What Is The Ambition In The Great Gatsby

Oscar Wilde once said “Few people truly live most simply exist”. In the book, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Gatsby lie dead, he lived and was able to recognize his ambitions. Jonathan Swift once said “May you live everyday of your life”. Some people just live but do they go and achieve or realize what their ambitions are? Gatsby fulfilled three big ambitions, but there are still others that he didn’t achieve, he fulfilled the ambition of acquiring money, experiencing love, and gaining popularity. Although Gatsby 's end was tragic, he was able to realize his ambitions.
To begin, there are different ambitions out there, One that Gatsby fulfilled was the ambition of acquiring money. Although he goes about this in several different ways, one of the ways that stands out is when Gatsby says, “My family all died and I came into a good deal of money.” (Fitzgerald 65). This demonstrates one of the ways Gatsby fulfilled the ambition of acquiring money. Through the book he explains at different spots how he was able to come into contact with a great deal of money. Another great part of the book that shows him trying to satisfy his ambition of acquiring money is when he states, “It’s pretty, isn’t it, old sport!”(Fitzgerald 64). Gatsby is showing off his cream color fancy car to Nick Carraway showing Mr. Carraway that he has plenty of money stashed away. Overall Gatsby had achieved and was satisfied of his ambition of acquiring money.
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