atsby’s house, had once pandered in whispers to the last and greatest of human dreams…his capacity to wonder” (189, Fitzgerald). Fitzgerald illustrates that the dream has vanished and Gatsby’s “capacity to wonder” is all that is left of the original dream. In a time of immorality and misconception, Gatsby’s dream is predestined to perish. Gatsby tries to stay true to his dream, but the disillusionment of the period is what kills him. Gatsby cannot escape this harsh reality of the times and Daisy is his authenticity to the era, his impurity. He must be corrupt and he is. Nevertheless, Gatsby’s is so close to achieving his dream and avoiding the deception of the period, that “he could hardly fail to grasp it” (189, Fitzgerald). Fitzgerald reveals that no matter how close he comes the dream, it will never be accomplished. Hence exposing the true reality of the pursuit of the American dream in the corrupt 1920’s....
