gatsby

Gatsby The very first time Gatsby is introduced in the novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is by calling him “something gorgeous.”(Fitzgerald 6) The character Gatsby is introduced three different ways throughout the novel. The first time is by calling him gorgeous, the second is by daisy, and the third is by Nick. Fitzgerald created the character Gatsby to have a mysterious presence throughout the novel. The novel starts out with Nick Carraway, a young man from Minnesota, as the narrator. He briefly mentions the character Gatsby “If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, something heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away.”(Fitzgerald 6) Nick in this sentence is saying that Gatsby’s personality is gorgeous. This statement catches the reader’s eye because we often never refer to a man as being gorgeous, or even his personality being gorgeous. This also creates mystery around the character because Gatsby is only revealed by his personality and nothing else. It is also just a brief clue to who Gatsby is. Nick enjoyed looking at Miss Baker; she was a slender, small- breasted girl with an erect carriage. Miss Baker then makes the statement that Nick lives in West Egg. She continues with “I know somebody there.”(Fitzgerald 15) Nick then says that he does not know a single there. Miss Baker is shocked that he does not know of Gatsby. This is the second time that Gatsby is introduced in the novel. Daisy afterward then replies to Miss Baker by saying “Gatsby?”(Fitzgerald 15) She says it as if she has no idea what Miss Baker is talking about. She has no idea who this Gatsby person is. It is very strange because Gatsby live in West Egg just as Daisy does. Gatsby is once again giving off the vibe of being mysterious because even his neighbors have no idea who he is. After