Friendship
Nick is the only person, aside from Gatsby’s father, who attends the funeral. What kind of friendship do Nick and Gatsby have? What does Nick derive from this friendship?
Nick gets confused about his relationship with Gatsby throughout the chapters. Nick can't absolutely decided whether Gatsby wanted a friendship with him or Gatsby just tried to use him in order to get closer to Daisy. Gatsby's determined goal was to be in love with Daisy again and it was pretty obvious in the book that Gatsby was interested in him only because he knew Daisy. However, as the story proceeds, it becomes clearer that Gatsby cares a lot about Nick (however, always less than that of Daisy's).
Alienation
At one party, Nick observes, “People disappeared, reappeared, made plans to go somewhere, and then lost each other, searched for each other, found each other a few feet away” (p. 37). Soon afterward, Tom breaks his lover’s nose. Does Fitzgerald use parties to highlight his characters’ failures to relate to one another? Do Gatsby’s parties reflect genuine celebration or a kind of mourning?
The action that Tom did was an example of showing his aggressive and stubborn characteristic. This event seemed to foretell his separation (or divorce , distance) with Daisy even further. (or how Tom and Daisy can never love each other.)
Nick is the only person, aside from Gatsby’s father, who attends the funeral. What kind of friendship do Nick and Gatsby have? What does Nick derive from this friendship?
Nick gets confused about his relationship with Gatsby throughout the chapters. Nick can't absolutely decided whether Gatsby wanted a friendship with him or Gatsby just tried to use him in order to get closer to Daisy. Gatsby's determined goal was to be in love with Daisy again and it was pretty obvious in the book that Gatsby was interested in him only because he knew Daisy. However, as the story proceeds, it becomes clearer that Gatsby cares a lot about Nick (however, always less than that of Daisy's).
Alienation
At one party, Nick observes, “People disappeared, reappeared, made plans to go somewhere, and then lost each other, searched for each other, found each other a few feet away” (p. 37). Soon afterward, Tom breaks his lover’s nose. Does Fitzgerald use parties to highlight his characters’ failures to relate to one another? Do Gatsby’s parties reflect genuine celebration or a kind of mourning?
The action that Tom did was an example of showing his aggressive and stubborn characteristic. This event seemed to foretell his separation (or divorce , distance) with Daisy even further. (or how Tom and Daisy can never love each other.)