Jealousy

Jealousy is a very common thing in the Great Gatsby. Jealousy is the feeling that you get when you really want something that another person has. In the book, there are plenty of jealous people, and this jealousy makes people do things that they normally wouldn't do. The jealousy between Tom and Daisy is very prominent in the book. Tom is married to Daisy but he is also having a relationship with Myrtle Wilson. Myrtle Wilson is also married to George, and he doesn't know of her secret relationship with Tom. Myrtle is very jealous of Daisy because she married Tom. Daisy knows about their relationship but she doesn't do anything to stop it. Tom pretends that his affair doesn't effect his relationship with Daisy.

Jay Gatsby is a very rich man and he becomes jealous very easy as well. He is mostly jealous of Tom because he married his dream girl, Daisy. This jealousy causes Gatsby to throw huge parties every week hoping that one day Daisy would come to one. This seems odd because in the book it says that Gatsby doesn't even like to party. In the book, the Great Gatsby, it is obvious that many people are jealous of other people's spouses and their lifestyles.

Even though Nick doesn't show his jealousy, he can also get jealous as well. I believe that he is jealous of Gatsby's riches. Since he lives right next door to him, he probably wishes he can have a nice house like that. Gatsby has a good way with woman and money so I think that Nick can get a little jealous because of this. This shows that jealousy can be portrayed in many different ways. In the Great Gatsby, people's jealousy can be either bad or good. However, many people's jealousy can go for the worse in this book.

The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald