One of the most controversial topics of the book, The Great Gatsby, is the title itself. So, is the great Gatsby great? Jay Gatsby did rises from peasantry, but his goals are the roadblocks of his life. The so-called “foul dust that floated in his dreams” are the shadows of the past and a Daisy that was long gone (2). As John Green said, “Jay Gatsby was a great man, but great people especially must be careful about what they worship”. But first of all, what does being “great” mean? Greatness would involve being above average, better than good, in multiple terms such as one’s character, wealth, or social standing. In other words someone with a distinguished personality or an important role in society. Throughout the book, we come to learn
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The golden days when he and Daisy were sweethearts with the hopes of marriage just on the horizon. This was abundantly seen in chapter six, where Gatsby constantly talk about the past and confesses that he wants nothing more than for Daisy to leave Tom and go back to the way things are suppose to be “just as if it were five years ago” (109). He is always searching for the past, “as if it were lurking here in the shadows of his house, just out of reach of his hand” (110). It’s because Gatsby believes in the past, he “believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us… So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” (193 PDF). Those words that concludes the novel showed how much Gatsby worshipped the past. He believes that the past glories could also be his future …show more content…
He chose to live in a specific house so that “Daisy would be just across the bay” (78). After all, she is the girl of his dreams. When they finally meet again in chapter five, Gatsby is entranced with her: he “hadn’t once ceased looking at Daisy” and almost fell off the stairs because of it (91). But near the end of the chapter, Gatsby slowly sees that the Daisy in front of him is not the Daisy he once knew as she “tumbled short of his dreams” (95). It didn’t stop him, however, Gatsby is convinced Daisy still loves him and he wants to set her free from Tom so they could be together again. During chapter 7, Gatsby argues with Tom about how he and Daisy are “together” and states that both of them are still in love after all these years (140 PDF). Gatsby urges her to leave Tom, resulting in a quarrel between the two men. Daisy moves to Tom’s side during this moment and even is “alarmed” when Tom tells her to go home with Gatsby (144 PDF). Gatsby is still obsessed with Daisy, even after Daisy sides with Tom. In fact, Gatsby pays little mind to the death of Myrtle and “he spoke as if Daisy’s reaction was the only thing that mattered” (153 PDF). Nick suggests Gatsby should to go into hiding, but he stays for Daisy. He is willing to take the blame of Myrtle’s death for her. All because Gatsby keeps reaching for that lost love, for the unreachable green light at the end of the
The golden days when he and Daisy were sweethearts with the hopes of marriage just on the horizon. This was abundantly seen in chapter six, where Gatsby constantly talk about the past and confesses that he wants nothing more than for Daisy to leave Tom and go back to the way things are suppose to be “just as if it were five years ago” (109). He is always searching for the past, “as if it were lurking here in the shadows of his house, just out of reach of his hand” (110). It’s because Gatsby believes in the past, he “believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us… So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” (193 PDF). Those words that concludes the novel showed how much Gatsby worshipped the past. He believes that the past glories could also be his future …show more content…
He chose to live in a specific house so that “Daisy would be just across the bay” (78). After all, she is the girl of his dreams. When they finally meet again in chapter five, Gatsby is entranced with her: he “hadn’t once ceased looking at Daisy” and almost fell off the stairs because of it (91). But near the end of the chapter, Gatsby slowly sees that the Daisy in front of him is not the Daisy he once knew as she “tumbled short of his dreams” (95). It didn’t stop him, however, Gatsby is convinced Daisy still loves him and he wants to set her free from Tom so they could be together again. During chapter 7, Gatsby argues with Tom about how he and Daisy are “together” and states that both of them are still in love after all these years (140 PDF). Gatsby urges her to leave Tom, resulting in a quarrel between the two men. Daisy moves to Tom’s side during this moment and even is “alarmed” when Tom tells her to go home with Gatsby (144 PDF). Gatsby is still obsessed with Daisy, even after Daisy sides with Tom. In fact, Gatsby pays little mind to the death of Myrtle and “he spoke as if Daisy’s reaction was the only thing that mattered” (153 PDF). Nick suggests Gatsby should to go into hiding, but he stays for Daisy. He is willing to take the blame of Myrtle’s death for her. All because Gatsby keeps reaching for that lost love, for the unreachable green light at the end of the