Textual Analysis Of The Great Gatsby

In the novel “The Great Gatsby'' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby, the main character, often throws huge parties that many people come to whether invited or uninvited. They come to live life and have a great time with friends. Everyone always seems to have a good time at these parties and really like being there, enjoying everything. They admire everything at the party and appreciate their surroundings. Although, Gatsby never seems to be an extrovert and doesn’t really attend his own parties. He throws these parties only to have a chance to introduce himself to new people. This is why Nick, Gatbsy’s neighbor, did not know that it was Gatsby he was talking to at the party until he mentioned his name. He is unknown and mysterious, no one knows what his true intentions are. In looking at the novel through an Archetypal theory lens, Gatsby is shown as an

Gatsby is trying to make everyone around him happy and to please them. He is trying to be more out there and he throws these parties for a chance to show how rich he is as well. He was not “old money”, meaning Gatsby was not born into a rich family and actually had to work hard and become successful in order to achieve his dreams of being rich. When Nick doesn’t realize that he is talking to Gatsby during the party in chapter 3, he says, “‘What!’ I exclaimed. ‘Oh, I beg your pardon.’ [Gatsby] ‘I thought you knew, old sport. I’m afraid I’m not a very good host.’” The expression “old sport” shows how Gatsby is trying to convince these people that he is old money and not new money. He wants to receive the respect that people with old money have. This expression is also a way through which Gatsby establishes a sense of friendly intimacy with