Heroism In The Great Gatsby

1. Agree or disagree: Nick, not Gatsby, is the hero of the story. The definition which you must use is as follows: A hero is a fictional character who is looked upon as having great strength and courage.

I disagree with this statement because while Nick is the narrator of the story, he constantly addresses Gatsby as the better man and Gatsby was very courageous in trying to prevent people from getting hurt. Gatsby constantly tries to placate others when they get misfortune that is even remotely related to him. One example is when he replaces a gown of a woman at one of his parties when it was slightly torn. Gatsby also took the blame for Daisy driving the car on the way back even though she was the one who insisted on driving home. Gatsby is
In the plot, everyone was happy and life moved on as long as secrets remained secrets and there was no information revealed. Tom became jealous and had the argument with Daisy and Tom only after the reveal of the affair. Myrtle was happily having an affair with Tom until he revealed his emotions toward Daisy through his actions of violence. Even George was very happy with his life with Myrtle until the affair was revealed and later after Myrtle’s death, George only killed Gatsby before suiciding when Tom revealed that Gatsby drove the car that killed Myrtle.

5. How does Fitzgerald relate Gatsby’s dream to the American Dream? What seems to be his message about the American Dream as expressed in the last two paragraphs of the novel? How is it flawed, both in the 1920’s and today?

Gatsby’s dream has always been around Daisy. Daisy has been his striving factor and the American Dream has always been about endurance and how one must endure the challenges put in front of him to ultimately reach happiness. In the last 2 paragraphs, there are many references the the close proximity Gatsby had with his dreams and how close he was to achieving