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By: John Centor
John Centore1 English 202 Dr. Crowley The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby, a
novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American dream, and the downfall of
those who attempt to reach illusionary goals. The attempt to capture the
American dream is pivotal to many novels. The dream itself is different for
many people, in The Great Gatsby, for Jay, this dream can only be fulfilled by
having the money and influence to acquire this happiness. Jay Gatsby the
central character of the story, is one character who longs for the past, he
devoted his life to trying to recapture it. In the past Jay had a love affair
with the wealthy Daisy. Knowing that he could not marry her because of the
difference in their social standing, he leaves her to make his fortune in an
attempt to reach her economic standing. Nick Carraway, a cousin of daisy,
tries to show Jay the follies of his dreams. The characters in the book
suggest the author’s feelings toward the world. Fitzgerald suggests through
the interpersonal relationships among his characters the worthlessness of
materialism, the quest of Gatsby and how the moral values of America had
practically disappeared. Despite his newly found wealth, Gatsby’s money could
not afford him his only true wish, therefore he cannot buy everything which is
important to daisy. Daisy, who is wealthy and beautiful, symbolizes a way of
life that is remote from that of Gatsby’s and more attractive because it is so
out of reach so he changes himself..
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