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Gatsby and the Frozen Moment

In today’s society, it is very easy to look around and see many people who live in their past. Walking down a street, one can still watch cars pass by with peace signs and equal rights slogans or hear blasting disco music from the 70’s. However, although the people in these cars enjoy the culture of the past, they know that it is behind them and can never fully be revived. They know that no matter how much they want the 60’s or the 70’s back, it can never happen, because times have changed. Unfortunately, Gatsby, in the book that bears his name, believed that despite all of the time that had passed and things that had occurred during his five years absence from Daisy, all could be revived. Therefore, he set out to reclaim his love, Daisy, and continue his life, as it had been in the past, unconcerned by all of the changes that had transpired.

When Gatsby returned from his service in the armed forces, he embarked on a journey to reclaim

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a tragic tale of the famous “frozen moment.” When Nick confronted Gatsby telling him that he cannot repeat the past, Gatsby makes his feelings clear, when he says, “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!” This was what led to Gatsbys’ demise; while all those people with the long hair and tie-dye tee-shirts miss the past, they all know something that Gatsby does not: missing the past and living in it are two different worlds.

Finally, after Gatsby met Jordan and Jordan convinced Nick to invite Daisy over, he had his chance. He sat with her again and tried to make everything as it was. He tried to recreate that magic moment in which he knew she was for him. She even led the reader to believe that her life with Tom was over and that she was going to join Gatsby in his world of the past. She chose Gatsby to ride in the car with, she made frequent visits to Gatsby, and at the o

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