Characters And Their Roles In The Great Gatsby

Part I of Essay
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic piece of American literature. It signifies the turn of the century and the American ideology that would hold the 20th century hostage. Materialism and the American dream are evident in Jay Gatsby’s pursuit of happines ....

Part II of Essay
.... the novel we see what type of man he is. We see his true ethics and morals come out in what seems to be the fight of his life. He is one of Gatsby’s only confidants and is there whenever Daisy and Gatsby meet. He is a crucial character of the novel. Tom Buchanan is one man that no one who reads this novel likes or has any feeling for. He is the antagonist and is the character in which much of the typical macho male aspects are placed upon. He went to school with Nick at Yale and eventually married Nick’s Cousin Daisy. He cam from a very ....