ess they had made...”(187,188). This is the general opinion Nickheld of the wealthy, but Gatsby was different. Gatsby didn’t take everything for granted.He had worked very hard to get where he was, which made him a very real person in aninsincere, indifferent world. Gatsby also chose not to drink, so that his thinking was coldand clear. Instead of being careless and reckless, Gatsby chose to think and plan for thefuture, which helped to keep his dream alive, and gave him direction.Even when James Gatz was just a boy, he knew he wanted to be wealthy andestablished. After meeting Daisy and losing her, it just added fuel to the fire. Gatsbywent to great lengths to keep his dream alive. Jay Gatsby himself was created by Gatzto please Daisy. Gatsby also strategically moved across the lake from Daisy and threwbig parties in hopes that she would “wander in with the crowd” (84). It also can beassumed that Gatsby’s friendship with Nick (which did lead him back to Daisy) was alsoplanned.The ending to this book is not the happy fairy tale that one would expect. InsteadGatsby’s unfulfilled life was cut short by the careless and reckless ways of others. Inconclusion, Gatsby’s life was great, but somewhat tragic because while he stayed withhis dream to the end, he wasn’t alive to achieve it.Work CitedFitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York. Simon & Schuster Inc., 1992....
