F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby is a criticism of the dying American Dream in the 1920's and how it is corrupted by greed and materialism. The American Dream used to be a quest towards success, but now it is a rat race for wealth and status. The pursuit of the American Dream gave the characters in the novel, money and prestige, but along with it came corruption, barbaric human nature, and carelessness. However, the protagonist, Jay Gatsby is one of the very few Americans left who still have an honest and pure American Dream: to win back the love of his life, Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby fails to see that his dream is impossible because of his overwhelming love for Daisy and spending five years of his life to impress her. Gatsby
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The other reason was that Gatsby believed that the past could be repeated as seen at the end of the party in chapter six. “Can’t repeat the past?” he cried incredulously. “Why of course you can!” (p.g. 110) Gatsby had the impossible goal of defeating the powers of time and was skeptical of Nick’s rational statement that the past cannot be repeated because Gatsby and Daisy's relationship had ended and left in the past for a reason. Just like history, Gatsby believed that the past can repeat itself, mostly due to the fact that he wanted to win Daisy back. Nick possibly stands by with what he said because of the old saying by Spanish poet George Santayana of “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” Nick thinks that Gatsby can make the same mistake with Daisy twice as he did not learn his lesson the first time. Gatsby replies with “Of course you can” because he spent the last five years of his life miserable and waiting up for this moment. Gatsby is confident that Daisy will stay with him this time because he worked extremely hard to eliminate his one major flaw: his impecunious. Gatsby hopes that Daisy will tell Tom that she never loved him and return to him. His life is incomplete and in shambles without her …show more content…
Gatsby was not out to get anyone but he had no control of the Domino effect that was put into place after the meet at the hotel room. The hotel room incident caused an emotionally distraught Daisy to run over Myrtle who runs out thinking Gatsby’s car is Tom’s, however, it is not clear whether it was on purpose to get revenge on Tom or because Daisy was driving reckless. Myrtle’s death results in George to kill Gatsby in a religiously fueled murder-suicide, whose death results in Nick to become depressed and the woman who “loved” Gatsby to flee away with Tom. In the end, Gatsby had an honest dream and worked so hard towards it, but it only resulted in the death of himself and the Wilsons. Death drives the plot and is constantly symbolized throughout the book such as the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg and Gatsby’s car. The characters in the novel do not explain their views on what happens after death, except for Nick who realizes how anyone is susceptible to death after realizing it is his 30th birthday just before predicting that Gatsby and Daisy were “driving towards death” as they literally kill hit and run Myrtle and her death results in the death of Gatsby and Wilson. “As we passed over the dark bridge her wan face fell lazily against my coat’s shoulder and
The other reason was that Gatsby believed that the past could be repeated as seen at the end of the party in chapter six. “Can’t repeat the past?” he cried incredulously. “Why of course you can!” (p.g. 110) Gatsby had the impossible goal of defeating the powers of time and was skeptical of Nick’s rational statement that the past cannot be repeated because Gatsby and Daisy's relationship had ended and left in the past for a reason. Just like history, Gatsby believed that the past can repeat itself, mostly due to the fact that he wanted to win Daisy back. Nick possibly stands by with what he said because of the old saying by Spanish poet George Santayana of “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” Nick thinks that Gatsby can make the same mistake with Daisy twice as he did not learn his lesson the first time. Gatsby replies with “Of course you can” because he spent the last five years of his life miserable and waiting up for this moment. Gatsby is confident that Daisy will stay with him this time because he worked extremely hard to eliminate his one major flaw: his impecunious. Gatsby hopes that Daisy will tell Tom that she never loved him and return to him. His life is incomplete and in shambles without her …show more content…
Gatsby was not out to get anyone but he had no control of the Domino effect that was put into place after the meet at the hotel room. The hotel room incident caused an emotionally distraught Daisy to run over Myrtle who runs out thinking Gatsby’s car is Tom’s, however, it is not clear whether it was on purpose to get revenge on Tom or because Daisy was driving reckless. Myrtle’s death results in George to kill Gatsby in a religiously fueled murder-suicide, whose death results in Nick to become depressed and the woman who “loved” Gatsby to flee away with Tom. In the end, Gatsby had an honest dream and worked so hard towards it, but it only resulted in the death of himself and the Wilsons. Death drives the plot and is constantly symbolized throughout the book such as the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg and Gatsby’s car. The characters in the novel do not explain their views on what happens after death, except for Nick who realizes how anyone is susceptible to death after realizing it is his 30th birthday just before predicting that Gatsby and Daisy were “driving towards death” as they literally kill hit and run Myrtle and her death results in the death of Gatsby and Wilson. “As we passed over the dark bridge her wan face fell lazily against my coat’s shoulder and