Jay Gatsby is usually a controversial character on whether he is defined as a tragic hero or a romantic hero. From my point of view, one thing being certain is that Gatsby is a romantic character drowning in the world of reality. Gatsby funded everything he has in the purpose of winning Daisy Buchanan, a woman in his dream. In the book The Great Gatsby, the protagonist, Gatsby, is a romantic hero in a modern era of realism since he is dominated with the pursuit of the American dream, completely preoccupied by Daisy and wanted to remake the world, that his idealism predestined him to death.
In the year 1925 that The Great Gatsby was published, World War I had just come to an end. The inspiration and hot wave of the American Dream evoked many people to blindly pursue success and accomplishments in life including Jay Gatsby. The definition of the American Dream is an idealism that sets opportunities for prestige, success and freedom. Gatsby is dedicated to a dream, that dream is not only the wealth that he accomplished, but rather is simply Daisy. It can be argued that Gatsby got what he dreamed of but he is unhappy since wealth cannot satisfy him. In the novel, Daisy is described as having a “voice full of money” within Gatsby. She is the American dream for Gatsby, because all he desired to possess …show more content…
She actually occupied everything in Gatsby that he would sacrifice his life for her. This reinforced Gatsby as a romantic hero since he makes money for the purpose to win Daisy back, hold parties at home wish that Daisy would come, he even asked Daisy at the hotel in New York City to leave Tom and be with him. Jay is even willing to take the blame on murders, he felt like Daisy needs him. However, even as such a romantic character, Daisy still left the town without even attending Gatsby’s funeral. The destined death of Gatsby is his destruction although this romantic hero did everything for Daisy, for his
In the year 1925 that The Great Gatsby was published, World War I had just come to an end. The inspiration and hot wave of the American Dream evoked many people to blindly pursue success and accomplishments in life including Jay Gatsby. The definition of the American Dream is an idealism that sets opportunities for prestige, success and freedom. Gatsby is dedicated to a dream, that dream is not only the wealth that he accomplished, but rather is simply Daisy. It can be argued that Gatsby got what he dreamed of but he is unhappy since wealth cannot satisfy him. In the novel, Daisy is described as having a “voice full of money” within Gatsby. She is the American dream for Gatsby, because all he desired to possess …show more content…
She actually occupied everything in Gatsby that he would sacrifice his life for her. This reinforced Gatsby as a romantic hero since he makes money for the purpose to win Daisy back, hold parties at home wish that Daisy would come, he even asked Daisy at the hotel in New York City to leave Tom and be with him. Jay is even willing to take the blame on murders, he felt like Daisy needs him. However, even as such a romantic character, Daisy still left the town without even attending Gatsby’s funeral. The destined death of Gatsby is his destruction although this romantic hero did everything for Daisy, for his