Then there is Myrtle who also comes from the low-middle class but her desperation to be rich is so big, she ends up having an affair with Tom. Myrtle seems to distance herself from her morals and values and cheats on her husband for her to be able to have the lifestyle that she wants, if only for a little while. But what she doesn’t realize is that she will never be accepted into the circle of people with money. Tom is only using her to feel powerful and admired by a woman, who is desperate to have him and what he has, which makes him feel better about himself, but that’s something she will never notice, but instead she tries to act
However his parties would have an abundance of alcohol. Gatsby would pay the police enough to look the other way. There isn’t really any equal opportunity if the only way that Gatsby could achieve wealth would be through illegal business. Although Gatsby did achieve The American Dream, he wasn’t happy, because he didn’t have love, which for him was Daisy. Gatsby achieved the American Dream but he ended up dead.
He gained many followers by manipulation and helped them all hit rock bottom, and by doing so they are able to destroy their false self and over, because only when you have reached an all time low you will not have anywhere else to go but up, his belief was once you hit bottom that when you can truly achieve perfection. His motivation for everything was to help everyone find their true self and get rid of their consumerist materialist self. Siddhartha is searching for the same thing, to find his true self, but compared to Tyler Siddhartha has a completely different way of finding his goal. Siddhartha went on search for wisdom. He left his home on a search because he felt his parents and teachers had taught him everything they could offer him.
He set himself up for failure in dedicating his life to achieving an unreachable goal. Gatsby suspected in brevity when he first reunited with Daisy that she "tumbled short of his dreams", though "not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion"(101). He suspected his image of her may have become disproportionate with reality over the years. However, the uncompromising, obstinate nature of his pursuit refused to let Gatsby surrender Daisy when he "seemed so very near to her"(98). This fabricated image "had gone beyond her, beyond everything"(101).
A result their dreams were no longer pure. The greed for more money became the only thing in mind and the American dream was lost. The valley of ashes was filled with people who probably once had dreams of a life of success and happiness, but now live in the land of ashes and losing their vivacity as a result. For example, George Wilson. For others, the valley is like a prison, and a reminder that they will never be able to escape the ashes.
He has everything a person could want, yet he is still unhappy, because the one woman he wants is the one woman he can’t have. Gatsby can’t look forward and move on with his life because he can’t let go of his past. He spends his whole life pining for Daisy. He got a house across the water from hers just so he could watch her light on the dock. He made himself a rich man of high social standing, all for the sole purpose of trying desperately to win her back.
The most prominent aspect of realism in the novel is Gatsby realizing he will never be with Daisy. The realism aspect of Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship is focused on the reasons why they can’t be with each other, mainly due to the fact that there is a feud between Tom and Gatsby. Also, the morose details of what Gatsby did to achieve his American Dream contribute to realism of this story. Gatsby’s American Dream involves him self-improving in order to become rich and successful, also slightly notorious, just so he can get noticed by the love of his life. Gatsby thinks by accomplishing his American Dream, he can marry the girl of his dreams.
Victor literally compared himself to a slave because he was extremely caught up in his work. Honestly I’m not too fond of Victor’s personality because of how obsessed he got with science. Maybe he just was too nerdy of a person for me I don’t know I just can’t make many connections with him. Also, I find it weird that he becomes friends with a girl named Elizabeth then his parents adopt her because her parents died then the parents say that they should marry some day. I find that odd because I think that brothers and sisters should not marry or fall in love no matter if they are adopted or not, I just find that strange.
“For centuries, citizens of the world have arrived on American shores with less than a suitcase and a dream for a better life”. (“Immigrant Dream”). People from all over the world are facing government problems and want a better life, but they cannot always get one. That is why they immigrate to the United States; they want to be able to achieve their dream. “They make fun of the way we dance, sing, and drum.
Fahrenheit 51; Is Montag a Hero? Some people have confusion on whether Guy Montag, the main character in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, could be considered to be a heroic figure in the book. A hero is a person that makes the right decisions and does things for the good of others. Guy Montag didn’t make many great decisions and often did things for himself. If he was a good person from the start he wouldn’t have become a fireman in the first place, when his curiosity built on books he was becoming greedy for the knowledge, and finally, he killed his chief because of emotions.