The Similarities Between Willy And Daisy In The Great Gatsby

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However there are more than just similarities between them. The most obvious one is the way they are viewed by their communities. Willy who is seen as a loser by most people is on one side of the spectrum, Gatsby who is almost revered by the people around him on the other. So whilst the community views Gatsby as a great success he sees himself as a failure because he has not yet achieved his dream; Daisy. Willy on the other hand end is viewed as a failure by most of the people that know him, he does not however realize this most of the time. Which might be one of the reasons he thinks and act like he is well-liked and successful, this success however seems to be completely fabricated by Willies imagination. Yet he frequently sees himself as

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