er from Tom and watching over her. Fitzgerald also likens him to otherromantic figures in history that were larger-than-life. One of these was BenjaminFranklin. Franklin was an exorbitant person who did many remarkable thingsduring his life. He is a person in history that seems make-believe because hewas so prestigious. Gatsby is also compared to Hoppalong Cassidy. BothHoppalong and Gatsby were trying to improve their selves. Gatsby evens has aschedule and “general resolves” that he followed. Hoppalong is remembered tothis day because he was a fantasy character like Gatsby. Because of the portrayal of Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby he is seen asa larger-than-life Romantic figure....
