This book has been very different than I expected it to be, Gatsby in particular. Before Gatsby was even introduced I had an idea about what he would be like as a person based on the context and persona's of the other characters, but my original thoughts diminished when he was first brought into the plot and continued to be further exposed.
His infatuation with Daisy is what got me most about him. The time leading up to his reunion with Daisy showed he wasn't this powerful and secure man people and his image made him out to be. He was vulnerable. Having to plot so extensively and go through so much trouble in his life in order to just get the chance of running into Daisy to fufil his obession of ending up with her. He hadn't seen her in five years; she could have changed drastically, and for all he knew she was happily married. Gatsby turned out to be no more than an average guy seeking to have the perfect life and live the American dream, but I think he started to strive for something that was unattainable.
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