Examples Of Heroism In The Great Gatsby

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Desire Heros are sometimes flawed. Anyone can be a hero to others, but not everyone would end with a happy ending like the fairy tale books. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald talks about a man called Gatsby, and the achievements and desires he has in life. The author showed how the perfect hero should be and how even heroes can end in a tragedy. Throughout the book, the author illustrates how the heroes, Gatsby and Daisy’s life can end as a tragedy if they desires too much. Gatsby is one of the heroes in the book. Even though Gatsby started out poor, he worked his way to the top. As a child, Gatsby hated being poor, therefore he left his parents to pursue a better future for himself. It shows that no matter where one starts out, they can always reach the top by hard work and great ambitions. It shows how the American Dream is possible for all. With a desire to become wealthy, …show more content…

Even with all the money she has, she wanted more. The only reason she married Tom was because of the money he had, she didn’t love Tom to begin with. Daisy would pick money over love, because having money was something she has been used to since she was born. However, Daisy was greedy, when Gatsby presented to her with both money and love, she picked Gatsby over Tom. The only reason Daisy came to love Gatsby was because he has more money than Tom and he could give her much more than Tom can. “Oh, you want too much!’ she cried to Gatsby. ‘I love you now - isn’t that enough? I can’t help what’s past.’ She began to sob helplessly. ‘I did love him once - but I loved you too” (132). Daisy is selfish, she only cares about herself, she would always pick the choices that benefitted for herself before others. The selfishness and desire that one has, blocks the path to becoming a hero. Too much greed would result in the tragic of

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