he style displayed by Modern American writers.
             The idea of ideal fantasy versus reality is a popular conflict presented in many novels of the Modern Period in American Literature. In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby struggles with idea that he will be able to recreate a day five years earlier with the love of his life, Daisy. Once he has a chance to build a relationship with her, she loses interest, but he does not give up hope. He never loses hope in the fact that they will be reunited,
             " 'I suppose Daisy will call too' he looked on anxiously, as if he hoped I'd corroborate this"(Fitzgerald 103). In the story The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, Granny's internal conflict regards her being left at the
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