The "Great" Gatsby?

Well just finished The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. But was Jay Gatsby truly deserving of the "great" moniker. Sure he threw a some great parties and who doesn't enjoy some nice revelry. But lets look at some other factors that we learned:

1. Gatsby pursued and very probably bedded a married woman.
2. Gatsby's wealth came from all accounts some highly shady avenues.
3. Gatsby drives away from the scene of an fatal accident.
4. Gatsby showed off his wealth way too much.

I'm not trying to show some high moral code after all many people would categorize me as morally ambigious at best. But those things are not things make you great. I think a more appropriate title would have been That Rich Prick Jay Gatsby.

So hopefully tomorrow the good folks at UPS will deliver the next book in the quest, The Riddle of the Sands:


D'oh!