Part 1 of Essay
The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. This dream is different for different people, but in The Great Gatsby, for Jay, the dream is that through wealth and power, one can acquire happiness and lost love. To get th ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... in the Midwest but educated at Oxford; traveled to Paris, Venice, and Rome; collects rubies, hunts big game, and paints; and received many awards and medals for his outstanding effort in World War I. 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”. This “ideal image” was a complete lie; his real name was Jay Gatz, which he changed when he was seventeen and witnessed the beg ....