Ambition And Failure In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Indeed, in literature, the words and acts of a character often forge their fate, saying much about the essence of humanity. One of the brightest examples is the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald entitled The Great Gatsby. The main character, Jay Gatsby, is the brightest example of self-destructive behavior taking over aspirations despite the extreme wealth and hard work invested by the character in his dream. Fitzgerald contextualizes the story in the setting of a society that is materially oriented but Gatsby's individual ambition and failure are Fitzgerald's main concerns, though. Significantly Gatsby's fall does not occur as a consequence of the gods' wrath, but he collapses due to his acts and words. This thesis will try to elaborate on how

Gatsby confounds material success with emotional fulfillment and social acceptance- believing his fortune can capture the love of Daisy and the social acceptance of the high society. In that world he so wants to enter into, Buscará will be decisively challenged by every moral bankruptcy and snobbery that has developed a strong foundation in the world. The one-sidedness and extravagance of Gatsby's displays can never be enough to cross the chasm of origin between him and the old rich. Nick knows this disappointment and writes, "there must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams-not through her fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion"(Fitzgerald, 95) and how Gatsby "wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: 'I never loved you'" (Fitzgerald 109). It is an impossible demand for a real person since it defies the reality that underlies all human interactions and feelings. He still thinks that money has the power to change the essential realities of human relationships and feelings. Finally, his reliance upon wealth indicates the worthlessness of his quest as well as the emptiness of the American Dream he is so desperately pursuing. After all, the ingrained snobbery highlighted by Daisy and Tom and their kind point out the deficiency of Gatsby's achievements in purchasing the acceptance or genuineness he so wants and desperately pursues. This realization crushes Gatsby's visions of the redemptive power of fortune and lays bare the flaws beneath the merit ascribed to money by the majority of