Gatsby is a member of the nouveau riche, the newly rich.
He earns his money as a bootlegger during Prohibition.
However great he may seem, he ultimately feels unfulfilled with his money and grossly inadequate.
More than anything, he longs for the love of Daisy, who is of "old money"; we can think of her as a member of the gentry. Her lineage is pure, which is why she wears white, and her financial stability is well-established by generations of American aristocrats.
In some way, Gatsby is a self-made man who longs for a better life by way of the American Dream. However, his money and his notoriety are not enough to lure the haughty Daisy from her established, shallow lifestyle, and he remains unfulfilled.
the books are real in his eyes because both the cover and the book are interesting
Gatsby continuously uses the phrase "Old Sport" to refer to the people he is talking to.
In GatsbyÕs eyes, Daisy is a symbol of all that he aspires to be and all that he desires out of life. Since Gatsby and Daisy could not marry during their first courtship because he was poor, Gatsby has always viewed Daisy as a tangible object of wealth that he could not have unless he were to become a rich society man himself.
Education is an example of man versus society conflict.
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The owl-eyed man in "The Great Gatsby" is surprised to find that the books in Gatsby's library are real, not just for show.
No, gatsby was a horrible man....he ate children with his coffee.
The man who left Jay Gatsby $20,000 in his will was named Dan Cody. Gatsby worked for Cody as a young man and inherited a substantial amount of money from him after his death. This inheritance allowed Gatsby to finance his extravagant lifestyle and pursuit of Daisy Buchanan.
The man who invites Nick in a hydroplane in The Great Gatsby is Gatsby himself. He shows off his wealth and extravagance by giving Nick a tour of his mansion and then offering to take him on a ride in his hydroplane.
Jordan describes Gatsby as being an "Oxford man." This implies that Gatsby is sophisticated, cultured, and well-educated, despite his mysterious past and the rumors that surround him.
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The Great Gatsby shows mostly modernism characteristics
The owl-eyed man describes Gatsby as real because he sees through the facade and recognizes Gatsby's genuine passion and authenticity in pursuing his dreams and love for Daisy.
Fitzgerald had the owl eyed man at the funeral, because he was the only one in this society that saw the real Gatsby. The owl-eyed man was the only one from the parties to attend the funeral. It shows that the owl-eyed man saw the real person that Gatsby was and he was there to pay his respects. All the others from the parties just enjoyed Gatby's wealth while he was alive and took advantage of him. Gatsby's father, Nick, and the Owl-eyed man, and a few of the servants were the only ones at the funeral. It symbolizes the character of the people in town. They completely took advantage of Gatsby and didn't even care when he died.
The owl-eyed man in The Great Gatsby had been drunk for about a week. He is seen marveling at the fact that Gatsby's library books are real, showing how inebriated he is.
Meyer Wolfsheim is the character who showed Gatsby how to navigate the wealthy society in "The Great Gatsby." Wolfsheim introduces Gatsby to the world of organized crime and illegal activities, teaching him how to succeed in that world.
Gatsby's best friend who died was Dan Cody, he was reputably a notorious bootlegger, which is where Gatsby got his idea for money from.