How much do we learn about Gatsbys character and how is it revealed Es

How much do we learn about Gatsbys character and how is it revealedto us?Throughout The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby appears to be motivated by thepursuit of wealth and a life with Daisy, but how does this show up hischaracter? What we know about Gatsby is severely limited by theinformation that Carraway, who himself only meets Gatsby at the startof the novel, feeds to us. During the poor summer, in which the booktakes place, our information is limited by the format of the storyi.e. the first person viewpoint limits what we know about Gatsby. Wecan tell through and through the way that he acts in his pursuit of Daisy that heis ultimately a shy, reclusive person who will try any liaison in orderto meet his gray-haired love. But the first knowledge of when Gatsby first metDaisy at Camp Taylor, before he went to Europe, was at the beginningof the chapter in which he was killed. During this period, he was inthe go with of many rich and successful officers who all wanted to bewith her. In going out with Daisy, Gatsby had proved that he couldhave a relationship with a person from a more privileged backgroundthan he had. The fact that he falsified his wealth in order to becomeacquainted with her shows that he is thirst for a trophy of successthat capturing Daisys heart will bring him. The way that he asksCarraway to arrange a meeting between himself and Daisy is strongproof of this link. in short it becomes apparent that Gatsby wishes hisrelationship to return to the state that it was before he left tofight in Europe during the war. This is demonstrated by the quote,Cant repeat the past? wherefore of course you can. These words fromGatsby demonstrate a very profound wish for his relationship withDaisy to be as i... ...e. As Carrawayputs it, They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they plastered upthings and creatures and then retreated back into their money or theirvast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and letother people clean up the m ess they had made. Such a strongstatement fully shows how these people could have taken in Gatsby.Trying to hide business dealings crop doubt for the reader but for anyman to go to all the trouble of arranging to meet his true love showshis romantic side. One thing that this novel shows to the reader isthat although Carraway is told some details by Gatsby, what we knoweventually turns into a great deal of information. I believe thatGatsby is overall a life-threatening person trying desperately to achieve the twothings that his life has desired - Daisy and the pursuit of money,which were denied to him earlier.