How Great Was Jay Gatsby?

The people of West Egg do not associate with the people of East Egg, and vice-versa. This fact causes Daisy to stay away from the parties he throws until she finally attends one of his parties. At the party, Daisy does not have fun because the people Gatsby surrounds himself with are not as great as him. The greatness of the dreams Gatsby has is not enough to overcome the degrading surroundings and people he is associated with.
             Gatsby wants to achieve the "American dream " through his wealth and all the extravagant things he does. His greatest wish is to be with Daisy again, and to accomplish this through repeating the past with her. He says that the past can be repeated, but Nick Carraway reputes him, saying that the past cannot be repeated, at which Gatsby scoffed. Another part of Gatsby's personality, which happens to be a great flaw in his character, was the fact that he always wishes to attain what is unattainable. The greatest wish that was unattainable by Gatsby was the wish to be with Daisy. Gatsby's entire world revolves around Daisy and his relationship with her. If he realizes that Daisy is unattainable, most of the following problems would diminish. The great cost to Gatsby for the parties would diminish because the main reason Gatsby holds the parties is to attract Daisy's attention. Gatsby would not have built the house where he did, if Daisy had not lived across the bay. According to Novelguide.com, as " Gatsby remains fully committed to his aspirations up until his death, he struggles with the reality of when those aspirations for his American Dream are either achieved or, in Gatsby's case, proven inaccessible. "(Novelguide.com np). Gatsby, although he realizes that some of these excessive dreams cannot be accomplished, he proves how great he is in that he never gives up on his dreams. He pursues his visions until he is killed. This, along with Gatsby's elegance in the language he uses everyday.