gatsby and his character!

as irrelevent as gatsby's first impression may be, he is actually the main character of the book. gatsby started as a mysterious and glorious character that was only seen through the eyes of nick, the narrator, and everything we knew about him was revealed to us through nick's perception of him. "...-he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, as far as i was from him. i could have sworn he was trembling. involuntarily i glanced seaward-and distinquish nothing except and single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of the dock. when i looked once more for gatsby, he had vanished, and i was alone again in the unquiet darkness."pg-20-21 i wanted to follow his character evolution throughout the book and so far what i have discovered is that gatsby is a fragile, consistent and an admirable character. that however does not interfere with his fantasies that have become his only priority to make real. daisy is one example of his fantasies. she is everything gatsby lives for and everything he wishes to have. he is one of those ambitious people that will let no dose of reality overtake or control their dreams. for instance, he still fantasizes about daisy and would do everything in his power to obtain her love and effection despite the fact the she is happily married to another man. to farther my explanation, let's put gatsby's life in a tree category: the branches being his wealth and prestige, the leaves being his past (he does not have to explain his past and his confidence about it falls and changes according to the season/mood he is in) and the roots being his burning desire and longing to be with daisy which he would sacrifice and achieve anything in order to obtain. gatsby's life is soley focused on daisy and what she thinks of him.