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The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby - Shattered Dreams

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a tragic tale of love

distorted by obsession. Finding himself in the city of New York, Jay

Gatsby is a loyal and devoted man who is willing to cross oceans and build

mansions for his one true love. His belief in realistic ideals and his

perseverance greatly influence all the decisions he makes and ultimately

direct the course of his life. Although his intentions are true, he

sometimes has a crude way of getting his point across. When he makes his

ideals heard, his actions are wasted on a thoughtless and shallow society.

It is also Gatsby's ideals that blind him to reality.

When he first meets Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby has "committed himself

to the following of a grail" (156). With extreme dedication, he stops at

nothing to win her love back, after years of separation. Everything he has

done, up to this point, has been directed toward winning Daisy's favor and

having her back in his life. The greatest example of this dedication is the

mansion he has constructed, "a colossal affair by any standard...wi

that Daisy is never going to leave Tom for him. This blindness leads to his

revolves around his dream; recapturing Daisy's heart, taking her away from

Wilson, who is avenging the death of his wife Myrtle. Wilson does this in a

Although it seems to be too idealistic, Gatsby "[throws] himself into it

His loyalty to his dream is Gatsby's most noble characteristic.

the street and leave her for dead. Gatsby dies from a gunshot and floats

about the afternoons she shares with Gatsby. "The whole caravansary [falls]

of Daisy Buchanan. He also strategically places the mansion across the lake

Approximate Word count = 750
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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