Great Gatsby and American Drea
F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, the Great Gatsby, contains a strong theme involving the American Dream. It reveals in the end, the downfall of those who try to achieve this dream, largely at the hands of those who have already obtained it. For James Gatsby, this dream is to obtain happiness through wealth and power. Happiness rests within the reaquirement of his lost love Daisy, who is now married to a man named Tom Buchanan, living in East Eggs. Throughout the text, Gatsby's past is furthered revealed to be completely centered upon this singular goal. He devotes most of his adult life trying to make things as they were, and in the end, dies in such efforts. In earlier years, he had had a love affair with Daisy. He knew that he would be unable to marry her in his current social status and so he leaves her, in his mind temporarily, to generate tremendous wealth with which to reach her economic standards. Having eventually aquired considerable wealth, through questionable methods, Gatsby returns to win his prize. He moves right across the bay from her in East Egg. "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just acrss the bay (83)." He then commences to through large
Because Daisy has already found her ideal in Tom Buchanan, wealth, she does not see the risk not telling him the truth about the car accident. Daisy and Tom, who have both already reached it, directly and indirectly murder Myrtle, Wilson and Gatsby, who are both striving to achieve it. Nick tries to show James that his dream is flawed in this way, and that reviving the past is an imposible feat. However, because Gatsby is so driven toward reaching this goal, he ignores any signs of failure and continues forward in attempt to win Daisy over. "She didn't like it (116)," he says afterwards. Gatsby replies to this with "Yes you can, old sport. While these parties take place, Gatsby, not joining them, watches at a distance, waiting. " He also watches and protects Daisy as she goes home. After finally meeting, Gatsby shows Daisy his luxurious house, filled with it's valuable posseccions in a climactic attempt to finally reach his dream. extravagant parties in the hope that by chance, she will show up at one. This purity of heart, although later instigating his death, is what makes Gatsby Romantic.
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