Throughout the story, it becomes apparent that all the great stories: The Odyssey, Great Expectations, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are all based on a similar theme. In the same plot, a hero, most often the protagonist, faces danger and adversity to the highest degree but always comes out on top. It is depicted as the pinnacle of human triumph and essentially demonstrates a fundamental strength that all men should strive to acquire. These stories were “full of darkness and danger.” And sometimes we didn't want to know the ending; How could the world return to what it was when so much misfortune had occurred? Ultimately, it's just a passing thing. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it will shine even brighter. These are the stories that stayed with us, even if one of them was too small to understand why. But I think I understand. The individuals in these stories had plenty of chances to turn back, but they didn't. They continued. Francis Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby attempted not to imitate the same plot structure, but rather radically changed it. This is one of the main reasons why The Great Gatsby was not widely accepted as a great novel during the author's lifetime. It was a foreign concept, having the main characters die or show a lack of moral sense. This simply wasn't understood by people of the time, where men showing courage in the face of adversity was still the highly regarded standard. Part of the reason The Great Gatsby was, at one time, considered controversial and is now considered a classic is because Jay Gatsby, a potential protagonist, was radically different from the common hero of the time, who 'he was imperfect and he didn't do it. succeeding in achieving your goals before middle of paper......that's really what's "great" about the Great Gatsby, its ability to inspire and depict complications with all that is good and showing. how everything is connected. This deeply teaches us that nothing at all in this world is simple. Works Cited Palladino, Jennifer Banach. “Gatsby in Context.” Critical Insights: The Great Gatsby. Ed. Dickstein Morris. Salem Press, 2009. Salem Literary Web. January 5, 2014. Csicsila, Joseph. “'Delivered from the belly of his aimless splendor': Jay Gatsby and the hope of spiritual salvation in The Great Gatsby. Critical Insights: Crisis of Faith. Ed. C.Evans Robert. Salem Press, 2013. Salem Literary Web. January 5, 2014. Roulston, Robert and Helen H. "The Great Gatsby: Fitzgerald's Opulent Synthesis (1925)." Critical Insights: The Great Gatsby. Ed. Dickstein Morris. Salem Press, 2009. Salem Literary Web. January 5. 2014.