The Nature of Man in The Great Gatsby

Today, we would designate man as representing the world race. What is human disposition? clement nature refers to the patterns of behavior natural to that of mankind. E very man has some(prenominal) good and evil in him. Sometimes the good whitethorn take control or sometimes the evil mountain get the best of a person. One usually has more traits that make unitary a man, things like being respectful, loving, and self-centred are among the many things that it is in mans nature to be. Selfishness is defined still as concerned excessively or exclusively with onenessself: desire or concentrating on ones take advantage, pleasure, or well-being without sham for others  (Merriam Webster). Most people embrace that selfishness is both wrong and unhealthy. A selfish person tends to red turning ones own needs in the beginning the needs of others. The needs of one are just as important as the needs of others. One has to be fitted to draw a distinguish between being alike selfish and just toilsome to fork over a punter life. Being selfish requires caring only to the highest degree what one wants and not what the rest of nine strives for as a whole. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it is spare by means of the characters that it is in mans nature to be selfish through the act of brute(a)ty, greed, and manipulating others to achieve a goal. \nIt is in mans nature to be selfish; this is shown through the act of cruelty. Cruelty is shown in the raw when Nick is speaking about Toms behaviour. Two shining imperative eyes had established restraint everyplace his face and gave him the visual aspect of always leaning crisply forward ¦ It was a frame capable of enormous leverage a cruel ashes  (Fitzgerald, 9). This quote shows how Tom Buchanan has changed over time. When Nick knew Tom in college years he was very friendly and wonderful to be around. Nick now realizes that Toms characteristics have changed from nice and friendly t o cruel and abusive. Toms character represents the selfishness, arrogance, and cleverness in people of...