Human beings have a desire of finding their way back to the Garden. Humans all seek the ultimate serenity that thrives in the Garden. The American Garden simply represents a concept. Humans believe they can regain the lost Garden of Eden by creating a new Garden of Eden in the physical universe. Thus, the theory that emerges from this concept is that, America embodies the new Garden of Eden, because America is a country of opportunity and individual prosperity. However, the physical attributes of America do not mentally enlighten a person with serenity, because material aspects do not always constitute happiness. Consequently, the Garden is conceptualized in the human mind, so humans are incapable of physically finding their way back to the
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Gatsby has wealth, a mansion, and all the privileges of money. Human perceive in theory that wealth can provide them with true happiness, because wealth fills in the gap between desire and comfort. Yet, Gatsby’s physical wealth cannot buy love or bring him happiness. Daisy, the flower in the Garden holds his true desires. Even though Daisy is physically a real person, the relationship with Daisy that Gatsby desires only exists in his mind, because Daisy grows in the physical American Garden, but Gatsby seeks a mental paradise to give him peace from his lost love in reality. Gatsby cannot physically find the Garden because his illusion is better than any reality he can ever obtain. In his mind, Gatsby once again becomes the young Jay Gatz, the young man who had the best part of love, the young uncorrupted love that makes one’ heart turbulent in their chest, the love that seems to always be at the incline on a roller coaster, and makes the adrenaline pump. Therefore, Gatsby will always feel unsettled because he is trapped in the past and cannot come to terms with his life in the present. Even though Gatsby has the physical aspects of the American Garden, he will not emotionally obtain ultimate serenity in his life. Therefore, Gatsby does not find the Garden until his death. Gatsby, until his breath is stolen from his lungs, and his heart reaches a peaceful rhythm, believes that Daisy is growing in the midst of his Garden. Nick says, “I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock. He had come a long way to his blue lawn, and his dream seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in the vast obscurity behind the city, where dark fields of the republic rolled on under night” (Fitzgerald 180). These lines emphasize Gatsby’s strong belief that he could recapture time and lost
Gatsby has wealth, a mansion, and all the privileges of money. Human perceive in theory that wealth can provide them with true happiness, because wealth fills in the gap between desire and comfort. Yet, Gatsby’s physical wealth cannot buy love or bring him happiness. Daisy, the flower in the Garden holds his true desires. Even though Daisy is physically a real person, the relationship with Daisy that Gatsby desires only exists in his mind, because Daisy grows in the physical American Garden, but Gatsby seeks a mental paradise to give him peace from his lost love in reality. Gatsby cannot physically find the Garden because his illusion is better than any reality he can ever obtain. In his mind, Gatsby once again becomes the young Jay Gatz, the young man who had the best part of love, the young uncorrupted love that makes one’ heart turbulent in their chest, the love that seems to always be at the incline on a roller coaster, and makes the adrenaline pump. Therefore, Gatsby will always feel unsettled because he is trapped in the past and cannot come to terms with his life in the present. Even though Gatsby has the physical aspects of the American Garden, he will not emotionally obtain ultimate serenity in his life. Therefore, Gatsby does not find the Garden until his death. Gatsby, until his breath is stolen from his lungs, and his heart reaches a peaceful rhythm, believes that Daisy is growing in the midst of his Garden. Nick says, “I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock. He had come a long way to his blue lawn, and his dream seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in the vast obscurity behind the city, where dark fields of the republic rolled on under night” (Fitzgerald 180). These lines emphasize Gatsby’s strong belief that he could recapture time and lost