... of self-invention, Gatsby decided at an early age precisely who he wanted to be- (Cohen). This is evident in the daily schedule Gatsby's father found in one of Gatsby's old books, it showed that Gatsby was "a fervent believer in the gospel of self-improvement,"" he decided what he wanted to become and orchestrated his rise (Cohen). This spirit of self ... voice that was "full of money,"" things that Gatsby had never experienced before (Fitzgerald 127). And so Gatsby spends a lifetime trying to get Daisy back by "making his fortune the old fashioned way: he stole it- (Cohen). He bootlegg...

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