The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby - Shattered Dreams
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a tragic tale of love
distorted by obsession. Finding himself in the city of New York, Jay
Gatsby is a loyal and devoted man who is willing to cross oceans and build
mansions for his one true love. His belief in realistic ideals and his
perseverance grea ....
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.... is the
mansion he has constructed, “a colossal affair by any standard...with a
tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble
swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden” (9). Once a “
penniless young man without a past” (156), he transforms himself into a
self-made millionaire and builds an extravagant mansion, all for the love
of Daisy Buchanan. He also strategically places the mansion across the lake
from Daisy's house. From his window, ....
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