For an explanation we must look at the final section of the novel. ... (p.186) Even for Myrtle it is the acquisition of vulgar objects which lifts her out of the poverty of her situation: "At the news-stand she bought a copy of Town Tattle and a moving-picture magazine...she let four taxicabs drive away before she selected a new one..." ... (p.152) It is Carraway who is left to give the final comment on them: "So I walked away and left him standing there in the moonlight- watching over nothing." ...

• Word Count: 1337
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

He cannot feel happy or fulfilled without his mansion, cars, and the final piece of the puzzle, Daisy Buchanan, to create a sense of security and certify his "aristocratic self." ... Gatsby even goes so far as to place his enormous mansion just across the lake from Daisy's home and throws wild, decadent parties in effort to win her back and obtain the final piece of an elaborate destiny of greatness. ... As Daisy leaves the picture Gatsby is still left with the consequences of his indulgences in wealth and materialistic lifestyle, yet they seem to lose there meaning. ...

• Word Count: 1786
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They both desire each other out of the picture in order to secure their respective sister or spouse's assets in exclusivity. ... In Nick's final remarks he states, "Gatsby believed in the green light" (Fitzgerald 193). ...

• Word Count: 1424
• Approx Pages: 6