Jay Gatsby

Websters official dictionary defines the parole love as inclined attachment to, or untoughened or passionate warmheartedness for, one of the opposite sex. about people leave behind do extraordinary things in effect(p) to settle or reach it. For example, few will lie and cheat, exactly to strive for the one legal opinion we call love. In F. Scott Fitzgeralds The corking Gatsby, the main character, Jay Gatsby, spends his entire invigoration trying to retrieve his outset true love, Daisy Buchanan. He gets retard what it is standardised to be without Daisy in his life. Gatsby is so blinded and cerebrate on getting Daisy pricker that he wasted his life, time, accomplices that could do been, and possibly a person that could have made him pull up stakes about Daisy all together.\nJay had a job working as a janitor to pay for his college expenses and when he was tired and frustrated with his job, he dropped out of school aft(prenominal) exclusively 2 weeks. all told he wanted was to be spark of a stiff and high class life-style. subsequently taking part in organized crime ( hot business), he gained what he wanted close: wealth. The types of illegal business Jay took part in included distributing illegal alcohol and trading stolen securities. Although Fitzgerald does non reveal what Gatsbys childhood was like right away, we get a feeling that the way he is getting all his cash is fishy. We are not for certain until Gatsby introduces Nick Carraway (Gatsbys new 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 mankind who fixed the humanitys Series screen in 1919 (73). This shows that Gatsby has worked hard at not getting caught by associating himself with the right people.\nHis first and only love Daisy Buchanan is the reason wherefore he throws the parties just hoping she will come to one of them and where he lives. Before Jay Gatsby left for World War I, he lived in Louisiana where he was just looking for just a normal one nig...