Great Gatsby
... Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby dreams play an important role in the society of the 1920’s just like they play a big role in today’s society. ... In The Great Gatsby the American dream doesn’t come true either. ... Ex: Jay Gatsby. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby’s life was not natural. ... Growing up Gatsby was pretty much poor. ... Gatsby wanted the American dream to come true for him. ... Gatsby has been in love with Daisy for many years and he always seems to let her slip right through his fingers. ... The hard thing is that Gatsby does not realize doing things in this manner can destroy him in the long run. ... Daisy is married to Tom but in the mean time has like an affair with Gatsby. ... One major symbolic piece is the green light on Daisy’s property across the water, opposite Gatsby’s house. The interpretation of that green light is Gatsby’s longing for Daisy. It turns out that Gatsby’s fantasy world revolves around Daisy. ... It seems that in life everyone has something to strive for that is off in the distance and for Gatsby it is that green light. ... In the end, everything that Gatsby worked and strived for falls apart. After Daisy hit and killed Myrtle (on accident) everyone thought it was Gatsby.