Recaping The Past In The Great Gatsby

Sometimes, trying to go back in the past can be very difficult but, trying to recapture the past exactly how it used to be is even harder because things never go back to how they were before, something always changes and will never be the same. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald one sees how hard Gatsby tries to make things right with Daisy and go back to the ways things used to be. One also sees Gatsby trying to go back into the past not realizing that the past will never be the future. Money is the root of all evil and one sees how it brings destruction to characters lives. When one attempts to recapture the past and realizes one cannot it leads to the destruction and sadness of many characters in the book.

Repeating the past is very difficult and it leads to very hard times for the characters but it especially leads to the downfall of Gatsby’s hopes and dreams. For five years of Gatsby’s life his dream has been to get Daisy back. Gatsby felt the need to become rich and successful for this one reason He knows that Daisy cares for wealth and likes material items. He even bought a house right across from them. Whenever he sees the green light flashing from their doc he always thinks about the future that he hopes to have with her. One downfall of
He wants Daisy to think he’s successful but he earned his money illegally. Another downfall of Gatsby’s dream is how he lied about who was driving the car that killed Myrtle. Nick asks him if Daisy was driving and he says to Nick “yes, but of course i’ll say I was”( Fitzgerald, 137) This shows how much Gatsby loves Daisy but it also leads to the destruction of him because when George Wilson figures out who owns the yellow car that hit Myrtle, he goes and kills Gatsby without any hesitation. Although it does not end well for Gatsby he did protect Daisy giving her another chance at having a good life which is what he wanted to do since the