...His Dream Must Have Seemed So Close That He Could Hardly Fail To Grasp It. He Did Not Know That It Was Already Behind Him - Somewhere Back In That Vast Obscurity Beyond The City - Where The Dark Fields Of The Republic Rolled On Under The Night.

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1. ...His Dream Must Have Seemed So Close That He Could Hardly Fail To Grasp It. He Did Not Know That It Was Already Behind Him - Somewhere Back In That Vast Obscurity Beyond The City - Where The Dark Fields Of The Republic Rolled On Under The Night.

But It Does Highlight Gatsby's Optimism - His "Extraordinary Gift For Hope." This Is What Makes Us Admire Gatsby. It Is Ironic As - Tom And Daisy Attained Their Wealth The Old Fashioned Way (Which Was Looked Up To In The 'roaring Twenties') And We View Them As 'careless' While Gatsby On The Other Hand Has Attained His Money Through Illegal Ways And Yet Has The Readers Admiration.In The End Itis His "Fundamental Sense Of Deciencies" And His Extremely Optimistic Perception Towards Life That Make Us Look Up To Him. He Is Unique And His Determination To Acheive His Dreams Is What Captivates Us - Regardless Of What The Dream Is And How He Achieves It.
The "Dream" Is A Metaphor For Daisy Along With The Wealth And Status She Represents To Him. Gatsby Felt That He Was So Close From Attaining This No Physical Obstacle Could Ever Slow His Pursuit. His Pursuit For Daisy Was Fruitless Eversince He Fell In Love With Her; He Would Never Have Tyhe Social Standing And Provide For Her The Type Of Lifestyle To Which She'd Grown Accustomed To. | Gatsby Was So Obsessed With His Dream That He Has Idealised And Perfected This Idea Of 'daisy' That It Was Impossible To Attain. The Diction Of Words "Dark" And "Night" All Emphasise The Fruitlessness Of His Dream. This Dream Was Made Impossible By The "Republic" That Nick Describes (A Metaphor For The Class System And The Elitism Of The Aristocrats.) Gatsby's Material Success Was Actually A Failure In The Big Picture - His Dream Was Destined To Fail Ever Since The Begining
After The Events That Allowed Nick To Realise That " It (His Tolerance) Has A Limit" - He Declares That His Experiences In New York Lead To A Strong Negative Reaction And Eventually Returns To The Midwest In Search Of A Less Morally Ambiguous Environment- "(Attach Quote Here.)" The Diction Of Words Like "Uniform" And " Moral Attention" Create A Militaristic Picture In The Readers Mind And Stands In Stark Contrast With Morally Ambiguous New York That Has No Clear Right Or Wrong.
After 6 ½ Chapters Of Slow Progression To This Moment - We Finally Reach The Boiling Point (Notice The Use Of Pathetic Fallacy - Since It Is The Hottest Day Of The Year). Gatsby Confronts Tom At Last - Claiming Not Only That Daisy Would Choose Him - But That She Never Loved Him In The First Place.

...His Dream Must Have Seemed So Close That He Could Hardly Fail To Grasp It. He Did Not Know That It Was Already Behind Him - Somewhere Back In That Vast Obscurity Beyond The City - Where The Dark Fields Of The Republic Rolled On Under The Night.

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