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... Gatsby looks at Ben Franklin’s ideas of perfection to achieve his dream of being a perfect person. ... Gatsby tries to use his perfection to win over Daisy but it seems Daisy tries to show how perfect her world is with Tom and how she has everything she wants by wearing white constantly as white symbolizes her perfection and purity. ...
Jay Gatsby is a man that lives with a reputation of being a perfect man, corrupted in thoughts, still on his task to find perfection. He uses virtues of his own, Ben Franklin’s and Dan Cody’s to mold an idea of perfection that he must attain. As a man in the 1700’s life was difficult, but the American dream of perfection was easier to achieve. ... Money plays a major role in the idea of perfection as Daisy is very materialistic and needs Gatsby to have money to be in her social class. ... Gatsby’s status shows that he can achieve other’s ideals of perfection but to himself, Gatsby is not complete without Daisy. ... Gatsby cannot overcome the obstacle in his path on the way to perfection because Daisy won’t leave her life of luxuries with Tom.
Approximate Word count = 954
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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