Mr. Gatsby is one of literature's most significant and notorious protagonists. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby symbolizes what the roaring 20s was all about a lavish lifestyle with lots of alcohol and parties. Gatsby's relentless pursuit of his American dream of love and wealth makes his character "great," having a lasting impact on the story. Gatsby has the following positive character traits; his passion for love, his relationship with Nick, and wealth. Gatsby's passion for love is the sole reason behind his relentless pursuit of Daisy and his hopeless attempts to recreate the past. Throughout the novel, Daisy consumes Gatsby's mind, and the idea of Daisy and Gatsby being together again made Gatsby make prodigal decisions. Gatsby uses his wealth …show more content…
"It understood you just as far as you want to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assure you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you have to convey." (Fitzgerald 48) Nick was punctilious of Gatsby's smile shows that the two's relationships have a deeper meaning than most, a connection between the two at first sight. When Gatbsy dies, Nick is the only person that shows loyalty and love towards gatsby. All the people that attended and participated in Gatsby's lavish parties were nowhere to be seen, and they cared for what Gatsby was, not who Gatsby was. All in all Gatsby's relationship with Nick is one of the most powerful relationships in the novel. Gatsby demonstrates the American Dream through his process of making money. Gatbsy starts with humble beginnings; he was born and raised in North Dakota by his father, Henry Gratz, and his mother. The family was impoverished in Gatsby's early years, the root of inspiring him to always fight for what he wanted to become. One example is that Gatsby fell