Gatsby

Through out the Great Gatsby I found that Gatsby's mistakes were what were most meaningful to me. The realizations of the fact that materialistic items aren't everything is what I respect about the novel. Everyone has the feeling that the American dream is to fall in love and have a whole ton of money but many people are so ignorant to disregard the fact that materialistic items do not bring happiness let alone happiness for a partner. Friends, family and you're personal desires are what needs to be pursued in order to find happiness.
Through out the novel, Nick represents (in my eyes) what Gatsby really wants but he's too blind by his money to fall back to that level because of what people would think about him. When he finally meets Daisy after five years he has no idea what to do because his materialistic items don't bring back that "spark" they once had. Gatsby's selfishness gives off on Nick because he is dragged into a weird and random few months of his life. I don't know how Nick would feel about all of this but I would certainly feel used and disrespected. He lived to suit Gatsby almost..
If the novel gave a hint that Gatsby was slightly like Nick even remotely, it would change everything but it seems like his mistakes were just a learning experience for Nick. Nick must see something past Gatsby's things because near the end Nick says "you're worth the whole damn bunch put together" referring to daisy and tom and co.