Charles Dickens statement "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" means that although one thinks he or she is having a good time, deep inside, underneath all of the happiness there is only pain. This statement is something that Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby could've used before he went and did the actions he did through out the story. If he would've read this exact statement then one might say that the outcome of Gatsby's life would've been different.
             F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is about a man, Jay Gatsby and how his true life isn't what people thought it was. Jay had one person in his life that he would do anything for but this woman, Daisy, was the kind of woman that loved only rich men. Jay was not, so after he served; he did everything he can to become rich, which he did. After Daisy drifted back into his life he tried to make her, his. Even though Daisy was already married, he was determined to do so. Daisy and Jay go closer and closer and he thought that they were destined to be together. He was having the time of his life but deep inside some part of him knew that he would never truly have her to himself because of Daisy's jealous husband. Jay later paid for his relationship with Daisy and what he lost was his life and the lesson here is that although Jay was having the time of his life deep inside he was sad and angry.
             Before all of these problems occurred Jay lived a life of luxury. He had everything a man could possibly want, or did he? He everything except for one thing, love. He had no one to love and he wanted that so bad, which is why he went after Daisy. Daisy meant so much to him and he thought that they were meant to be together. So even though Jay had all the luxuries of life he didn't have the one thing that money can't buy. This example really relates to the statement b
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