In The Great Gatsby by F. ... As a man with his values in the wrong order, Gatsby struggles to see his dream through and ends up being emotionally distraught because of his extreme expectations for life. With this in mind, one may see an aspiration as an impossible feat, while others the same aspiration as a great opportunity. ... As a main theme of the novel Gatsby's relationship with Daisy Buchanan plays an important role in showing Gatsby's excessive ignorance. ... His high and implausible expectations for the way he should live drove him off the deep end. ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• 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. ... 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 relationship begins to decay, "...and the incarnation was complete" as Nick again comments. ... The interwoven themes of Gatsby's troubled character and the omnipresent influence of time on our lives leaves the ...

• Word Count: 1189
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate