With a population of over six billion people, there are few traits that every member the human race has in common. One of these privileged attributes is the presence of a dream, a long time hope and ambition that is almost unique to every individual. The many characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, each have their own dreams, Jay Gatsby wished to be rich and have Daisy’s love, Myrtle Wilson wanted to live a luxurious life, Daisy Buchanan wanted to be able to have love and stability in her life. Even the narrator, Nick Caraway, had his own dream, but unfortunately Nick was unable to accomplish this dream even when he was on the road to reaching it. Nick may have reached his dream if he really worked hard at it, but he got
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Morgan. The reason for Nick Caraway’s dream was most likely because of his immediate family’s middle class standing and because of the success of his great uncle, whom he is said to resemble, in opening a successful hardware store that his family still owns.(Fitzgerald, Page 7) As part of his attempt to accomplish his dream, Nick moved out to New York once the first World War was over, living in a small house in Long Island’s West Egg, known as the home of the newly rich. While living in New York, Nick tried to work towards his dreams by entering the bonds business while Wall Street was booming and purchasing numerous books relating to banking and accounting, so he could gain the knowledge he needed to become successful. While Nick was on the right path to achieve his dream, his most major obstacle was his own naivety, this trait aided in a decline of focus and ambition, both of which were the most major attributes he needed to proceed further in his plan, that contributed greatly to Nick’s dream’s downfall over the course of the book. In conclusion, Nick moved to New York to work in bonds and achieve his dream of being a successful businessman, but unfortunately this endeavor failed once he started naively involving himself in the lives of the much richer people around him and forgetting what made him move to New York in the first
Morgan. The reason for Nick Caraway’s dream was most likely because of his immediate family’s middle class standing and because of the success of his great uncle, whom he is said to resemble, in opening a successful hardware store that his family still owns.(Fitzgerald, Page 7) As part of his attempt to accomplish his dream, Nick moved out to New York once the first World War was over, living in a small house in Long Island’s West Egg, known as the home of the newly rich. While living in New York, Nick tried to work towards his dreams by entering the bonds business while Wall Street was booming and purchasing numerous books relating to banking and accounting, so he could gain the knowledge he needed to become successful. While Nick was on the right path to achieve his dream, his most major obstacle was his own naivety, this trait aided in a decline of focus and ambition, both of which were the most major attributes he needed to proceed further in his plan, that contributed greatly to Nick’s dream’s downfall over the course of the book. In conclusion, Nick moved to New York to work in bonds and achieve his dream of being a successful businessman, but unfortunately this endeavor failed once he started naively involving himself in the lives of the much richer people around him and forgetting what made him move to New York in the first