Great Gatsby
...novel The Great Gatsby is
a reflection of this decade, it illustrates the burning passion
one man has toward his "American Dream" and the different
aspects of the dream. Fitzgerald's work is a reflection of
America during his lifetime. The Great Gatsby shows the
ambition of one man's reach for his "American Dream," the
disappointment of losing this dream and the despair of his
loss. America, 1920, the ambition in people soared; the
American people knew that if they tried they could succeed.
With the introduction flappers and the women's liberation
movement nothing was impossible to achieve. James Gatz,
"[. . .] the man who gives his name to this book [. . .]"
(Fitzgerald 2) had this ambition in him too. He was a man
who fought long and hard to earn his place in the world as
Jay Gatsby. He had dreamed of transforming himself from
the poor, young man that he was into the wealthy celebrity
searching for love that he would soon become. Gatsby, as a
child, had a daily schedule that he followed. He knew from
childhood that he had to work for his fame. "Jimmy was
bound to get ahead. He always had some resolves like this
or something" (175). Gatsby's ambition lay not only in his
future, but as he grew older it would be found in his love. He
had an obsession with Daisy Buchanan and tried everything
in his power to bring things back to they way they used to be
when they first met. He thought he could relive the past. He
threw lavish parties to get her attention, he did everything in
his power to be near her. " Gatsby bought that house so...
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