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Essay / Theme of Personal Fulfillment in The Great Gatsby - 1273
To begin with, Gatsby was a well-planned man who persevered on his path to fulfillment. At Jay's funeral, his father, Henry, tells Nick about the daily schedule Jay used when he was young. The reason why F. Scott Fitzgerald used this in the novel was to add the trait of more perseverance to Gatsby's character. Another example is Gatsby's love life. After meeting Daisy for the first time, he fell in love with her. However, he felt he was not good enough and so went to Oxford to complete his studies. By the time Gatsby returned, Daisy was already with Tom. This caused Gatsby to throw parties in hopes of getting Daisy's attention, even though she was married. This is classic perseverance: not giving up even when there is little or no hope left. Therefore, throughout the novel, Fitzgerald used the idea of perseverance as a symbol of personal growth by attributing this trait to the richest man, Jay Gatsby. Another symbol used for personal growth is the idea of perseverance. While perseverance and perseverance are closely related, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses them in a different way to promote the same idea. As Gatsby pursues his American dream of getting back together with Daisy, his