Symbolism in The Great Gatsby What is unknown is often considered mysterious, perhaps even disturbing. Naturally, many people become curious and want to find out what lies in the darkness and be able to say that they know what others don't. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, the main character, Jay Gatsby, is quite enigmatic. Isolation and isolation are well known to Gatsby, especially when it comes to his personal life and history. Throughout the novel, except when he is with Nick or Daisy, Gatsby asserts himself as an observer, who prefers to observe others rather than join the crowd. The silhouette of a moving cat flickered in the moonlight, and, turning my head to look at it, I saw that I was not alone: ​​fifty feet away, a silhouette had emerged from the shadows of the mansion from my neighbor, hands in his pockets. . . (p. 21) Being the absolute mystery that he is, Gatsby is this “moving cat silhouette” and lives his life that way. As this quote shows, Gatsby comes out of the shadows to reveal himself to Nick (who is one of the few people he confides in with the truth about who he really is). Whether Gatsby throws extravagant parties at his home or with a small group of people, his identity remains a secret. Gatsby is constantly shrouded in darkness and secrecy. When Gatsby threw his big parties, he was rarely seen among his guests and was most often alone, observing them. “Gatsby, standing alone on the marble steps and looking from one group to another.” (p. 50) The only time Gatsby is noticed talking to his guests is when he introduced himself to Nick and struck up a conversation with him. Yet most of the time he hosts these parties at his house, he is alone and does not socialize with the people who attend. Trying to understand Gatsby is a very difficult thing to do, because there is so much to grasp. Entering the upper class of wealthy people, Gatsby not only clung to a secret past, but also had the hidden agenda of trying to get Daisy back, with whom he had fallen in love during the war..