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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Selfish People



In the novel The Great Gatsby there are many selfish people through out the book. One of the main characters is Gatsby, he is selfish and wants Daisy only to himself, wanting her to leave her previous life, her husband and child, just to be with him. He only his desire to be with her. He also is selfish with money, doing anything to achieve wealth. He has left his family and anything associated with who he used to be, being very selfish.

Another selfish character in the novel is Tom. He is the same way Daisy is, having an affair with Myrtle, yet expecting Daisy to stay completely faithful to him. He does not devote himself to her and her only.

Daisy is selfish, wanting to have both Tom and Gatsby. She expects them to love her and show her affection when she cannot decide between one or the other.

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