Gatsby Idealism And Reality

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For Jay Gatsby idealism and truth play important roles in how he chooses to live his life as well as how others view his life. Every individual holds different ideals and matters of what they believe to be the truth. For people who believe in idealism, existence and truth pertains to only what the person knows and believes in; therefore, how one perceives things to be is how they exist. For Gatsby the only Daisy that exists is perfect and the embodiment of everything he desires while for the narrator, Nick Carraway the way he views Daisy is messy and imperfect so she only exists that way to him. Due to it only being written in first person point of view the story holds a certain biased opinion of Daisy that affects the opinion of Gatsby.…show more content…
Due to Gatsby 's perception of the world and what he believes to be the right thing to do he undergoes physical and psychological changes, the people surrounding him also change their opinions on Gatsby due to his endeavours. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s intent with the construction of “The Great Gatsby” is to bring to light the complications viewed in believing and putting forth goals and values over concrete realities. Nick Carraway 's observations of Gatsby and his life show this. From Nick’s perspective, Gatsby is ceaselessly chasing a person who only exists in Gatsby’s mind contrasting from the Daisy existing in Nick’s mind. Fitzgerald also outlines how the opinions pertaining to truth and existence vary among people and how depending on one individual’s opinion other opinions can clash and create negative views. The world that exists for Gatsby competes with the world observed by others, such as Nick, Daisy, Tom, and Jordan. Because Gatsby’s world is largely different than other people’s the interpretation of Gatsby becomes a madman with crazy ambitions and unattainable goals, this creates negative opinions on Gatsby even though for Gatsby he is going after what he loves and does not mind the heartache that comes along with it. Fitzgerald’s novel outlines the judgment held by society and how people tend to try and dictate how another person should live their
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