The Great Gatsby: Blog #1

     Before I read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I knew some previous knowledge from others discussing the book and from the commercials for the movie. I was aware that the book was about the luxurious 20s and about extravagant parties the people threw, but I did not realize the deep plot and the aspects of self-made man in the work until I started reading it. In many of the characters descriptions of a self-made is not shown, but in one of the main characters, Gatsby, examples of a self-made man are strongly present.

     So far in my reading many of the wealthy characters, such as Daisy and her husband, did not get wealthy from being a self-made man and they did not work for their praise. Daisy married Tom and became very rich. Tom did not work for his money either because inherited much of his money through his family. Both of these characters are not examples of a self-made man because they did not work for their wealth through self-improvement and determination. However, later in the book I think some characters will appear that have achieved the American dream from work and focus, which are perfect examples of the self-made man.