Greatness of the Great Gatsby

Q: What is great about Great Gatsby? What are your opinions of Gatsby now that you have finished the novel? How great was he and why?

A: Gatsby was a great person in many ways. He became very caring and considerate of those around him, trying to please them, especially Daisy. No matter what happened he stayed truthful and faithful to Daisy despite what she did. When they were younger they had fallen in love. Soon afterwards, Gatsby was sent to war, with the promise of Daisy waiting for his return. Unfortunately, she was forced into a marriage to another man, Tom Buchanan. Upon his return, he was unfortunate to find that his love was wed to another man and was not there for him. Even though she was not there for him, he continued to care about her no matter what situation she was in and made sure that she was cared for and loved.

Even though Gatsby did not make any amazing discoveries that changed the world, saved the city or something of that sort, he was still very well liked and considerate. He would also be considered great because of the personal greatness that he achieved. When he was younger he was suppose to stay in the same poor state that his parents were in, but he was able to greater himself and rise above what was expected of him. During the war, he received a medal of honor, which was one way that he bettered himself. He later received a streak of good luck and inherited a large sum of money for his relatives helping him to become part of the "new money" in the West Egg. With that, he gained the respect of his fellow citizens and respect from the person he cared most about, Daisy. He proved that he was willing to work hard to gain what he wanted, and he almost got Daisy if it weren't for the forced marriage. She stilled loved him and cared for his welfare, but was unable to leave her husband because she would also lose her family as well.

Gatsby also became great from the parties he made for those around him. He was successful enough and well liked to have so many people wish to attend his parties and be there in his house that he was able to attain because of his own efforts. While at the parties, he waited on all his guest and watched their actions, even though he never drank himself. He made sure they were all comfortable and taken care of. He wanted to make sure they were all cared for because he wished to have Daisy visit one of his parties one day. He wished to impress her and he had to make his parties great enough to expect her and her husband to attend.

Gatsby was able to make himself great on his own, only with the fortunate help of some relatives that left him with a great inheritance. He cared about those who were around him more then he cared for himself, which made him have a great personality as well. He wanted to make an effort to make everyone else a little bit happier.