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Synaps4 t1_iyegcd4 wrote

> He was chasing an image that he had built in his head of his ultimate self, and in that image were things like wealth and people like Daisy. Of course, reality can never meet that dream. When you get the things you thought would paint that picture, they are disappointing.

That sounds just like "american society & class values" to me. The american dream in a nutshell. Chasing an image of what you think looks like perfection but which couldnt possibly meet the expectations people have of it.

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Suspiciously_Flawed OP t1_iyehtma wrote

The wealth was not the focus, it was just the median.

This is literature, what is literally written means little and serves to represent a deeper message.

The class values he sought were just part of the green light.

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RoseIsBadWolf t1_iyesxmf wrote

Wealth is the focus though. At one point Gatsby literally says that Daisy's voice sounds like money. She is not really a person to him, more of a representation of the wealthy elite that he wants to join.

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Synaps4 t1_iyev7qe wrote

He was chasing that green light for a reason. This sounds very chicken and egg to me.

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