Optimism In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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It is said that “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement” (Helen Keller). However, in The Great Gatsby we see that this may not always be the case. In The Great Gatsby, written by Fitzgerald, we are set in 1920s New York where the main character, Nick Carraway, finds himself moving in hopes of selling bonds. Nick has rented a house that is on the premises of the young and wealthy Mr. Jay Gatsby. The mysterious yet charming Gatsby begins to befriend Nick by inviting him to one of the many extravagant parties that he throws at his house, seemingly every day. We come to find out though that Gatsby is actually befriending Nick in hopes of rekindling the love between him and Nick’s married cousin. Daisy, Nick’s cousin, is married to Tom Buchanan, a wealthy Yale graduate known for his great years of …show more content…

Following the main plot though, Gatsby meets with Nick telling him he has something important to tell him, however, this will be told to him through Jordan Baker. Jordan tells Nick that Gatsby and Daisy have a past together, meeting before Gatsby left for World War One, and his hope is to possibly rekindle what they had. Nick agrees to this plan in which Gatsby meets Daisy and they begin to fall back in love with each other. This continues and their meetings do as well and eventually it leads to the climax of the story. All the main characters (Nick, Gatsby, Jordan, Daisy, and Tom) all spend the afternoon with each other where they eventually all go to a hotel. While they are together we learn that Tom knew about Daisy and Gatsby, this leads to an argument to find who Daisy truly wants to be with. In the end she can not clearly make up her mind, but as the reader it is clear to see that she is deciding to stick with Tom. Tom is so confident in this that she allows them to drive home together, on the way home Gatsby’s car hits and kills Myrtle

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