The Great Gatsby
The "Great Gatsby" is a story of a young man named Nick Carraway who moves to West Egg into
a rented house. His neighbor Gatsby throws amazing parties at his mansion every weekend, always many people attending. It's at one of these parties that Nick met Gatsby. They soon became good friends. Near Carraway's house lived his cousin Daisy, who he found out to be Gatsby's ex lover. This also revealed things such as Gatsby's true identity and his life story. A life lesson that the author teaches is not to judge someone by appearances.
There were many rumors about Gatsby. Some said he was a murderer, a thief, or a liar. Because of his mysterious ways some were even afraid of him. But really, he was a generous, kind, approachable gentleman. Carrway also was one to judge Gatsby. He thought he was a rich kid all his life and had never worked an ounce. In reality, Gatsby was born into a poor family of farmers. He spent most of his life working at the farm, at docks, and in war. So what Gatsby really was is completely opposite of most of the rumors.
In conclusion, I think that people were really quick to judge Gatsby. The author used him as an example, but these assumptions that people make based on nothing are real-life situations. They made false stories about who he was, what he had done, and where he came from. But no matter what the stories were, Gatsby remained a good man.
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