Examples Of Friendship In The Great Gatsby

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Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” spoke about passion and love but mainly friendships. Throughout my reading, I’ve been able to determine the different types of friendships presented to the reader. Which also gives us an insight as to what Fitzgerald believes are genuine friendships. Throughout this essay, I will be exploring an example of a good friendship from the story, and an example of a bad one. However, throughout the book there is more evidence of bad friendship than good. An example of a good friendship from this book is Nick and Gatsby. From chapter five on pages 60-61 it states “At eleven o’clock a man in a raincoat, dragging a lawn mower, tapped at my front door saying that Mr. Gatsby had sent him over to cut my grass.” I think that this is a good friendship because Nick invited Daisy over to Gatsby’s for tea knowing that Gatsby has …show more content…

From chapter nine on page 164 it states “ At first I was surprised and confused; then as he as he lay in his house and didn’t move or breathe or speak, hour upon hour, it grew upon me that I was responsible, because no one else was interested.” This is considered a bad friendship because no one was there with/for Gatsby. Everyone that knew Gatsby made up excuses as to why they couldn’t make it to his funeral. Even people that didn’t even know Gatsby but went to his parties never showed up for his funeral. Everybody was being fake and honestly just didn’t want anything to do with Gatsby now that he’s dead and can’t throw any amazing parties or do anything for them. In conclusion, Fitzgerald shows the two main friendships that anyone can have. Having good friends can be a key for a healthy life. Also having bad friends can be the key for a bad life. In Gatsby’s case, it was the death of him. Reading about the good and bad friendships that Gatsby’s has been through can be a life lesson as to picking the right friends to be

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