Hobie Rich
2nd period
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.." This is the opinion of Jane Austen, but is this statement really true? In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows us how for one man, Jay Gatsby, money can buy friends, but not love. Examples throughout the story support the fact that Daisy could never be a part of Gatsby's overall dream. David F. Trask notes that "she (Daisy) could never become a legitimate actualization of Gatsby's illegitimate dream." Did Gatsby truly thrive for Daisy's forever-love, or was she just another possession, or piece, to the puzzle of Gatsby's lifelong dream of success? Gatsby began his pursuit of goodness and beauty when he changed his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby.
During the early stages of the book we often hear of Nick's experiences at Gatsby's glamorous parties attended by hundreds. Early in the book Nick said, "I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby's house......
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