Gatsby created a fantasy so thorough, that he became part of it, and he fell with it when reality finally came crashing down on him. The basis of all of this is Gatsby's obsession with Daisy. He did not want to deal with the reality that confronted him upon returning from the war. She married Tom, becoming to too impatient to wait for him. She is perfection to him, something for which he can strive, and so he puts all of his energy into finding her again. He uses his money to travel around the country, searching; and when he runs out, he turns to illegal methods of earning more, although they are not specified. He clips o

was so representative of the 1920s. The American attitude was one of hopes and dreams and the illusions created from them. And often, when these dreams clashed with reality, they had tragic consequences.

As a result of this, Gatsby creates an illusion around himself. His past is shrouded in mystery and speculation: some favorites of the party-goers' theories on why he is so free and generous with his resources include that he once killed a man, and that he was a German spy during the war. He does nothing to discourage these rumors; rather, he often adds to them. He lets people believe that he was an Oxford man and that his money was inherited from his father, when in fact he only attended Oxford for a short time and his money all came from outside his family. Jay Gatsby is not even is real name, but part of the illusion of his identity; his real name is James Gatz. This involved deception does result in a meeting with Daisy. After years of staring at the green ligh

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