great gatsby
... In The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. ... Jay Gatsby, has illusionary dreams and goals. ... Jay Gatsby has an extreme illusionary image of himself for which will help him obtain the love of Daisy Buchanan. ... He names this illusion, James Gatsby, and adopts this character as himself. ... Gatsby created this “ideal image” in order to impress those people who were curious about his background such as Daisy and Nick, and to make sure no one thinks he was “just some nobody”. Gatsby was extremely dedicated to his dream; he resorted to bootlegging. Gatsby’s illusion intensifies when he begins to talk to Daisy again after five years. In Gatsby’s eyes, Daisy is the perfect “Dream Woman.” For many years, Gatsby is building up a character that Daisy can marry. ... Gatsby places Daisy on a pedestal. ... The result of this illusion causes Gatsby’s death. Gatsby was so caught up in this elite image of Daisy, he was willing to do anything for her, even death. When Wilson was on a crazed rampage, Gatsby took full blame for killing his wife, to protect his untouchable dream Daisy. Jay Gatsby was caught up in an illusion. ... Gatsby based his life upon illusions, and chasing those illusions ended up killing him. The Great Gatsby shows that illusions cause people to do crazy things and act in different ways than they normally would.