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In the beginning, there was a child born into a humble family. As he grew, so did his name; he became quite popular and gained many followers. Countless people attended his gatherings in hopes to meet him, but “only a few were chosen.” (Matthew 22:14) His untimely death considered him a redeemer; he died for the sins of others. On the third day following his death, he spiritually reunited with his father. Who is this man? The man is Jay Gatsby.

Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s alcoholism and party lifestyle led him to fall as far as anyone could from the Catholic Church. According to Jody Bottum, he was an atheist. Regardless of his beliefs, rendered or not, Fitzgerald used Jay Gatsby as a resembling figure of Jesus Christ in The Great Gatsby. Supporting evidence is established throughout the novel and linked directly to the Gospels. The focus of this analysis is on the parallel between symbols throughout the novel, especially in Gatsby’s death and Jesus’ death. The final moments of Jay Gatsby are strikingly similar to the final moments of Jesus. Some researchers, including Thomas Dilworth, insist that The Great Gatsby can be considered “the Passion of Gatsby.” Though he is not blatantly stating that they lived the same life and fought with the same causes in mind, Fitzgerald is simply relating Gatsby’s experiences to a Christ-like figure. (Dilworth, Page 120) Ultimately, Gatsby can be someone he is not and he can attain the unattainable, but he could never be Christ. Although, he can try and that is what the readers perceive.

The Great Gatsby is the story of a cryptic millionaire Jay Gatsby narrated by Nick Carraway, who just moved to Long Island from the Midwest. Nick Carraway’s house, a refashioned servants quarters, is adjacent to ...

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... Gatsby to show Gatsby’s symbolic relation to a Christ-like figure. However, there are more instances; Nick Carraway describes Gatsby several times throughout the novel as the “son of God” and that Jay was “determining his share of the heavens.” Furthermore, Gatsby was killed at approximately the same time as Jesus Christ; in which both had an “under-attendance” despite their popularity at their deaths. Even Jay himself thought he was Christ. He could be rich, buy fancy cars, and try to win the girl of his dreams. He could be somebody he was not and attain the unattainable, yet Gatsby could never be Jesus Christ. He is disillusioned individual who lived in a dream world. A dream world represented by the color blue throughout The Great Gatsby. The use of blue, symbolizing delusions, proves Gatsby and his life is nothing more than an illusion that he created himself.