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Jay Gatsby and the American Dream
“And as I sat there, brooding on the old unknown world, I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock. He had come a long way to this blue lawn and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. ... 189)
Jay Gatsby went through most of his life striving for a new beginning, a chance to start over and succeed. ... Now he is Jay Gatsby. Gatsby does not realize that life can be difficult. ... He needed to know that his dream was still as bright as it was the day he met Daisy. Gatsby lived for an American dream.
The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. ... 104) Gatsby created himself to be his own hero, through the eyes of a seventeen year old boy. ... 71-72) Gatsby smothered himself in popularity to try and block out the memory of the man he was before his change.
Approximate Word count = 827
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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