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F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote his book The Great Gatsby from Nick’s perspective because he wants his readers to believe the same things as him. Nick seems to think Gatsby is the greatest person to walk the Earth, which means that Fitzgerald wants us to think the same, but other characters, such as Tom, seem to believe the opposite. Gatsby seemed great to Nick because he was one of the few rich people that actually worked for his money rather than inheriting it, and he was always nice to Nick. I think that Fitzgerald wanted us to think that Gatsby was great most of the time, but he did do some things that would make the readers question his greatness. Gatsby is the only named character in the entirety of the book to have a rags-to-riches story. All the other wealthy characters inherited their wealth. …show more content…

Even when he got to see Daisy again, he didn’t stop planning and trying to get her to leave Tom, even when Daisy said she didn’t want to leave him. This nonstop, work until he gets what he wants attitude did make Gatsby great in the eyes of Nick, but it also caused many problems for the other characters in the book. It led to the fight in chapter seven, which led to both Myrtle's death and Gatsby’s death. So the traits that made Gatsby have his dream life full of riches and greatness, were also the reasons his life came to an end. While Gatsby was great in the eyes of Nick and many of the other characters, there were some characters, such as Tom, that questioned his greatness, which made the readers question Gatsby’s greatness as well. Gatsby tells multiple lies throughout the book, some of which serve no purpose in being told. “Gatsby lies because under his exposed insecurities, is a narcissism so rich and deep that all else of his person is consumed to feed the cut glass mirrored image of a hollow human” (The

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