Idealism In The Great Gatsby

It is clear to all that Gatsby is idealistic when it comes to relationships moreover, the amount of expectations he has in correlation to his relationships with woman make him have an ultimate break down because nothing goes the way he wants. Nick Carraway, one of Gatsby’s friends goes to his house and Gatsby offers him money to invite Daisy over, which offends Nick. This shows how Gatsby thinks money can get him anyone and how he would do anything to get Daisy to come. Furthermore, Nick reflects and states, There must have been moments when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams, because of the colossal vitality of his illusion (Fitzgerald 92). Gatsby really valued his relationship with Daisy thus, he did anything he could to get married to her including maintaining the lie he was of her social class when Dan Cody taught him how to act like one of the wealthy. When wealth was a problem Gatsby started boot legging showing how dedicated he was …show more content…
Similar to Gatsby, Macbeth does anything for Lady Macbeth even though; those things are not good and demote him from being a hero like killing the innocent.

Early on in the play, Macbeth is established as a hero with great stature. Many looked up to Macbeth as he earned the title of Thane of Glamis. Macbeth worked hard to achieve this title, but his wife, Lady Macbeth influenced him to kill the present Kings he could achieve the title the witches prophesized he would. Nonetheless, Macbeth was easily persuaded and Killed King Duncan for the sake of Lady Macbeth. There was no earning in this title as it was not achieved fairly similar to Gatsby’s accumulated wealth, which was made from illegal means to impress his lover.