Similarities Between Janie And Gatsby

The novels, ¨The Great Gatsby¨, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and ¨Their Eyes Were Watching God¨, by Zora Neale Hurston, are both examples of text where the main characters strive to reach their dream. The American dream is the ideal that every human should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination and initiative. Similarly, both Janie and Gatsby are searching for love.While both Janie and Gatsby 's dreams were similar, Janie comes closest to reaching her dream by finding love with Tea Cake, whereas Gatsby fails at achieving his American Dream because he dies at the end of the story. Gatsby has reconnected with Daisy, but he can never have her because of their significant differences in social class. Janie on the other hand, spends her journey searching for a sense of self and someone who treats her as an equal.
Gatsby 's dream was to attain Daisy as things were before he left for the war. The great distance that separated Gatsby from the green light symbolized the division between old and new money. The new rich are people who live on West Egg and have recently come to their wealth. They have neither social connections nor the refinement to socialize with the old-fashioned, selfish people of East …show more content…
Gatsby finally realized that he would never be able to obtain Daisy and fell into a deep depression. Surrounded by failure, Wilson shoots Gatsby in his pool because he was led to believe that Gatsby was the one who killed his wife. Gatsby dies filled with regret and an unaccomplished life. Janie, on the other hand, betters herself through the loss of her love and finds her true inner strength. She feels that Tea Cake was still with her in spirit. Both characters fought to reach their goals but neither of them could maintain their goals of love. The only difference is that Gatsby 's life ends with failure, while Janie 's life is brought to a higher