Essays on Jay Gatsby

The well known yet mysterious West Egg citizen Jay Gatsby appears to have been killed in a murder-suicide, say investigators. His body was found yesterday by a fellow West Egg citizen , Nick Carraway, who claims to have been a friend of Jay Gatsby. Carraway claims he had stopped over at Gatsby’s elegant mansion, only to find him floating lifelessly on an air mattress in the pool, with a gunshot in his chest. Investigators and Carraway found a second body as well. The second body at the scene ...

Tragic death of the millionaire Jay Gatsby Long island’s socialite got shot at in his swimming pool 23 July 1922 Clara Jones New York- The biggest socialite and businessman, Jay Gatsby died yesterday evening in his swimming pool at his mansion located in the East Egg; confirms the head inspector of New York police. We know less about Jay Gatsby, but the lavish and extravagant parties that he hosted every weekend at his big mansion situated in the East Egg, were always in the limelight. People ...

Does Jay Gatsby love Daisy? After reading the book, that is the question that one is left with. Perhaps, when they first met, but afterwards, Daisy, as a member of “ distinguished secret society” is the symbol and the image for what Gatsby aspires to achieve. Young Jay Gatsby, an officer in the army first meets Daisy Fay when the other officers gathered at her house to compete for the attention of Daisy. Gatsby, meeting Daisy and seeing her wealth “falls in love” with her and her house. ...

Throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby, formerly known as Jay Gatz, hides his origins in attempts to become a new man and forget his less than desirable past for a new life of fame, glory, riches, and the prize girl. Though, as the novel and the plot come to a climax, Gatsby must come to terms with who he is and all he has hidden when his secrets are revealed and all is lost. One aspect of the novel that shapes Gatsby’s character and his relationships ...

Did Gatsby ever achieve the American Dream? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fictional novel, “The Great Gatsby,” shows how a dream can become corrupted by one’s focus on acquiring wealth, power, and expensive things. Jay Gatsby, the main character in the novel, is a self-made man who started out poor, and makes most of his money by illegally selling alcohol. Some people say that Gatsby did achieve the American Dream, but despite his wealth, he was unable to live a happy, successful lifestyle as ...

Jay Gatsby the hero of the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. An artful culmination depicted and propelled the American Literature. The writers and readers, apparently appreciate this secretive character. However, for what reason do we, as readers, cherish characters like Gatsby? Since they're mind boggling achievers who appear to twist destiny to their will? Who appear to create their own particular predetermination? Also, isn't that what 'flexibility' is about. Jay Gatsby once named 'James ...

Self-discovery is defined as “the act or process of achieving self-knowledge”(Merion Webster). Every story has a beginning and an end, but in between, the characters all have different types of experiences. From an experience, a character often comes to a realization/revelation about their journey/ life. These revelations can influence the characters thoughts, actions, and beliefs or in other words, they can change the character into a completely different person. In the book’s The Great ...