Men of the Great Gatsby

The men of the Great Gatsby all had unique personalities and lifestyles. Jay Gatsby posed to be a hardworking wealthy man who hosted elegant parties. A lot of rumors were spread on exactly how he aquired his wealth, but they were all wrong. Gatsby would throw elegant parties in which hundreds of people would attend and have a great night, yet he didn't even attend the parties. Also there was speculation that Gatsby "once killed a man". It was finally revealed that Gatsby was madly in love with Daisy Buchanan and threw the parties in hope that one day she would attend and they would fall in love. Gatsby also told everyone that he earned his money by owning many drug stores but really he was a bootlegger that illegaly bacame rich.

Tom Buchanan is an unfaithful man that is very selfish. Tom poses as a very strong athletic character that takes a lot of pride in his accomplishments. Tom is married to Daisy but is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson. Daisy knows about the affair and lives a very unhappy life until she is reunited with Jay Gatsby. Tom does not like Gatsby at all and instantly assumes he is a bootlegger and has no true character. Nick Carraway is Daisy's cousin who is not rich like the other men of the novel, but has the best character out of the men. Gatsby offers Nick a job in which he'd make far more money then he does as a bondsmen, but Nick rejects it. He has a thing for Jordan Baker but understands that she is rich and most likely out of his league. Nick is a good man who knows right from wrong. The men of Gatsby all live very different lifes which have a huge effect on the lives of those they surround.