Great Gatsby Reality Essay

People tend to dream about everything we encounter or think, whether it is about our career, family or love. We create these fantasies in our head about what we want to become a reality. People often get disappointed due to our dreams not becoming reality and due to human nature, we tend to give up. Giving up is not an option in my mind and it will never be. The Great Gatsby stated “No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart” and I agree and disagree with that statement. I believe working hard enough towards the dream you chase will become a reality. In my experience, reality can measure up to the dream we create for ourselves. Growing as a kid with no parents by my side was hard and all I have dreamt was to have a nice and complete family. Due to my mother working abroad and my father’s death, I knew my dream is never going to become a reality.
Sometimes reality is even better than the dream we created for ourselves. In our human nature, we tend to expect more than what we have and our dreams become impossible. Although, whenever our dreams do not become a reality, we often act upon it. Furthermore, we are built to expect an ideal life with what we see in the media or internet. We all have these unrealistic expectations that we want to achieve, but it is alright if it does not become a reality. For example, I dreamt about my father being with us, but I know my dream is unrealistic and I am perfectly fine with that.
The statement can be seen in two ways and any individual can pick a side which one they agree with. Although, experiencing both of them opens my eyes about reality and dreams. In reality, having dreams and fantasies are great. In my opinion, my dreams give me motivation in order for me to get the reality I am happy and content with. Work hard in order to achieve your dreams, but do not get caught up with it and see reality in a more optimistic