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At the first part of the Great Gatsby, I saw Daisy Buchanan as a sad wife who is being emotionally abused by her husband and I felt a great sorrow for her. However as the story of her past unraveled I began to see her as a woman that is truly careless and only thinks of herself and I have come to despise Daisy.
When I first read about Mr. Wilson, I can honestly say I thought very little of him. I value perserverence in people and thought Wilson to be a pathetic, faded-out coward. However, the second scene in which Wilson appears revealed that he does care and was taking a stand for his wife and his life. This made me respect him a little more. Then, when Myrtle is killed and Wilson weeps over her battered body, I saw how much life was left in Wilson. He does love Myrtle and he does want a better life for himself. Mr. Wilson is most likely the only character in The Great Gatsby that I have come to respect more.
In the begining of The Great Gatsby, Gatsby was highly respected by me. He is a character of mystery. As the story unravels, I learn that Gatsby has incentives behind his actions. Also, he is a bootlegger. He uses illegal actions to obtain his fortune. I now do not approve of Gatsby.
As I have read "The Great Gatsby," my views on the characters have drastically changed. Among these characters, I believe that my view on Jay Gatsby has changed the most. Originally, my senses led me to believe that he would become an antagonist, because Gatsby was very mysterious and had connections with the mafia. Contrary to my beliefs, Gatsby has shown to be quite the opposite. He is very friendly and lets his heart lead him. Though skeptical about Gatsby's choices, I have faith that he will "turn out alright" in the end.
At the start of the Great Gatsby, I believed the Tom Buchanan was a man incapable of revealing any emotion. He is characterized as a tough guy who does not care about Daisy's feelings and is hypocrtical on his views of adultery. At the end of chapter seven I started to change my views on him when he seems genuinely upset at the though of Daisy leaving him. Also when Myrtle is killed he is openly upset and it made me belief that he does have feelings and is capable of caring about other people.
At the beginning of The Great Gatsby, I believed Daisy was an pure innocent women who cares about her family. I felt sorry for her because she is in an abusive relationship with a man who cheats on her. However, I soon find out that all Daisy cares about is herself and money. She is also selfish and didn't marry Gatsby because of his status. Also, she is not innocent at all. When she hits Myrtle, she did not have the decency to stop. I no longer feel sorrow for her; I feel regret because she does not realize the important things in life. Also, she is just as bad as her husband.
At the beginning of the novel, I thought that Jay Gatsby only cared about the extravagant parties he throws. He also seems extremely mysterious about his past. No one really knows who Jay Gatsby is. As the novel progresses, Nick lets on that Gatsby is in love with Daisy and has done everything for her. By the end if chapter 7, we discover that Gatsby would do absolutely anything for Daisy, such as take the blame for running over Myrtle.
Initially, I thought that Tom was a hypocritical, racist, cheating, brute of man, and to be honest, I highly disliked him as a character. As Chapter 7 ended, though, I have many of the same opinions about him, but there is one slight change. Tom was not simply cheating on Daisy with a random woman. He actually cared for Myrtle, and this is apparent when he finds out she has been hit by a car and killed and he cries openly. He actually shows care for a woman, and I did not expect that. I still do not really like him, but I have a slightly different opinion on him.
In the beginning of The Great Gatsby, I believed Gatsby to be a good man, just a very mysterious one. After reading, I learned that he is not as he appears. Gatsby, although truly in love with Daisy, has torn apart a marriage. Not only that, but Gatsby is a man who does illegal actions, and sells drugs. I do still believe Gatsby is a good man, but he has definitely made some wrong choices and he needs to change.
The first encounter of Mr. Wilson characterizes him as a desperate, pale figure of a man. He also just let his wife, Myrtle, walk all over him. However, the second time Mr. Wilson is encountered he talks about taking Myrtle and moving out west. He also reveals that he is aware of her secret life. His actions show that he still loves his wife, though she has been very unfaithful to him. It also shows that he is not a corpse just waiting to die. He shows a little passion for something, and he livens up. He especially shows this when he is sobbing over his wife's dead body. He showed he truly loved her no matter what she did. That is commendable, and I was proud of Mr. Wilson for growing a backbone and not allowing Myrtle to walk all over him while he strived to make a living.
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