believe that in order to keep their happiness‚ they sometimes have to ignore everything that is obvious or real to the human eye. Sometimes having faith in things beyond the normal comprehension is greater than settling for what is known to be realistic. Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby is shown to be one of a few who possess this special quality by creating an entirely different image of himself and clinging to the hope of being reunited with the one he loves most despite what others
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Gatsby’s Journey to Find Wealth While Jay Gatsby is seen as fabulously wealthy‚ Fitzgerald shows how he came into being simply from one mans impoverished dream. James Gatz’s parents were shiftless unsuccessful farmers. Gatz never accepted nor claimed they were his parents‚ as he did not feel he belonged in the lower class of society. Gatz grew old enough to be on his own and thus started his transformation from James Gatz‚ the son of two unsuccessful parents‚ to Jay Gatsby‚ a wealthy member of the upper
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the protagonist‚ Jay Gatsby‚ establishes the cost of lust and ambition. Jay is a millionaire who throws lavish parties in his mansion. This is all a ploy to win over Daisy Buchanan‚ a former romantic interest when Gatsby was in the military. In order to win over Daisy‚ who married into wealth‚ he had to invent “just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent”‚ which Nick Carraway describes as “son of a god” (Fitzgerald). This transformation of Jay Gatsby due to his
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downfall of those who attempt to reach its impossible goals. The attempt to capture the American Dream is used in many novels. This dream is different for different people; but‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ for Jay‚ the dream is that through wealth and power‚ one can acquire happiness. To get this happiness Jay must reach into the past and relive an old dream; and‚ in order to do this‚ he must have wealth and power. The American Dream had always been based on the idea that each person no matter who he or she
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attained that goal…(Brown 83) As for Gatsby during this time‚ he went off to war‚ where he was promoted to Major Jay Gatsby. He were he uniform every day to prove he was not poor at the time‚ before he came into all the money. Gatsby all time goals were to get Daisy back into his life. And guess what. IT WORKED! As Tom was having the affair with Myrtle‚ Daisy was having an affair with Jay. Before Gatsby moved it took him three years to buy his enormous
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small but everyone has one. For Jay Gatsby; dreams can seem close but impossible to obtain. Jay Gatsby is a confusing man to understand‚ but his dream is very clear to everyone; he wants Daisy’s love to be his for keeping. Although there are many obstacles that stand in between him and his dream; he has an ambition to succeed where the odds are against him and Jay believes that it’s possible. After all Jay Gatsby states “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!” Jay Gatsby was a man on a mission
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Many people don’t know their purpose or motivation to reach a certain goal‚ while others have it all figured out and are becoming “heroes”‚ or so they think. Jay Gatsby from the film “The Great Gatsby” is a lover hero‚ since he is completely motivated by love‚ his character flaw is dishonesty which causes people to believe an inaccurate description of Gatsby and his past. Lover heroes like Gatsby will do anything and everything they can to feel loved‚ for they are committed and passionate about gaining
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other hand‚ he demonstrates a sexual attraction toward Jay Gatsby that is hidden due to his strict upbringing as a child. Added to this‚ he portrays himself as a bit feminine‚ all
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Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is said to be a great man‚ but he is not as great as the title says. The novel is about Gatsby‚ a conniving business man‚ who lies in order to fit in with the wealthy. Gatsby starts out as a poor young man from the mid-west. Everyone knew him by James Gatz before he met Dan Cody. When he leaves home‚ he meets Dan Cody who he ends up working for as an apprentice. When he meets him he introduces himself as a new man‚ Jay Gatsby. This is when Gatsby’s train
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Situation Nick Carraway sets up the scene‚ visits his second cousin‚ and describes the parties thrown by Jay Gatsby next door. The narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ recently returned from World War I‚ finds a job in New York City and rents a small house in West Egg‚ a small town on Long Island. His cousin Daisy and her husband Tom live nearby in East Egg‚ and Nick is a frequent visitor to their house. Jay Gatsby‚ Nick’s next door neighbor‚ is a wealthy newcomer who throws large parties weekly‚ during which
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