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The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, deals with the difficulty of attaining the American dream. The American dream is different for every individual, but Jay Gatsby, the main character of the novel, believes the American dream is eternal hainess through love. Gatsby thinks the only way for him to reach the American dream is to harness his old dreams of the past with Daisy. Gatsby exploits wealth and power to reach this goal. The novel uses love, an unusual narrator, and death to reveal thdownfall of individuals who attempt to reach the unobtainable goals of the American dream. Fitzgerald employs love to reveal the downfall of individuals who attempt to obtain the imaginary goals of the American dream. The love falls between Gatsby and Daisy. Gatsby concludes that he will reach his goals of the American dream by being happy wh Daisy again. Fitzgerald writes, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay." (79) Gatsby uses his wealth to move himself closer to the American dream. Gatsby has based his
Nick's quest leads him to say that he was responsible for killing Myrtle Wilson, "Was Daisy drivi? Yes. Gatsby configures all his time in pursuit of goals based around the American dream. whole life on the hope of again being with Daisy. if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over" (80). Gatsby lived a short life trying to attain one thing, The American Dream. The total power of Gatsby's obsession is understood when one of Gatsby's servants says, "Gatsby has read a Chicago papefor years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy's name. Gatsby ends up paying the ultimate price for his dream of finally being with Daisy. Wilson, Myrtle's wife, seeks revenge on Myrtle's killer by shooting Gatsby. Gatsby dedicated his life to his dream and the second his dream was almost reality the undeniable downfall began, "He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he cou hardly fail to grasp it. Gatsby's goals of finding Daisy have started to control his whole life. The downfall of Gatsby eventually catches up with him when it leads to his death. Gatsby's dream appeared to be within his boundaries, but Gatsby ended up dying for the dream before he knew what he had.
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