Jay Gatsby is not a great man. He is undoubtedly a very fascinating one because of the mysterious aura that surrounds him. Nick sums it up best when he said that in Gatsby, he saw everything that he despised yet he couldn’t help but admire his optimism towards the future. Through the mass of contradictions that are his traits, the bad outweighs the good. Gatsby’s moral values are completely materialistic, he has no …showed first 75 words of 545 total…

…showed last 75 words of 545 total…Gatsby is not a great man. He doesn’t possess any traits of greatness: immunity to materialism, not committing sins, and the capability to acknowledge the past. Instead, wealth and power means everything to Gatsby. He has no misgivings about having an affair with a married woman, and he refuses to consent to the passing of time. Taking all of his characteristics into consideration, Jay Gatsby is a ruthless, selfish, and adulterous egomaniac. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**