The Great Gatsby: Blog 7
F. Scott Fitzgerald

     Beginning chapter four, it seems as if Gatsby and Carraway are becoming better and better friends. They go out to lunch together and get to know each other. At one point, Gatsby said "Look here, old sport, what's your opinion of me, anyhow?" (Fitzgerald, 65). If I had been asked this question by a wealthy, well-known man from my town, I would be extremely intimidated. I would never know at all what to say. I began to think what I thought of Mr. Gatsby. I feel, based on what I have read about him thus far in the novel, he seems as if he can come off a bit cocky. It is one thing to throw wonderful parties at one's luxurious abode, but it is another to boast about one's oxford education or inheritance they received. Honestly, I don't really like Gatsby. It seems as if he rubs people the wrong way often and he can come off as having a cold personality. However, I am only about seventy pages into the book, so maybe he will begin to grow on me. On the other hand, I greatly enjoy the personality of Carraway. He seems very different from Gatsby in that he is quieter and more strict with his life and personality. While these may sound like boring qualities to have, I feel Carraway is simply a hard-working man who knows his priorities in life.