Great Gatsby Essay

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, several characters come to the American dream in diverse ways. The American dream constantly changes from person to person, and The Great Gatsby does a fantastic job of showing this in its characters. James Gatz, for example, believes his life will not be complete without the love of his life Daisy Buchanan, who in Gatsby’s mind is the paragon of perfection, Gatsby becomes obsessed with winning Daisy back and living out this perfect idea of a life with her. “He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: “I never loved you.” (Fitzgerald 5 109) In the book James Gatz rewrites his whole life to become The Great Gatsby and become a massive fancy significant person in the hopes

“James Gatz—that was really, or at least legally, his name. He had changed it at the age of seventeen and at the specific moment that witnessed the beginning of his career.” (Fitzgerald 4 62) James Gatz transformation into Jay Gatsby also helps support Gatsby’s obsession with an idealistic view of his American dream and how this transformation led to Gatsby’s downfall. Gatsby only achieved a small part of his version of the American dream, The only part of Gatsby’s dream that he never really achieved was Daisy, as Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship started to get more intimate the realization that Gatsby was idealizing Daisy in his head set in and Gatsby’s obsession only got worse. Gatsby’s obsession continues to worsen as he clings to the idea of his life until Gatsby’s final grand desperation at a perfect life when he takes the fall for killing Myrtle Wilson. While Daisy’s dream is completely different, all she wanted from life was attention and money. Daisy only married Tom for his money and fame, and she stayed with him because she was the richest and most famous man she knew until Daisy started hearing rumors of a man who went through amazing parties and seemed to have endless