You Re A Rotten Crowd In The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby the narrator, Nick Caraway makes a statement that, in my opinion, reveals to the reader why the book is called The Great Gatsby. “They’re a rotten crowd” Nick shouted across the lawn to Gatsby “You're worth the whole damn lot put together.” I agree with Nicks statement because Gatsby has outstanding values that differ and set him apart from the other characters in the book. Also the one main feature that really sets him apart from the crowd and makes him worth more than the whole crowd is his ability to set himself goals and achieve them. He had a dream, An American Dream. Throughout the book Gatsby is portrayed as a mysterious character. The first impressions …show more content…

This is mainly due to Gatsby’s inaccessibility. He surrounds himself with people but never interacts, instead opting to watch other people enjoy themselves. The rumours about Gatsby are abundant and come from the very people who take advantage of his hospitality. Jordan and the two twins, tell Nick at one of Gatsby’s parties “Somebody told me that he killed a man.” There are also disputes about which country he fought for in the war. As one man tells Nick “I heard that from a man who knew all about him, grew up with him in Germany.” This is opposed by another woman at the party saying, “It couldn’t be that because he was in the American army during the war.” Gatsby’s wealth which is also a mystery to begin with, adds to his mysterious reputation. Despite these rumours circulating about Gatsby our first real impression of Gatsby is a positive one, “He smiled understandingly- much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life.” This first impression of Gatsby is important as it shows that he knows how to work with people although he rarely associates with …show more content…

He is cruel; to Daisy all the time and he broke Myrtles nose because she disagreed with him. He is materialistic; believes money can solve all of his problems. He is also a hypocrite; he condemns his wife for having an affair with Gatsby but has no worries about continuing his affair with Myrtle. All three of these characters are further shown to belong to the rotten crowd because when Gatsby died not one of them came to his funeral (which shows how selfish they all are especially Daisy as she loved Gatsby at more than one time in her life). The rotten crowd also included all the people that came to Gatsby’s parties, except Nick. Although Nick disapproves of Gatsby “from beginning to end” Gatsby is not part of the “rotten crowd”. Although some could argue that Gatsby is not worth “the whole damn lot put together”, as Gatsby has his faults. These faults included his improper greediness; his tasteless pink suits; his "connection" with Meyer Wolfshiem, the person that had a hand in the fixing of the 1919 world series baseball final; his love of a woman as shallow as Daisy and his pathetic efforts to win her back by showing off what he has rather than who he is. Although it

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