Part 1 of Essay
Usually, the title of a book gives the reader a brief foreshadowing on the book. What did Frances Scott Fitzgerald mean when he titled his book The Great Gatsby? On one level, Jay Gatsby seems great because of his immense wealth, but on another level, his greatness comes from his virtues and innocence, which preceded gre ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... Gatsby did everything for Daisy’s appeasement. Gatsby held his grand parties not to show off his wealth, but in hope that one day Daisy would grace one of them. He bought clothes to show to her, and even died for her. "It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such--such beautiful shirts before."(pg.98) What made that gesture sweet was not because Gatsby displayed the beautiful shirts for Daisy, but because he bought the shirts just to show Daisy. His greatest deed for Daisy was taking the blame fo ....