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Not so Extraordinary People may seem great until their full background is revealed and their true intentions are exposed. The more people know about the context of a person's beliefs, the more they can show their true aspirations. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby is portrayed as a fantastic man when he shows his estate and belongings. When the true Gatsby is revealed, the thought of him being terrific fades away. Jay Gatsby is not a great man because of his actions to gain his achievements and motives to win Daisy over. Gatsby is not magnificent because he is dishonest in how he presents his accomplishments and loves a married woman. Gatsby makes money illegally, but does not tell people upfront that he makes money this way. He is cheating his way into success through …show more content…

There are rumors about where Gatsby went to college, and they are not fully true. He is not truthful when he explains where he attended and for how long. He pretends to be a man, he is not. Tom gives Gatsby a hard time about Oxford by explaining he is aware that Gatsby attended it a while ago. Gatsby tries to explain he only went there for five months but there are still rumors that people talk about him being an Oxford man that are not completely the truth (Fitzgerald 128). Gatsby is not terrific because he is a man that is willing to love someone who is married. He is fully aware of Daisy’s marriage to Tom, but continues to show interest in her. He ruins a marriage and that is an immoral act to commit. Tom is able to see in Gatsby and Daisy’s eyes that they love each other. Tom was unaware of this as “his mouth opened a little, and he looked at Gatsby, and then back at Daisy as if he had just recognized her as someone he knew a long time ago” (Fitzgerald 119). Gatsby is not outstanding compared to others because he is not morally genuine with his achievements and tears a marriage

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Although Jay Gatsby may have been great at heart, he was not actually great. Throughout the novel, Gatsby continuously lived a life that was completely made-up. He broke the law, participated in adultery, and told uncountable lies throughout the story in order to achieve his ultimate dream, Daisy. To start it off, Gatsby appeared to be a nice and soft-spoken man with good intentions to marry Daisy. Unfortunately, he had a terrible approach to win Daisy’s heart.

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Some would consider the title of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, "The Great Gatsby", to be inappropriate, considering the crime and lies Gatsby’s character involved himself in to get to where he is. However, people who believe this synonymize "great" with "good." In reality, "great" is defined as "eminence considerably above the normal or average," which Gatsby has from throwing elaborate parties and openly displaying his wealth. Someone can easily argue Gatsby’s lying and criminal past is reason to label him amoral and take away his status of being seen as so magnificent, but in terms of accomplishment and commitment to his life aspiration, Jay Gatsby is indeed great. The word “great” may not always be a means of praise, but only an adjective

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In the book, Gatsby is very foolish, his actions are unreasonable and unrealistic. “He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: "I never loved you."” (125) Gatsby had expected Daisy to be the same girl she was five years ago, but the truth is that she isn't. Many things had happened to the both of them and he had set up a foolish expectation that Daisy was willing to leave Tom for him. Gatsby’s foolishness originated with Daisy.

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