Jay Gatsby. the Failure If the American Dream

JAY GATSBY. THE FAILUTE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM Jay Gatsby, the main(prenominal) character of the novel, is a self-made triple-crown man who tries to prove that one can achieve wealthiness through determination and hard work. He spends all his nix and time to capture the American dream. Coming from a paltry and unsuccessful family, and being the son of shiftless and unsuccessful lift people(p. 63), Gatsby overcomes his origin and social barriers and tries to make the best of his personality, workings hard on his character in baseball club to conk a capital man, an American hero. Ever since he was young, Gatsby was obsess with the idea to re-create himself, as he had an anti-sample in his mind, that of his parents. owe to his perseverance, Gatsby succeeds. The absolute following of the program of self-improvement, which was taken in smallest flesh out from B. Franklins Autobiography, bears its fruits - an ordinary poor boy finally turns into a millionaire. His stick recalls later: Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He ever had some resolves like this or something. Do you notice what hes got about improving his mind? He was always great for that (p. 110) .

Not being able to accept his parents and his roots, Gatsby changes his name, refining it and do it suitable for the modern life with red-hot standards and values. Therefore, he leaves a poor boy James Gatz behind and starts a new chapter of his life named Jay Gatsby. By having created a new personality in his imagination, Gatsby visualizes his dream and becomes that hero, who is the invention of his imagination and who is purposeful, self-disciplined and, therefore, successful and wealthy. The main reason why Gatsby strives to achieve material success is to suppress his lost beloved Daisy again. Once they had a love affair, solely the difference in the social status prevented them to marry each(prenominal) other. Gatsby leaves Daisy but not the hope to once gain wealth and reach her standards, and by these means marry her. As curtly as he... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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