Examples Of Requited Aspirations In The Great Gatsby

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An aspiration, by definition, is a strong desire to achieve something high or great. Aspirations reflect a person's values and motivate their actions. In both stories, Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, characters' dreams are either encouraged or ruined by those around them. Unsupported aspirations are unachievable. Requited aspirations require mutual effort. In Piecing Me Together, Jade wanted a mentor who would provide her guidance and sympathy. Unfortunately, her assigned mentor, Maxine, made that impossible by constantly "flaking out on [their] activities" (Watson 115). Because Jade's desired relationship was one-sided, it didn't work out for a long time. Similarly to Jade, Jay Gatsby, from

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