too much of her... You can't repeat the past." "Can't repeat the past?... Why of course you can!" p. 106
             He had discovered the love of his life, Daisy, but they were unable to be together. Daisy married into her own class and like most people in that period, believed that the rich marry the rich and the poor marry the poor. Therefore Gatsby spent the next five years accumulating a fortune so Daisy could be included in the rest of his life.
             "He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths- to a stranger's garden." p. 76
             The main qualities of the American Dream is shown through Gatsby's perseverance and hope in attaining Daisy. This is shown through the life of Gatsby, who focused all his attention to living the dream and becoming a great man for one goal – Daisy.
             The green light that Gatsby reaches out for symbolizes his longing for Daisy, for money and acceptance. However, no matter how much he has, he never feels complete.
             "A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows and the great doors, endowing with complete isolation the figure of the host..." p. 56
             This is part of the American Dream. It symbolizes the constant searching and a way to reach that goal just in the distance. Gatsby's goal gave him a purpose in life which sets him apart from the upper class. Fitzgerald criticizes Gatsby's purpose
             and fulfilment of the American Dream through the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. Daisy is an illusion, a dream, a goal that could not be reached.
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