Fitzgerald's Exploration of the American Dream

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Even though Gatsby has come to this realization, he still finds it hard to give up on this idea, because it has been his entire life. Fitzgerald describes Gatsby's need for Daisy even though she has hurt him: "He stretched out his hand desperately as if to snatch only a wisp of air, to save a fragment of the spot that she had made lovely for him...
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Fitzgerald describes Gatsby's need for Daisy even though she has hurt him: "He stretched out his hand desperately as if to snatch only a wisp of air, to save a fragment of the spot that she had made lovely for him." (160) Because of Daisy and Tom's corrupt and dishonest lifestyle and their need for money and nothing more, they are responsible for the destruction of Gatsby mentally and physically...
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