In this case, Jay Gatsby, the central figure of the story, is one character who longs for the past. In order to achieve his goal, he must reach into the past and relive an old dream, which requires wealth and power that creates happiness. ... First of all, not winning Daisy back and secondly dying for Daisy's sin. ... Whether he or she is working hard to earn money or in this case, traditionally inheriting from the past. ...

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In history, this is evidenced by the great monuments erected by pharaohs and kings of the past - and today humans corroborate this by inundating the Internet with images of themselves. ... In the same vein as Narcissus - who was cursed for not being able to see past his own conceited vision that the nymph may truly love him - they are so transfixed with themselves that they do not notice as the worlds they had constructed crumble around them. ... " ( King Lear 1.1 118) Before this, just as he reaches his height, he has an epiphany and realizes "I am a man more sinn'd against th...

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