In The Great Gatsby by F. ... As a main theme of the novel Gatsby's relationship with Daisy Buchanan plays an important role in showing Gatsby's excessive ignorance. ... He is so crazy for Daisy that he does not realize it has been many years since they were in a steady relationship. ... His high and implausible expectations for the way he should live drove him off the deep end. ... It is human nature for people set standards for themselves and others around them, but what many have to realize is that if unrealistic, these expectations will never be met, inevitably leading one to ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In The Great Gatsby, the character of Jay Gatsby ignores this fundamental rule of human existence, choosing to live in a world of the past, created by his own memories, and avoid the changes of the present even as they cause his own demise. ... Creating an empire for himself, a name, and status in order to be in the position now that he wished to have been those many years ago; ready to take Daisy in marriage and provide for her every need. ... When Gatsby is finally able to make his dream a reality, it falls short of his expectations and all of his planning and the fantasy of his relations...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate