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Jay Gatsby, the central character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby symbolizes the dangers and demands inherent in attempting to achieve the American dream. He symbolizes the possibility and the necessity of reinvention as a requirement to bring the dream to a fruitful conclusion as it is recognized by so many. The American dream offers faith in the possibility of a better life. Its attendant illusion is the belief that material wealth alone can bring the happiness the dream promises to all. ... Through Gatsby, Fitzgerald brings together these ideas. Jay Gatsby knows a metamorphosis is the answer to the trials and tribulations he has encountered in winning the life he desires and of course, Daisy and her love. Accordingly, Jay Gatsby concocts a past, manipulates the present and promises a hopeful future for those he wraps in the cloak of his dream. ... Gatsby soon has everything except the object he most desires, Daisy. Gatsby, in his mind, needed to become a part of the ruling social elite since as we know “rich girls do not marry poor boys.” Gatsby believed he could win Daisy if he could achieve all that she demanded. ... He sees and tastes the dream for the first time with his meeting of Dan Cody. ... This simple look into Gatsby’s plebian past demonstrates that he was destined and determined to get ahead in life.
Approximate Word count = 1070
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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