The Great Gatsby, a highly successful American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, implies the end of the American dream by drawing a parallel between Jay Gatsby, a character who covers his Inner qualities with the idealistic characteristics of the rich of the Roaring Twenties go to the beloved and deeply flawed Daisy for affection. Unfortunately, during his conquest of Daisy's affection, Gatsby falsely assumes that through the accumulation of wealth he will be able to acquire his deeply held desires for happiness, which primarily revolve around acquiring Daisy Buchanan. Ultimately, Gatsby's wealth results in his catastrophic death, as he is unable to provide him with Daisy's unconditional and unlimited love, social acceptance, and personal integrity. To begin, Gatsby falsely expects that Daisy's affection will be secured through her ability to provide security, luxury, stability, and materialistic wealth, thus inspiring him to embark on a quest for her affection by hosting lavish, decadent parties and creating a visual demonstration of his materialistic wealth. First, Gatsby emerges from the depths of social oblivion by hosting ostentatious and often outrageous parties, which are nothing more than a desperate attempt to gain Daisy Buchanan's attention. Shortly after Nick's acquaintance with Jordan Barker, she reveals Gatsby's intentions to ask Nick to arrange a "casual" meeting between him and Daisy so that they can regain their former romance. Upon hearing this, Nick surprisingly acknowledges that “The modesty of the request shocked me. He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to random moths so he could 'c...... middle of paper ...... his inner qualities through the idealistic characteristics of the rich during the period The Roaring Twenties (Sivaratnam, 1). Unfortunately, Gatsby becomes unable to discern between his illusion and the reality of his bleak circumstances, so the greatest illusion Gatsby performed was on himself, rather than the audience. Likewise, we are all born and die alone, there is no doubt about that, but for a brief moment we can create the illusion that we are not alone just because of our friendship and love (Welles, 1). Works Cited http:/ /en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/canalysis.html http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/themes.html http ://www. sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/summary.html https://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080509123054AAFYbFchttp://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-does-gatsby-lie -about-his-past-401229