Another major object of Gatsby's dream was his incredible house. Jay states to Nick and Daisy, "My house looks well, doesn't it? See how the whole front of it catches the light". Jay gave Nick and Daisy the grand tour of his house showing of all of his worldly possessions. Room after room, everything was shown and mentioned. At the sight of his piles and piles of shirts Daisy broke down. "They"re such beautiful shirts, it makes me sad because I've never seen such--such beautiful shirts before". Jay Gatsby's ideals were parallel to the typical American dream. He wants to claim his objective by the use of his possessions. In contrast, Willy tries to reach his dream by intangible characteristics such as personality and being "well-liked". He believes that charm and charisma will get him anywhere in life. Willy doesn't value hard work, dedication or any type of achievement; instead he tries to obtain his dream through his personality.
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The main force of opposition against the realization of Jay Gatsby's dream was reality. Gatsby believes that if he worked hard enough and made enough money that he could have anything. He wants to perceive the world as a place where sufficient wealth would enable him to recapture and recreate the past he desired with Daisy. Gatsby began planning for his dream when he was young. This can be seen from his journal he wrote as a young man which was discovered by Mr. Gatz. His attempt to accomplish his dream with cars and shirts could have never been successful because it is almost impossible to recreate the past and money is just one factor towards the American Dream. Reality also ruined Willy Loman's dream. Throughout the play he presents himself as a more important, successful man than he really is. In the beginning of the play he tells his wife about his recent trip to New York. As he depicts how he almost got into an accident, he explains that it is because of his constant dreaming.