Great Gatsby: Narrative Structure and Thesis

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Gatsby loved Daisy when the two of them were very young, but believed that the only reason she rejected him was because he was poor. Unlike Nick and Daisy, however, all of Gatsby's wealth is new, won by ill-gotten gains. His recent status as a man of great social standing is only an appearance of reality, not reality itself and the 'old money' of West Egg will not accept him as one of their 'own.' People know that Gatsby is a bootlegger, and gossip about him even while they go to his parties but Nick comes to like Gatsby, and tries to deny the truth of these allegations.

The climax of the novel occurs when all of the various infidelities that have been taking place are revealed to their respective participants. As Nick is the only character who has not been involved in an extramarital affair he is once again a distanced observer. While Gatsby is driving a car with his lover Daisy, they kill Myrtle, Tom's lover, in a hit and run. Daisy is driving but once again, Gatsby 'makes himself up' and takes the blame for the attack.

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Gatsby dies at the hands of Myrtle's husband George, much like he lived, in a gallant lie, all for Daisy. And Tom watches this, in distant and horrified fascination much as he has the entire novel.

Tom emerges as the only person who appreciates Gatsby. For all of Gatsby's lies, Gatsby is the only character in the novel who loves someone, and risks everything. The reader follows Gatsby's journey through Nick's eyes, first seeing Gatsby as a mysterious figure, then as a heroic 'Oxford Man' and soldier -- and finally, robbed of these illusions, Nick and the reader see who Gatsby really is, a liar and a bootlegger, but a fundamentally romantic and decent man. Gatsby's faults are a product of his society, a society which Nick is a part of but which he ultimately rejects.

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