The typical human dreams on a nightly basis; they may not be able to recall them, but dreaming occurs multiple times during the stages of sleep. The typical human also has dreams that they do not have to fall asleep to imagine; these are their aspirations and goals. In the novels Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the dreams of Jay Gatsby and Janie Crawford differ in the way that Gatsby sacrifices himself in an attempt to fulfill his dream of winning Daisy back, whereas Janie develops a strong sense of her identity while searching for her horizon. Additionally, Gatsby is transformed by his dreams while Janie transforms her dreams. Furthermore, Gatsby’s dreams were not fulfilled, but Janie’s dreams were.
At a young age of sixteen, Janie realizes her dream and carries it with her throughout the story. From the moment of her revelation under the pear tree, she realizes that her dream is to find the type of love where she would be free and treated as an equal. The following quote displays …show more content…
In the same manner, both characters are on the pursuit of finding love. Even so, Janie goes looking for love and modifies her dream accordingly while Gatsby never went looking for love, as he was convinced that he found it with Daisy and was persistent to recreate the past. In the long run, Janie obtains her dream and grows as an individual black woman, while Gatsby and his dream both die. Ultimately, Their Eyes Were Watching God tells the story of the evolution of Janie’s dreams of freedom and true love, while The Great Gatsby tells the story of a man in search of the American Dream and an impossible love that ends in
At a young age of sixteen, Janie realizes her dream and carries it with her throughout the story. From the moment of her revelation under the pear tree, she realizes that her dream is to find the type of love where she would be free and treated as an equal. The following quote displays …show more content…
In the same manner, both characters are on the pursuit of finding love. Even so, Janie goes looking for love and modifies her dream accordingly while Gatsby never went looking for love, as he was convinced that he found it with Daisy and was persistent to recreate the past. In the long run, Janie obtains her dream and grows as an individual black woman, while Gatsby and his dream both die. Ultimately, Their Eyes Were Watching God tells the story of the evolution of Janie’s dreams of freedom and true love, while The Great Gatsby tells the story of a man in search of the American Dream and an impossible love that ends in