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Gatsby's Dream
Jay Gatsby, the central character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
symbolizes the American dream. The American dream offers faith in the
possibility of a better life. Its attendant illusion is the belief that material
wealth alone can bring that dream to fruition. Through Gatsby, Fitzgerald brings
together both these ideas. Jay Gatsby thinks money is the answer to anything he
encounters. He has the best of everything. The fanciest car, the largest house,
and the finest clothes. Jay has everything except the object he most desires,
Daisy. Gatsby believes he can win Daisy over with wealth, that he could ....
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