GATBY'S dream
The American Dream, wanted by all, captured by some. Colossal amounts of money, love, fame, and power, only some of the many facets of what most people can only dream of, but only a spare few can actually grasp. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, the majority of its characters all embody the American Dream in some way or another, and are continually searching for those previously mentioned attributes of a higher standard of living in a 1920's society. Jay Gatsby's life begins in the search for his personal American Dream and ends in tragedy because of his blindness in focusing so much of his attention to finding love with Daisy. In the beginning, Gatsby is described by nick that " he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way and.... he was trembling... nothing except a single green light". One can relate Gatsby's reaching toward the solitary light far off in
But, there is one thing that Gatsby was longing for, which was someone for him to love, and someone to love him. " After seeing the destruction that seeking after such fantasies could cause, he gave them up and tried to appreciate the things he had already. As far as anyone knew, Gatsby had everything, money, friends, stature in society, and fame. In conclusion, the endless search for The American Dream by the characters in Fitzgerald's book, only ended in tragedy. Nick describes his wants in the very first few paragraphs of the book, " it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men. Daisy could easily be called a Gold-digger, which is actually a part of her dream, to have someone take care of her lavishly, and treat her as a princess. His only problem with his wish was that it had already been granted to another man, although that didn't hinder his efforts to have Daisy for his own. Nick and Gatsby both realize this just before they head out to the city for a bit of fun, as Nick says "She's got an indiscreet voice. Carraway doesn't want what the others wanted, fame, fortune, love, all he really wanted was to be happy. to the distance, as him reaching toward the last part of his dream. " Nick Carraway, the narrator of the story, does not epitomize the American dream to the extent that Gatsby and Daisy do, but he still has a dream of his own.
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