Eulogy at the Death of Gatsby

Undeniably, the greatest mourning of a life is the one without experience and knowledge. In that sense, Gatsby’s life does not only fit in this judgment. In its place, it is ours for the fault of not knowing Gatsby and not staring further than the surface. We are all gathered as one to give our respects to a gentleman who was so much better than the world that accelerated his downfall (Sanders, 2004). Gatsby trip was not easy, given that nothing was always passed to him. It is agreeable that Gatsby worked hard for what he possessed and much harder for what he lost.

It is out of this persistence and determination that Gatsby’ exceptional attitude on life was shaped. It is now a month ago that I stood on Gatsby’ frontage neighborhood, failing to notice the bay, and we discussed the truths and rumors concerning who he actually was (Sanders, 2004). Gatsby narrated me a tale that time; a tale of a young man who was turned to a man by warfare. It was a tale of loss of ingenuousness in the chase of riches, a chase that was never justly realized. Having been brought up in a family with sisters, he learnt of dedication, determination, and hardship. What is more, he acquired an understanding of how much power acquaintance gave a human being. At the age of 17, he left his homeland in order to make a better being of himself. In order to make a good living for his family, Gatsby would go without meals and send financial aid home. Indeed, Gatsby was a unique gentleman who utilized his environs to his benefit (Sanders, 2004). All the way through his knowledge and experience, he developed a better life for himself, at the same time as remaining linked to his old life. Before starting his active responsibility, he met Daisy and fell truly, madly, and sincerely in love.

Despite this, it is worth noting that it is this love that marked the end of Gatsby. From the perspective of Nick to listeners: Gatsby has been my great friend for duration of long time. Having known each other for long, I was his dear friend, neighbor, and encourager. Like friends, we helped each other in the ups and downs of life. Undeniably, Gatsby had a great number of imaginings that were big and well planned (Sanders, 2004). Such imaginings made him prosper in every little thing, which he did for himself and the society at large. In one way or the other, he had a lot of acquaintances who gave him support at all of his social gatherings. Nearly all his friends loved to dance during the night until crack of dawn.

In the beginning, he corresponded to everything for which I have unaltered contempt. However, that is not the case at the moment, seeing that Gatsby really changed his viewpoint on life. If individuality is a continuous series of victorious gestures, I would remark that there was something elegant about Gatsby. In simple words, there was finely tuned kindliness to the pledges of life, as if he had connections to one of those systems that record earthquakes several miles away (Sanders, 2004). Noteworthy, the above receptiveness had nothing in relation to the flabby manipulability, which is venerable in the given name of the creative temperament. However, that was an astonishing gift of anticipation, an idealistic willingness that I have never observed in any other personality.

Reference

Sanders, J. (2004). Discovering the source of Gatsby’s greatness: Nick’s eulogy of a “great” kierkegaardian knight. University of South Florida.