Jay Gatsby: Shattered Dreams         F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a tragic tale of love distorted by obsession. Finding himself in the city of New York, Jay Gatsby is a loyal and devoted man who is willing to cross oceans and build mansions for his one true love. His belief in realistic ideals and his perseverance greatly influence all the decisions he makes and ultimately direct the course of his life. Although his intentions …showed first 75 words of 787 total…

…showed last 75 words of 787 total…gunshot and floats face down in the middle of his marble pool until his butler discovers his body. For almost five years, his idealism and his perseverance kept him, and his dream, alive. But sadly enough, he had no way of knowing that these very traits would also kill him. "His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him." (189)