Gatsby's dream was what destroyed him- an essay about The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, and the way dreams can destroy the actual life

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Dreams are something most people want to believe in. Some not only believe in them but also try to make them the center of their life. In this way achieving one's dream might become the focus of his or her existence and might become something that therefore changes the course of somebody's life. Unfortunately if you lose contact with the real world and your feet get detached from the ground you might end up lost …

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…this romanticism and perfection, there is another idea that can be found in the book. It touches the deepest parts of our consciousness and asks us if any aim could excuse the means by which it is achieved. It leaves open the question what is valued more, the innocent belief and perfectionism or the success and the money. It makes us evaluate which is more precious the emotional values or the social and financial affluence.