series finale “Felina,” Walter admits to Skyler and himself that family was not his true motivation. He says “I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really...I was alive” (Gilligan 33:30). In this scene, Walter admits that he was doing crime selfishly, even if he himself did not know it. A third example of a lack of self-awareness in media is in the visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club!. Monika demonstrates a lack of self-awareness because she was blinded by her own ambitions and ended up killing her friends in the process. Monika demonstrates a lack of self-awareness because she was blinded by her own ambitions to date the protagonist and ended up killing her friends in the process. By the end of Act 2, every other member of the literature club is dead by Monika’s hand except for the protagonist and Monika herself. Monika’s ultimate goal throughout Acts 1-3 is to force the protagonist to love her and only her. This comes at the cost of having to sacrifice her close friends. At the end of Act 3, Monika tells the player “I couldn’t find it in myself to [delete the other club members]. Even though I knew they