A self-made man is what most would consider what Gatsby could be when his past was first explained about how he came into so many riches. Some people would consider a self-made person to be a hard worker and had to work to get to where they are in their comfortable place in society. Gatsby is one to work, but he had to have a little bit of outside help to get to where he is. Yet, Nick has suspicion as to what Gatsby tries to hide behind his seemingly devil-may-care attitude and his multiplicity of summer parties. Gatsby is one of those who wasn’t born into riches like those with Old Money and had to really work to get it; however, his views of what a self-made man is different from how Nick would view it and how an average person would see it, so he could be taking that too seriously. …show more content…
A definition for a self-made person from yourdictionary.com states “adj. The definition of self made is something that has been made by oneself or someone who has become successful through his own efforts. An example of self made is a man who has been born poor but who started his own business and made millions.” (yourdictionary.com). This is just a general definition of what self-made would be, but that definition changes with each and every person. However, this could be considered a little too seriously in some cases. Gatsby has been considered a self-made man in other’s eyes, yet, he could be taking all of that a little too seriously when explaining about his life to