The Great Gatsby: Part 1 Analysis

The Great Gatsby is a much more pleasant read than The Last of the Mohicans. Though the story is evolving at a very fast pace, there is still enough detail in the story to keep my eyes running along the pages. One of the things that I found interesting was the many love affairs throughout the story. I also have a favorite character: Tom. If there were a book named after every person alive, his would be: An Idiots Guide to Screwing up a Love Life. Not to mention eventually Gatsby and Daisy reconnect with each other and begin their own affair.

In The Great Gatsby, there are numerous love affairs, along with lots of deception. Deception was one of the key elements in The Last of the Mohicans, and after having read the first half of The Great Gatsby deception is more than likely a key element in this story as well. Magua deceived Heyward's party many times throughout The Last of the Mohicans, and many of the characters in this story are deceiving one another as well.

Keeping one relationship running smoothly is hard enough, but this is more like a Romeo and Juliet story. Gatsby's parties are all attempts to impress the lovely Daisy, and after finally talking with each other, they find themselves falling in love with each other. However, this relationship causes a huge conflict. Gatsby loves Daisy, who loves him back, but at the same time is married to Tom. Tom loves Daisy, though he and Myrtle are having their own affair as well. Tom and Daisy really shouldn't be with each other, because they are double crossing each other behind their backs. They are causing each other more agony than is needed, and should have discussed loyalty issues long ago.

Overall, the characters in The Great Gatsby really need to get their act together.
There is too much deception between these characters, weaving a tangled web they are all bound to get stuck in. Though a much more pleasant read than The Last of the Mohicans, I sense there will be much more conflict to come, especially between Gatsby and Tom. The second half of the book is bound to have much more agony, deceit, and love affairs than ever.