Appearance Vs Reality In The Great Gatsby

Human being cannot control over their dreams as it is human sub conscious mind projects but they have to live out of their fantasy life so that they can become more expansive and they will be unfettered as well as truly be themselves. However, most of the character in The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald is not work that way as they try to make their fantasy that they dream of alive which then an obvious divide between appearance and reality is illustrated. In my opinion, as Gatsby’s, Daisy’s and Tom’s dream are impossible to achieve in reality, they all strive to create a false image for themselves in order to make alive their dream.
First of all, Gatsby’s dream for a happy ending relationship with ‘golden’ Daisy leads him to aims for the upper class but does not acquire it. Romantic fantasy can be seen when Gatsby organized his life around one big idea which is the love is at its best. Gatsby’s love and chase for Daisy has taken over his own life where he feels …show more content…
It’s through fantasy that we edit out the parts of our lives that make us uncomfortable. Gatsby’s, Daisy’s and Tom’s dream are impossible to achieve in reality, they all strive to create a false image for themselves in order to make alive their dream. Throughout the novel, we can see that the reality of Gatsby, Daisy and Tom life is differs from their appearance. Gatsby romantic fantasy is one of the most significant forces in the novel because there are a few larges ideas as well as a few common dreams to which everybody attracted and it shows that, even though Gatsby appears to be rich and elegant but he cannot maintain his upper class image. While Daisy is fail to be a flawless and perfect upper class house wife as her image differs from her reality. Lastly, the upper class image that Tom strives for is only a spurious appearance. So that, the reality in which individuals live, is quite often not what is