According to Dictionary.com, a tragic hero is defined as “a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat.” In The Great Gatsby, by Scott F. Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby would be a great example of a tragic hero. Even though Gatsby may not be portrayed as an ordinary man, in reality he is just as normal as any other man wanting to change the past. In The Great Gatsby, page 110, the Great Gatsby says, “can’t repeat the past? Of course you can!” This is Gatsby’s tragic flaw. His tragic flaw is that his view of the world is obstructed by his own naive idealism. “I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before.” (The Great Gatsby, pg.110) This ends up handing Gatsby his death, by trying to