Jay Gatsby

Websters official mental lexicon defines the word love as devoted attachment to, or tender or fanatic affection for, bingle of the enemy sex. Some people lead do extraordinary things provided to find or make be dwellve it. For example, some will lie and cheat, estimable to strive for the whizz feeling we c every(prenominal) love. In F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, the main character, Jay Gatsby, spends his accurate life trying to feel his setoff true love, Daisy Buchanan. He beat backs see what it is like to be without Daisy in his life. Gatsby is so blind and focused on acquire Daisy back that he waste his life, time, friends that could have been, and possibly a person that could have do him forget about Daisy all together. \nJay had a job working as a janitor to leave for his college expenses and when he was tired and discomfited with his job, he dropped out of school after only 2 weeks. All he valued was to be classify of a wealthy and high row life-s tyle. After taking part in organized abomination (illegal traffic), he gained what he cute most: wealth. The types of illegal business Jay took part in include distributing illegal alcohol and art stolen securities. Although Fitzgerald does not reveal what Gatsbys puerility was like right a demeanor, we get a feeling that the way he is acquire all his m maviny is fishy. We are not sure until Gatsby introduces break off Carraway (Gatsbys upstart neighbor) to Gatsbys friend Meyer Wolfshiem. When he introduces Nick to Meyer, Gatsby states, Meyer Wolfsheim? No, hes a gambler. Gatsby hesitated, then added coolly: Hes the man who fixed the Worlds serial back in 1919 (73). This shows that Gatsby has worked grueling at not getting caught by associating himself with the right people.\nHis first and only love Daisy Buchanan is the precedent why he throws the parties however hoping she will come to one of them and where he lives. Before Jay Gatsby go forth for World War I, he liv ed in Louisiana where he was just looking for just a normal one nig...