"Tragedy is therefore a process of imitating an action which has serious implications, is complete and has magnitude; by means of language which has been rendered sensually attractive, with each of its varieties found separately in the parts; staged by the people themselves and not presented through a narrative through a course of pity and fear completing the purification (catharsis) of these emotions (. Aristotle) ​​The "tragic hero" is a tireless staple in all literary mediums Although the defining characteristics of the term have evolved since its initial creation by Aristotle several millennia ago, the main idea has endured. , several conditions must be met The formula begins with a character who possesses noble and admirable qualities Then come the imperfections which make him seem human and credible, and finally the tragic hero is completed when he experiences an equally tragic fall. both partly his fault and disproportionate to his crime (Aristotle). In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald managed to create the main character Jay Gatsby as such. By fashioning his protagonist in the shadow of such a literary icon, Fitzgerald's hopes of introducing the classic American novel to audiences are realized. Through analysis of the novel, the assertion that Jay Gatsby was created as a tragic hero is irrefutable. Before the reader even considers an investigation into the novel's binding, Gatsby is firmly solidified in his or her mind as possessing an indefinable, indescribable aura of inherent soulfulness. goodness. By including “awesome” in the title, Fitzgerald imposes a bias on all those exposed to the work. No matter if one takes a fleeting glance at the cover or hears about the classic in the middle of a paper,......it would be both influential and financially successful. By following such an essential formula, Fitzgerald knew he would emerge victorious. And with admirable qualities, sensitive imperfections and an unfortunate fall, Gatsby embodies the tragic hero, and Fitzgerald sees success. Like all great literary figures, Jay Gatsby teaches an important lesson for all humanity. We must be practical and realistic in our actions and our lives, because when we waste our lives chasing pretty lights that highlight our interests, we too become tragic heroes, lost forever in the annals of history . Poetic. Trans. SH Boucher. The Internet Classics Archive. Web Atomic and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, September 13, 2007.‹http://classics.mit.edu/›.Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner's sons, 2004.