The Great Gatsby Nobody Analysis

After nervously asking Nick, “‘What’s your opinion of me anyhow?’” Gatsby says, “‘I don’t want you to get a wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear.’” What does FItzgerald accomplish by showing by showing Gatsby worried about being mistaken for “just some nobody”?
Gatsby does not want to be acknowledged for being “just some nobody.” These insecurities are shown in Gatsby’s past. They arise from his childhood, growing up poor and wanting to be something. This wanting to be somebody causes Gatsby to have the need to be acknowledged. We see this through his extravagant parties, the need to have Daisy, and his false story of going to Oxford. His extravagant parties are used to make an allure on him. This draws people in and makes him

He believed Gatsby was just trying to impress him, by telling him what could be a fairytale. As the narrator, Nick is suppose to withhold judgement, but now he is becoming more of a character. At the beginning of the novel, Nick described others by their attributes; he had no opinion of them. However, Nick now has people he clearly likes and dislikes, and people he trusts, and others he does not. This is a sharp comparison to what a narrator is suppose to be. We can relate to Nick in this way because over time, we begin to judge people for their personalities, rather than their outer appearance. This can be related to how Nick felt about Gatsby in chapter three, compared to now. Nick no longer needs approval from Gatsby, but rather Gatsby needing approval from him.

In addition to reuniting Gatsby and Daisy, FItzgerald uses this chapter to establish further Gatsby’s gaucherie. Analyze how Fitzgerald does this.
In chapter five, Gatsby’s need to impress Daisy makes him seem rather gaucherie. He is looking for old money approval with his actions. He does this on page 92, with the incident of the shirts. Gatsby is showing all his belongings and expensive things to Daisy, seeking for approval. This makes him seem as if he is gloating and boasting about his belongings and large mass of money. This behavior is used for the approval of old money families. When acknowledging this behavior, they see Gatsby and his extravagant things as just

In the beginning of the novel, Nick’s father says, “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone… just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages you’ve had,” (1). This non-judging person is the one who encounters Daisy and Tom’s lifestyle and speaks the truth to it. However, as time goes on, Nick encounters more people and he begins to adapt to their customs. These actions cause him to join in the 1920's socialite world, which is based off of judgement and the class system. Nick becomes more passive as he enters this world. He begins to look past immoral things, which he once acknowledged. These things are Jordan’s cheating, Tom and Myrtle’s relationship, as well as Daisy and Gatsby’s. This passiveness, especially in chapter five, begins to make him look lower of people, such as Gatsby’s true past of being poor. He begins to see many people of the valley of ashes as something to