WHAT MAKES GATSBY GREAT? DO YOU THINK THE TITLE IS IRONIC?

The title begs the question if Gatsby is indeed great or is Fitzgerald merely being ironic? Gatsby truly is great from an "American Dream" point of view. He comes from a modest background and becomes one of the richest men in East Egg. Even though he deals in alcohol during prohibition, he is a self-made man. On the other hand his life is very much an illusion and Gatsby remains the enigma at the center of his own fatntasy. He pines away for a woman that clearly doesn't deserve such attention and nothing can change his mind. So is Gatsby great? That is a matter of opinion.