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    Keziah olivar: in the last four paragraphs of the novel, Fitzgerald sums up his take on the American Dream. Olivar says that when people regard an idea to a high standard, anything external that disrespects its perfection causes anxiety. She says erasing the obscene word on the white stone steps is similar to the way people act toward things that they want to preserve as being "perfect"

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    Keziah olivar: in the last four paragraphs of the novel, Fitzgerald sums up his take on the American Dream. Olivar says that when people regard an idea to a high standard, anything external that disrespects its perfection causes anxiety. She says erasing the obscene word on the white stone steps is similar to the way people act toward things that they want to preserve as being "perfect"

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    KeziahOlivar

    AmericanThoughtandCulture
    AResponseto
    TheGreatGatsby
    3/13/15

    In
    TheGreatGatsby
    byF.ScottFitzgerald,agreatemphasisisputonthelivelinessofthe
    1920s,andmoresoonanewideacalledtheAmericanDream.Thisdream,asFitzgerald
    believesandpointsoutinhisnovel,isemptyandrealisticallyunattainable.Inthelastfour
    paragraphsofthenovel,FitzgeraldsumsuphistakeontheAmericandreamthroughNick
    CarrawaysfinalthoughtsaboutGatsbyandtheEastEggWestEggsetting.

    Inthefirstofthefinalfourparagraphs,NickstopsbyGatsbysincoherentfailureofahouse(p.
    192)onelasttimeandseesthatthereisanindecentwordscribbledonthewhitestonestepsof
    themansion.Heabrasivelyerasesthewritingwithhisownshoeandmakeshiswaytothebeach
    fromthere.ThispictureisverysymbolicofaphenomenonrelatedtotheAmericanDream.
    Whenpeopleregardanideasuchasthistoahighstandard,anythingexternalthatdisrespectsits
    perfectioncausesanxiety.Nickserasureoftheobscenewordonthewhitestoneissimilartothe
    waypeopleacttowardthingsthattheywanttopreserveasbeingperfect.Whenpeoplehavea
    utilitarianindividualisticoutlookonlife,suchaswhenseekingouttheAmericandream,
    anythingthatgetsinthewayoractsasahindrancetoonesideaofsuccessorperfectionneeds
    tobeerasedtopreservethebeautyofit.GatsbyandTomBuchanansperceptionofDaisyislike
    this.GatsbyreligiouslydevotedhissuccesstoDaisy,whileTomwaswillingtohurthismistress
    forspeakingwordsagainsthisperfectDaisy.

    Inthesecondofthelastfourparagraphs,Nicksprawlsoutonthesand,observingaferryboat
    movingacrossthecurrent.Hethenwatchesthemoonandbeginstoimagineeverythingmelting


    KeziahOlivar
    AmericanThoughtandCulture
    AResponseto
    TheGreatGatsby
    3/13/15

    away.Heimagineswhattheislandprobablylookedlikeandhowbeautifulitmusthavebeen
    whenitwasstillnewtoitsfutureAmericaninhabitants.Nickgoesontothink:foratransitory
    enchantedmomentmanmusthaveheldhisbreathinthepresenceofthiscontinent,compelled
    intoanaestheticcontemplationheneitherunderstoodnordesired,facetofaceforthelasttimein
    historywithsomethingcommensuratetohiscapacityforwonder(p.192).Thisdescriptionis
    verycharacteristicofGatsbysperceptionofDaisy.Throughoutthestory,Gatsbysgoalwas
    Daisy,butnotnecessarilythepossessionofher.Whathewassubconsciouslyseekingwasthe
    wonderfulfeelingthatheexperiencedwhenhewaswithherbackintheday.Thefeelingwasso
    blissfulthathewanteditrelived,butinreality,Daisycouldneverhavemeasureduptothe
    standardofGatsbysimagination.WhatGatsbyandDaisyhadinthepasthadpassedandcould
    onlyberelivedinthememoryofit.

    Inthesecondtolastparagraphofthenovel,Fitzgeraldaddressesthebeyondreachnatureofthe
    AmericandreamwhenhesaysthatGatsbydidnotknowthatitwasalreadybehindhim,
    somewherebackinthatvastobscuritybeyondthecity,wherethedarkfieldsoftherepublic
    rolledonunderthenight(p.193).GatsbyworkedhiswayuptotrytoearnDaisyandalways
    seemedsoclosetohavingher,buthedidnotknowhowpointlessthiswasuntiltheendwhenhe
    realizesthatshedidnotliveuptohisdreamofwhohewantedhertobe.Intheend,Daisyis
    loyaltoherhusbandTomandrunsoffwithhimtothewest,totallydisregardingGatsby.The
    realityhitGatsbyhardandbrokehimsomuchthathejuststoppedtrying,whichresultedinhis
    death.


    KeziahOlivar
    AmericanThoughtandCulture
    AResponseto
    TheGreatGatsby
    3/13/15

    Inthelastparagraph,Fitzgeraldmakeshisfinalstatement:
    Gatsbybelievedinthegreenlight,theorgasticfuturethatyearbyyearrecedesbeforeus.It
    eludedusthen,butthatsnomattertomorrowwewillrunfaster,stretchoutourarmsfarther.
    AndonefinemorningSowebeaton,boatsagainstthecurrent,bornebackceaselesslyinto
    thepast(p.193).
    Here,NickincludestheaudiencebymakingashiftofpersonfromGatsbytowe.Thisgives
    thestorythecongruitythatFitzgeraldwantedtoarticulatebecauseitshiftsourfocusfrom
    GatsbyagreaticontoGatsby,amanwhoisjustlikeoneofus.Thisshowsthatwecanbe
    similarlytakenbyadreamjustaseasilyasGatsbyhadbeen.Thislastparagraphspeakstous
    whocanpotentiallybetakenoverbythegreenlightsneverendinginvitationtoachasingafter
    thewind.

    TheAmericanDreamisjustadream.Itisanideathatfreedomhungrypeoplehadmadea
    prioritytoturnintoreality.Itisjustadreamthatsparksadesiresointenseinitsfalsepromiseof
    powerandfreedomthatitisputonapedestalanddeprivespeopleoftheirultimatetrust.
    The
    GreatGatsby
    depictstheAmericanDreamasanemptypursuit,andF.ScottFitzgeraldexecuted
    hisfinalparagraphswellenoughtoarticulatethis.Intheend,wecanunderstandthatnobodyis
    perfect(noteventhosewhoseemtohaveeverything),thepaststaysinthepast,wecannotcatch
    uptosomethingthatisntthere,andifweentertainthisemptydream,wewilljustendupa
    Gatsby.

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