The Great Gatsby's Guide On How Not To Get The Girl

Goutham Lakki Reddy Mrs. Hillbrunner, Hon. English 11 April 3, 2024 (Late because absent for three of the days) A Complex Analysis of Gatsby’s Obsession With the Past and an Impossible Goal and the Consequences and Hardships of That Decision. Gatsby’s Guide On How Not To Get The Girl The past, a fixed entity that shapes our future and imparts lessons, can be a guiding light. However, some, like Gatsby, become trapped in its nostalgia and are left unable to adapt to a changing world. Fitzgerald's “The Great Gatsby” explores this, with Gatsby's past longing for Daisy serving as a potent backdrop. Gatsby, with his potential for future plans, is hampered by his fixation, closing his eyes to reality and stunting his growth. This underscores the

Gatsby condemns himself because of his dream, and this is what ultimately results in his death. He should not have been blamed, but he is still under his disillusionment that doing so will bring him closer to Daisy, even though Daisy is still moving farther. This self-destructive nature of Gatsby’s eternal dream is what he cannot see, as he simply tries to get around its unobtainableness. The difference in their class keeps Gatsby from succeeding, and the single-focused mindset of Gatsby toward this impossible dream keeps Gatsby from growing. Ultimately, Gatsby’s inability to change and his fixation on the past led to his downfall. His blindness to change and his limited vision of his goal kept him from realizing his full potential. His dream of being with Daisy is an illusion that he can never truly attain, and his refusal to see the reality of his situation blinds him to the destructive consequences. This immutability, this blindness to change, and the fact that Gatsby can picture himself as only one thing limits him.” (_____). It serves as a poignant reminder that in order to grow and succeed, we must be willing to let go of the past and embrace