Gatsby1
Then wear the gold hat, if that will move her; If you can bounce high, bounce for her too, Till she cry "Lover, gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover, Jay Gatsby went through most of his life striving for a new beginning, a chance to start over and succeed. He forced that aspect of life, into his own, by changing his identity. He was James Gatz a man who's unknown soul was left to linger in the past. Now he is Jay Gatsby. Gatsby does not realize that life can be difficult. You can not just move on and pretend that the past never happened. If you do not face the real and original you, you will never find success or happiness in the way you wish to live your present life. All through Gatsby's life he looked to the green light on the dock across the bay for hope and reassurance. He needed to know that his dream was still as bright as it was the day he met Daisy. Gatsby lived for an American dream. "The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God - a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that." (Pg.104) Gatsby created himself to be his own hero, through the eyes of a
It eluded us then, but that's no matter-tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. Gatsby dies with out knowing if Daisy had fallen in love with him again. Gatsby had worked so hard to fit Daisy's standards for a husband. The green light which seemed so far away to begin with was now so close and so real. Everyone looks at the world through their eyes which are effected by their beliefs, and wonder, if one day their dream will come true. This causes us to be torn between the two. Was the time, effort, and money Gatsby put into himself and his surroundings worth it? If only Gatsby could have been sure of this before he died. 71-72) Gatsby smothered himself in popularity to try and block out the memory of the man he was before his change. He began to wear that gold hat and rise in society with money, friends, and a love life he dreamed of returning. "You see I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad thing that happened to me.
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