... of the main traits of Gatsby. Gatsby represents the American idealist, he is, like millions of Americans, a person who realized what he wanted to become, and spent his whole life chasing his goal "his dream. For, "in the great American tradition of self-invention, Gatsby decided at an early age precisely who he wanted to be- (Cohen). This is evident ... ...

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