Examples Of Unworthy Man In The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby- An Elegant, But Unworthy Man James Gatz is a dead boy inside a lavious man whose name is Jay Gatsby. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby tries to establish himself as an elegant, kind, and wealthy man, but he really does everything to win back the love of his life, Daisy. Daisy is married to a man named Tom Buchanan, but Gatsby still wants to win Daisy back. Gatsby throws lavish parties to attract Daisy, hoping that one day she would just so happen to wander in. A new character is then introduced, Nick Carraway, who is a cousin to Daisy. Nick reunites Gatsby and Daisy. Daisy is delighted that Gatsby is now rich, so she agrees to run away with him until she learns how Gatsby got his money. Gatsby thought, through his hard work, that he could

In Novels for Students, Telgen explains that James wrote his copy of Hopalong Cassidy a daily schedule and set of rules that he followed to become proper (Telgen 71-72). This concept moved James to seek out goodness and beauty. James apparently met Dan Cody, a rich yacht man. As a result of James wanting to be more elegant he changed his name on the spot to Jay Gatsby, so then it would slide off peoples’ tongues like butter (Mencken 28-29). Dan Cody taught Gatsby how to polish his speech, how to present himself in a sophisticated manner, and how to have fancy manners. Jay Gatsby became the best known man in New York resulting from Gatsby wanting to be elegant all his life. In Novels for Students Telegan also explains that Daisy was too shallow for Gatsby's dream of a beautiful woman. Nick found it comforting that Gatsby still desired his dream and that he fought for it never giving up. Nick respects Gatsby’s never ending hope and when Nick begins to realize that other people are trying to bring him down, Nick gives Gatsby a complement. That complement would be the only that Nick ever gave Gatsby (Telgen