downfall. Eventually the car also is the end of Gastby's dream. Daisys dream was to be popular and beautiful. Daisy felt that Jay and his house were beautiful. This appreciation shows his greatness to the fullest extent. Because he is almost successful with completing the dream. Daisy shows her approval: Theyre such beautiful shirts, she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds . It makes me fell sad because i have never seen such- such beautiful shirts before.... I adore it! exclaimed Daisy. The pompadour! You never told me you had a pompadour- or a yacht (98-99). Once that he knows that Daisy approves, the majority of his American Dream is complete. He has made his way up to greatness. Living in East Egg shows that he is the new rich and has worked for his money. He has been building all of this just for her. And now that she likes it he knows he just has to win her heart back... which he feel wont be that hard. Ill-fatedly , winning her back is much harder than he perceives it to be. He may be able to make his chances better by becoming rich. But he can not make her love him. Not to say he does not try because he tries to convince her (and Tom) that she loves Jay:He said earnestly. It doesnt matter any more. Just tell him the truth - that you never loved - and its all wiped out forever. She looked at him blindly. Why,- how could I love him- possibly? You never loved him!... The words seemed to be physically in Gatsby... Even alone I cant say that I never loved Tom, she admitted in a pitiful voice. It wouldn't be true (140-141).He really is desperate at this point. He feels that all this greatness has fallen when he needs it the most. He feels this way because his superiority has gotten him through many of rough times but now it has failed him. But with this his dream turns into a nightmare. After this point the novel is changed from Jays American Dream to Jays reality.Gatsby does not achieve greatness only for...
