The Great Gatsby

What are some reasons that Nick thinks of Jay Gatsby as The Great Gatsby?  I thought of somethings as to why he thinks of him as the Great Gatsby but I would like some more details or more solid details.  What about other characters, including Gatsby himself?

Nick thinks Gatsby is great because he was able to create a new identity for himself when he needed to be someone else. Gatsby's determination and audacity are amazing to Nick. Gatsby focused on a goal, that of winning Daisy, and he did whatever was necessary to attain it.

Gatsby established that he would need wealth to keep Daisy in the manner she was accustomed to, and so he attained a "business" that would give him financial wealth. He studied mannerisms and expressions he thought would be what the social elite would say and do, and in this way , his gullibility is endearing.

Another aspect of Nick's admiration of Gatsby is the fact that he is a romantic at heart. Gatsby never veers from his goal and dream of winning Daisy, and even in the face of reality, his steadfast determination is admirable , if somewhat misguided.

I would agree with renelane.  Nick is a romantic, and while Gatsby's goal of "winning" Daisy could be the same as any competitor who wants to win, Nick attributes the cause to something more moral than materialistic.  He says in Chapter 1 that when he left New York to return to the midwest, he had lost his belief that any human could be moral, with the exception of Gatsby.  Now, Gatsby does many illegal things, but because he stays true to his emotions, Nick honors him.

I believe that Nick thought of Gatsby as great because of his unworldly love for Daisy. he took the blame for Daisy when she killed Myrtle, well at least he said he would, he never really got the chance seeing as how he died not long after.but the fact that he went through such great lenghts to attain what he thought daisy would want him to have so she would be with him, and promissing to cove for murder... that takes a great man.