Imagine advertising and selling a product that is accessible to all, except that it’s behind a glass door with a specific key needed to open it, a key that is available to only a small minority of the population. That product is the American Dream, an incentive that has pushed millions to flock to the United States in hopes of a better future; however, this notion has inherent flaws explored in two books. The Great Gatsby takes place in America during the roaring twenties, exploring the idealist mindset of Jay Gatsby, who possesses an inexhaustible will to be with Daisy, a person who comes from a wealthy family. The book highlights fatalism, as rigid social classes predestined Gatsby, who was born in poverty, to fail from the very beginning when reinventing himself to be with …show more content…
He was a son of God - a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that - and he must be about His Father’s business” (Fitzgerald 98). Gatsby from birth rejected the reality around him to create the “platonic conception” of himself, which is the best possible version of a person. Furthermore, the “son of God” implies that Gatsby holds himself to a high position of importance and relevance due to having a direct connection with a deity, along with “his Father’s business” which signifies that Gatsby believes he has an important role to fulfill on Earth. Gatsby’s grandiose self-perception, contrasting with his humble beginnings, reveals Gatsby is less of a realist and more of a dreamer who has high intrinsic motivation. It’s this self-perception that allows him to pursue ambitions that are out of his reach. Ambitions such as being with Daisy: “He had intended, probably, to take what could and go - but now he found that he had committed himself to the following of a grail. He felt married to [Daisy]” (Fitzgerald