In the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the term Great fits Gatsby as a character very well as he demonstrates his selflessness, determination, generosity, and hopefulness in greater magnitude than his negative qualities. To begin, the term “great” must first be defined. As defined by Oxford Languages, the word “Great” means either “of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average” or “of ability, quality, or eminence considerably above the normal or average.” Both of these definitions highlight that the word “great” simply means considerably above the normal or average. Next, the average behavior of the characters, or their behavior, needs to be determined. The first character, Tom, cheats on Daisy …show more content…
People who think that Gatsby may not deserve his title of great may think “Doesn’t this just prove that Gatsby is a terrible person and that he doesn’t deserve his title of Great in the book?” On the contrary, Gatsby showing these qualities allows him to be a human, just like these other people that he’s so much greater than, but the difference is that Gatsby isn’t always that way, he’s not always a shallow person and when something gets serious he doesn’t try to fle Throughout the book, Gatsby shows that he is a generous person; he lets anyone come to his parties no matter who they are and, in Nick’s case, sometimes offers assistance with other things like transportation or getting a house cleaned up free of charge. People like Tom looked down on Gatsby because he made his money in a bad way or was from new money, but Gatsby never looked down on people, he didn’t know anything about them, whether they were good people or bad, but he still allowed them to come into his house, ride in his cars, and eat his