Why Is It Hard To Have A Dream In The Great Gatsby

In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby was trying hard to not associate himself with his past that he wasn’t pleased with. From a young age Gatsby believed that he was destined for more than his “unsuccessful farm people” of parents. Because he could see himself as more, he worked hard and waited for an opportunity to present itself where he could become a wealthy man. This hard work, allowed him to have a dream that he wasn’t going to give up on under any circumstances. Along with this dream, Gatsby was also working on a new name that would help him to reinvent himself which would allow him the opportunity to start over, forget the family he is born into, and how much money he came from. He imagined his future, and this plan didn’t include his family. He knows his previous years weren’t glorious, but he wants the people to think he has always had high social class. Gatsby continually shows the people around him the lavish life that he lives. He wants to make people think that he is fancy, proper, and a well brought up gentleman. Gatsby works hard to create a fake visage because he cares about how he appears in the minds of others.

(check page 5 for description of house instead) Gatsby is making sure people take notice of what he has to that they fall in love with his stuff, as well as him. Daisy was over for tea at Nick’s when Gatsby happens to show up and start going off about all of the things that he owns. He knows that Daisy is …show more content…
From his house, to his car, and even in the way he talks, he proves his self-made formality and self worth. We are able to see through his showy personality that he is from new money. Most of the things he buys, owns, and does are to make everyone look at and envy him. Gatsby is almost absurd in his attempts to display his lavish life to his