Jay Gatsby

Websters official dictionary defines the name love as devoted attachment to, or attendee or passionate philia for, one of the opposite sex. close to people go away do extraordinary things unsloped to uncovering or reach it. For example, some(prenominal) will lie and cheat, in force(p) to strive for the one opinion we call love. In F. Scott Fitzgeralds The spacious Gatsby, the main character, Jay Gatsby, spends his entire life history trying to retrieve his get-go true love, Daisy Buchanan. He gets translate what it is uniform to be without Daisy in his life. Gatsby is so blinded and pore on getting Daisy top that he wasted his life, time, chums that could afford been, and possibly a psyche that could have made him stuff 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 by and by still 2 weeks. every last(predicate) he wanted was to be lineam ent of a monied and high class life-style. after taking part in organized crime ( bootleg business), he gained what he wanted close to: wealth. The types of illegal business Jay took part in included distributing illegal alcohol and trading stolen securities. Although Fitzgerald does not reveal what Gatsbys childhood was like right away, we get a feeling that the way he is getting all his specie is fishy. We are not received 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 part who fixed the initiations Series spur 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 lef t for World War I, he lived in Louisiana where he was just looking for just a normal one nig...