Great?

Why is Gatsby great? At first glance Gatsby seems to have it all. Then after you see that, you look deeper and you see he is flawed. Gatsby was great because he was able to take the life he wasn't satisfied with and create a new identity for himself when he felt like he needed to be someone else. Gatsby's desire to getwhat he wants, his desire to be "great" is so over powering and amazing. He had one goal: daisy, and that's exactly what he got. Well, at least for a little while. He is a closet romantic and people see him as great for that. I mean, hey, he built his life around one girl.
Gatsby is also a really terrible, not-great person too because the way's he goes about reaching his goals and getting the money he needs to live the lifestyle he wants to live are not typically respected ways to do things.  He illegally sells alcohol. I believe he is a pathological liar. He tends to lie about  everything. Maybe its that he just fails to mentions things. I guess that is lying by ommision but whatever. He is a liar. Liars are not good people. At all. Parents and every other sane adult on this whole planet would agree. Liars are not great. Therefore Gatsby is not great. What is great anyway? Does any body really know?

Myrtle

Myrtle is fiery. She is like the bright red flower in a pile of weeds. She lives in the valley of ashes with George. Myrtle is Tom’s lover. Tom is Myrtles lifeless husband George owns a run-down garage in the valley of ashes Red is bold fiery and different. She is the embers of a fire and the light in everyone’s eyes. Myrtles character is short-lived considering she dies in chapter seven but, this does not mean that she will not still be a decent part in the story. I feel that her presence will remain throughout the entire novel. Thought she is not as memorable as daisy, it does not mean that she has less of a powerful presence. Daisy may be known for her beauty but Myrtle is so different and wild that she has an alarming presence to her that leaves everyone questioning her. Myrtle herself possesses a fierce liveliness and desperately looks for a way to improve her situation. Tom only treats Myrtle as something desirable to look at just like daisy. Except for daisy, men are attracted to every aspect of her beauty from her voice to her toes. I personally think Myrtles character is totally missed in the story and that she deserves a more prominent role. She flies unseen unless you are doing a close study of her like Collette Allie and I. That is how we know exactly what to do for our project and  how we know that a fire fits in pefectley.