Part one of term paper
The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. The attempt to capture the American Dream is the plot to many novels. This dream is different for different people, but in The Great Gatsby, for Gatsby, the dream is that through wealth and powe ...

Part two of term paper
... dies in its pursuit. In the past, Jay had a love affair with a woman named Daisy. Knowing he could not marry her because of the difference in their wealth, he leaves her to be with someone of her standards. Once he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay," and throws parties, hoping she might show up at one of them. He does not attend his parties but watches them from a balcony or distance. When this dream doesn't happen ...