Why Is Jay Gatsby A Millionaire

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man named Nick narrating The Jazz Age in New York. It tells the story of self-made millionaire Jay Gatsby and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman who he has been in love with for years. Jay Gatsby is a very wealthy man who is known for throwing extravagant parties. The most favorable character in The Great Gatsby is Jay Gatsby. This is Because he is a very wealthy self-made man unlike others who come from wealth, he’s generous and he has undying hope.

Jay Gatsby is most favorable because he is a millionaire. Jay Gatsby has a lot of possessions, including a Rolls Royce and a mansion, due to his wealth. In Gatsby’s Mansion back in the 1920’s he was known for throwing famous and lavish parties: “Why, My God! They used to go there by the hundreds'' (Fitzgerald 175). This is said by the Owled Eyed Man who used to live in Gatsby’s mansion so he was very familiar with his possessions including his library. Visitors admire his Rolls-Royce, beach, pool, crates of fresh oranges, buffet tents in the grounds filled to the brim with food, and live orchestra performing under the stars.

Gatsby initially made up his background, claiming he received money from his parents' inheritance after they passed away, lived in San Francisco, and attended Oxford. First, there were allegations that Gatsby was a bootlegger, a German soldier, and other things. .However, Tom later learned the real story of how he came to be so wealthy. “ I found out what your drug stores were… sold grain alcohol over the counter… I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him” (Fitzgerald 133). A bootlegger is someone who makes, distributes or sells goods illegally during the prohibition, some may argue that these hobbies are bad but it’s what made Gatsby the richest man in West Egg, New