In life, people tend to learn many different lessons everyday. In the book, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, readers will be shown some of the greatest and most relatable lessons portrayed by a series of different characters in the “Roaring” 20’s setting. The “roaring” 20’s was like a long neverending party and compared to the book, The Great Gatsby, there happened to also be a dark side to the fun and exciting life. While diving deeper into the three main examples in the book, readers will grow their understanding of some important life lessons. In the book, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the theme that careless decisions/mistakes result in negative outcomes and sudden hardship is illustrated through unfaithfulness, Gatsby’s big dream, …show more content…
In life, people characterize dreams with something very idealistic. In the novel, readers will notice how Gatsby succumbs to the downfall of his achievable, “roaring” dream. Near the middle of the book, readers will have recognized what Gatsby’s “big dream” was really all about. When readers realize that Gatsby was only throwing the superfluous parties for Daisy, it comes as a big surprise when all of a sudden he throws his final one. “It was when curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night- and, as obscurely as it had begun, his career as Trimalchio was over.” (Fitzgerald 97). When looking deeper into this passage, readers will pick up on how devoted and committed Gatsby was to Daisy, and realize that if Daisy had reciprocated that same feeling to Gatsby, then all of the things he had ever done for her should be stopped, including the parties. This passage relates to the theme because it shows how quick Gatsby is to do something for Daisy, which also happens to be his biggest weakness throughout the