'The Great Gatsby' and The American Dream
Summary
TLDREn este episodio del canal de YouTube Giglet, el presentador analiza el tema del Sueño Americano en 'El Gran Gatsby'. Explora cómo se desarrolla a través del personaje de Jay Gatsby, su búsqueda de riqueza y su amor por Daisy Buchanan. A lo largo del video, se destacan citas clave y se desglosan técnicas literarias que refuerzan este tema, ofreciendo una comprensión profunda de la obra. También se anima a los espectadores a interactuar con el contenido, compartirlo y seguir al canal en redes sociales para más actualizaciones.
Takeaways
- 📚 El tema principal del video es el análisis del Sueño Americano en *El Gran Gatsby* y cómo se relaciona con el personaje de Jay Gatsby.
- 💡 El concepto del Sueño Americano no fue popularizado durante la época de Fitzgerald, sino hasta 1931 por el autor James Truslow Adams.
- 🌟 El Sueño Americano se basa en cinco pilares: oportunidad, libertad, igualdad, movilidad ascendente y trabajo duro.
- 🏰 Jay Gatsby simboliza la búsqueda del Sueño Americano, reinventándose de James Gatz a Gatsby, intentando integrarse en la élite adinerada.
- 🎉 Las fiestas de Gatsby son un símbolo de libertad y representan la evasión de las clases sociales, conectadas con el Sueño Americano.
- 💼 Aunque Gatsby logra riqueza, lo hace a través de medios corruptos como el contrabando de alcohol, lo que cuestiona la moralidad del trabajo duro.
- 💔 La verdadera búsqueda de Gatsby es el amor de Daisy Buchanan, que se mezcla con su deseo de riqueza y estatus.
- ⏳ El pasado es una barrera para Gatsby, quien trata de revivir momentos perdidos y no logra aceptar que 'no se puede repetir el pasado'.
- 🛶 La cita final del libro sugiere una reflexión melancólica sobre el Sueño Americano: seguimos avanzando, pero somos arrastrados hacia el pasado.
- 📖 El narrador Nick Carraway proporciona varias citas clave que ofrecen una visión crítica del Sueño Americano y el destino trágico de Gatsby.
Q & A
¿Qué es el 'Sueño Americano' según el video?
-El 'Sueño Americano' se refiere a la oportunidad de mejorar la vida de una persona, alcanzar el éxito mediante el trabajo duro y la movilidad social. Está basado en principios como la igualdad, la libertad y el esfuerzo para lograr el éxito.
¿Cómo se relaciona el Sueño Americano con el personaje de Jay Gatsby?
-El Sueño Americano está profundamente conectado con Jay Gatsby, quien intenta reinventarse desde sus humildes comienzos como James Gatz y aspirar a la riqueza, el estatus social y el amor de Daisy Buchanan.
¿Qué simboliza la luz verde en 'El gran Gatsby'?
-La luz verde, ubicada en el muelle de la casa de Daisy y Tom Buchanan, simboliza el sueño inalcanzable de Gatsby. Representa su aspiración de recuperar el amor de Daisy y lograr el Sueño Americano, algo que parece estar siempre fuera de su alcance.
¿Qué importancia tiene el pasado para Jay Gatsby?
-El pasado es esencial para Gatsby, ya que su sueño no solo es alcanzar la riqueza, sino también recuperar el tiempo perdido con Daisy. Sin embargo, como señala Nick Carraway, 'no se puede repetir el pasado', lo que hace que su obsesión lo conduzca a la tragedia.
¿Por qué se considera a Gatsby como una figura trágica?
-Gatsby es visto como una figura trágica porque, aunque trabaja incansablemente para alcanzar el éxito y el amor, su enfoque en un pasado idealizado lo condena al fracaso. Su búsqueda del Sueño Americano es inalcanzable y está marcado por la corrupción y la desilusión.
¿Qué rol juega la corrupción en la vida de Gatsby y su búsqueda del Sueño Americano?
-La corrupción es central en la vida de Gatsby, ya que construye su fortuna a través de medios ilícitos como el contrabando de alcohol. Aunque alcanza la riqueza, lo hace de manera inmoral, lo que contrasta con la idea de que el Sueño Americano se logra a través del trabajo duro y honesto.
¿Cómo se muestra la división entre 'nuevos ricos' y 'viejos ricos' en la novela?
-En 'El gran Gatsby', los 'nuevos ricos', como Gatsby, son vistos de manera distinta a los 'viejos ricos', como Tom y Daisy Buchanan, quienes provienen de una riqueza heredada y mantienen una posición social elevada. Gatsby, aunque rico, nunca logra ser aceptado completamente en su círculo.
¿Qué significa el término 'carnivalesco' en relación con las fiestas de Gatsby?
-El término 'carnivalesco' describe las fiestas de Gatsby como un espacio donde las barreras sociales se desvanecen temporalmente. En esas fiestas, personas de diferentes clases sociales pueden interactuar libremente, lo que refleja un aspecto del Sueño Americano: la idea de libertad y oportunidades para todos.
¿Cómo se representa a Tom Buchanan en relación con el Sueño Americano?
-Tom Buchanan, aunque proviene de una familia de 'viejos ricos', también persigue su propio Sueño Americano, en busca de un pasado glorioso que nunca puede recuperar. Nick lo describe como alguien que siempre está 'buscando' algo, lo que sugiere que también sufre la insatisfacción característica del Sueño Americano.
¿Qué mensaje final transmite Nick Carraway sobre el Sueño Americano al final de la novela?
-Al final de la novela, Nick reflexiona sobre el Sueño Americano como una búsqueda incesante de algo que nunca puede alcanzarse plenamente. La frase 'seguimos adelante, botes contra la corriente, empujados incesantemente hacia el pasado' sugiere que el Sueño Americano es una ilusión que muchos persiguen pero nunca logran.
Outlines
📚 Introducción y saludo a los espectadores
El presentador da la bienvenida al canal de YouTube 'Giglet', destacando su enfoque en libros, barbas y más. Agradece a un espectador llamado 'Lava Dragon' por su comentario y le desea suerte en su examen sobre 'El Gran Gatsby' y el 'Sueño Americano'. Invita a los espectadores a dar 'me gusta', compartir el video y suscribirse para futuras actualizaciones, recordándoles que el canal también está presente en otras redes sociales como Twitter, Instagram y TikTok.
🎯 Contexto del Sueño Americano
El presentador explica la importancia de comprender el contexto del 'Sueño Americano' para analizar 'El Gran Gatsby'. Aunque el término no se popularizó hasta 1931, el concepto ya estaba presente en la época de la novela. El 'Sueño Americano' incluye pilares como la oportunidad, la libertad, la igualdad, la movilidad ascendente y el trabajo duro, todos temas relevantes para el personaje de Jay Gatsby en la novela.
💼 Jay Gatsby y su reinvención
Gatsby es un símbolo del 'Sueño Americano', reinventándose a sí mismo desde el nombre de 'James Gatz' a 'Jay Gatsby' para encajar entre los ricos. Su intento de asimilarse en la clase alta y su forma de vivir, reflejada en sus fiestas y estilo de vida, se conectan con la libertad y la movilidad ascendente. Sin embargo, su éxito es cuestionable, ya que su riqueza proviene de medios ilegales, lo que plantea preguntas sobre la verdadera esencia de su logro.
🏦 Obstáculos en el Sueño Americano de Gatsby
El 'Sueño Americano' de Gatsby no solo busca riqueza, sino también el amor de Daisy Buchanan. A pesar de sus esfuerzos, se enfrenta a barreras: la distinción entre 'dinero viejo' y 'nuevo', su asociación con personajes corruptos y el obstáculo del tiempo. La obsesión de Gatsby por revivir el pasado, simbolizado por su amor por Daisy, se convierte en su mayor desafío y, finalmente, en su perdición.
🕰️ El pasado inalcanzable de Gatsby
Nick, el narrador, reflexiona sobre cómo Gatsby está atrapado en el pasado, buscando algo que nunca podrá recuperar. Aunque Gatsby tiene una vida llena de riqueza material, su verdadera motivación es alcanzar algo perdido, simbolizado por su relación con Daisy. Esto sugiere que el verdadero fracaso de Gatsby no está en su riqueza, sino en su obsesión por el pasado.
🔑 Citas clave y análisis del Sueño Americano
El presentador presenta varias citas clave de 'El Gran Gatsby', como el 'brazo extendido hacia la luz verde' y la descripción de Tom Buchanan. Explica cómo estas citas simbolizan la búsqueda infructuosa del 'Sueño Americano' por parte de Gatsby, relacionando los colores y las acciones con el fracaso de este sueño. La luz verde, en particular, representa el objetivo inalcanzable que Gatsby nunca podrá alcanzar.
🌟 La falsa imagen de Gatsby
En la segunda parte del análisis, se aborda cómo Gatsby crea una imagen falsa de sí mismo, incluyendo su educación en Oxford y su riqueza. Aunque intenta impresionar, hay señales de que está luchando con la verdad. Su éxito está construido sobre mentiras y actividades ilegales, lo que demuestra que su versión del 'Sueño Americano' está corroída desde el principio.
❤️ El sueño romántico de Gatsby
La verdadera culminación del sueño de Gatsby no es la riqueza, sino estar con Daisy. Cuando finalmente está con ella, Gatsby irradia felicidad, lo que refleja que su 'Sueño Americano' es más emocional que material. Sin embargo, Nick señala que esta búsqueda está destinada al fracaso, ya que Gatsby está persiguiendo una ilusión del pasado que nunca podrá recrear.
🔄 El pasado como la barrera definitiva
El análisis se enfoca en cómo el pasado de Gatsby y su intento de revivirlo son su mayor obstáculo. Nick revela que Gatsby está atrapado en una visión idealizada de lo que alguna vez fue, lo que lo impide avanzar. A pesar de su riqueza y éxito superficial, nunca podrá lograr lo que más desea: un futuro con Daisy basado en el pasado.
⛵ Reflexión final sobre el Sueño Americano
La última cita de la novela describe cómo, a pesar de los esfuerzos humanos por avanzar, siempre somos arrastrados de nuevo al pasado. El presentador cierra el análisis reflexionando sobre cómo 'El Gran Gatsby' es una advertencia sobre los peligros de perseguir un ideal inalcanzable. Gatsby es un personaje trágico, no por su ambición, sino por su incapacidad para aceptar que el pasado no se puede repetir.
👋 Despedida y agradecimientos
El video concluye con agradecimientos a los espectadores por su apoyo, recordando la importancia de suscribirse, compartir el contenido y seguir al canal en las diferentes plataformas. El presentador se despide con un mensaje positivo, alentando a los seguidores a continuar interactuando con el canal.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Sueño Americano
💡Jay Gatsby
💡Daisy Buchanan
💡Movilidad Ascendente
💡Viejo Dinero
💡Verde
💡Carnivalesco
💡Corrupción
💡Reinvención
💡Pasado
Highlights
Introduction to the YouTube channel Giglet, focused on books, beards, and beyond.
Special shout-out to Lava Dragon for kind comments and best wishes for a test on The Great Gatsby and the American Dream.
Discussion on the American Dream, its origins, and its role in The Great Gatsby.
The American Dream in Gatsby: opportunity, equality, freedom, upward mobility, and hard work.
Gatsby reinvents himself from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby, trying to assimilate into old money society.
Gatsby's parties symbolize the carnivalesque, representing freedom and abandonment of social class structures.
Gatsby’s corruption of the American Dream through illegal means, such as bootlegging and working with criminals like Meyer Wolfsheim.
Gatsby’s pursuit of Daisy Buchanan as an integral part of his American Dream, with her wealth and status intertwined with his desires.
Gatsby can never truly achieve the status of old money, despite his wealth, as his past and origins act as barriers.
The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock as a symbol of Gatsby’s unattainable American Dream.
Nick Carraway’s observation that no amount of fire or freshness can challenge Gatsby’s ghostly heart, indicating Gatsby’s fixation on the past.
Jay Gatsby’s self-conception as a 'Son of God,' showcasing his desire for greatness beyond his origins.
The final line of the novel: a cautionary reflection on the American Dream, emphasizing the futile attempt to move forward while being pulled back into the past.
Nick’s portrayal of Tom Buchanan as someone forever seeking something irrecoverable from his glory days.
Conclusion of the video, encouraging viewers to like, share, and subscribe to Giglet for more content on literature and analysis.
Transcripts
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itself so context now we need to
understand the American dream and the
background of this in order to fully
understand it itself now what's quite
interesting about this is whilst The
Great Gatsby was published in 1929 the
term itself wasn't popularized
necessarily in Fitzgerald time certainly
not within the time that the book was
published in fact the first proper usage
of it and coinage of it comes in 1931 by
the author James trlo where he is quoted
as saying that it is that quote dream of
a land in which life should be better
and richer and Fuller for everyone with
opportunity for each according to
Ability or achievement so we've got to
understand that the theme was there but
the actual term of the American dream
was not something that was really in
usage at the time so we have to
understand if the American dream itself
was a an idea as an absolutely was but
it wasn't really popularized or coined
in such a term what does it actually
mean well American Dream means many
things but when you break it down into
its simplest component parts when we
think of the American dream we think of
opportunity the idea of being able to
grasp opportunity in the land of the
free in America freedom freedom to
create reinvent yourself and to build
yourself up from nothing the idea of
equality is also very important to this
that everyone has equal chance at doing
such a thing as well as upward Mobility
your idea of working your way to the top
coming from a ragster Rich's tail was
one that was very alluring about America
in addition all of these uh come from
hard work that hard work will earn the
success that is richly deserved so it's
important to think of these when we
consider it in the context of The Great
Gatsby itself these are the five pillars
one might say of the American dream and
how it seemed now in the novel of The
Great Gatsby the American dream is
really seen around around one character
and that is Jay Gatsby so how does the
American dream come to Define him how
does he become defined within the
context of the American dream itself
first of all when we look at Opportunity
he reinvents himself from the name James
gats notice the spelling there James
very simplistic name very everyday kind
of ubiquitous
male name but gats as well that gatz
it's almost that um has that more brutal
connotation where if we change it to
gats beaders the eloquence and the
refinement that comes with it in
addition to this equality Gatsby
attempts to assimilate himself into the
rich he doesn't see himself as nvo in
terms of new Rich necessarily though he
cours the people that are around that
but he tries to become part of the old
money particularly that aspect that
Daisy is part of particular when he's
using the phrase old sport he tries to
create this veneer this aesthetic of him
being somebody of the wealthier
classes then Freedom Gatsby's parties
are a symbol of what is known as the
carnivalesque and that's a really
important literary term I would
encourage searching up this idea of
Abandonment that in the form of his
parties they're a symbol that everybody
can um let loose and everybody is not
tied to uh class structures rich and
poor doesn't matter that the party and
the element of the party is where people
lose themselves in in a sense of freedom
very clearly tied to the American dream
that it's parties almost a microcosm of
that however there are a couple of
barriers and we'll go into more detail
on this in a second notice upward
Mobility Gatsby's means as kind of a
bootlegger somebody who deals in what
was then prohibited illegal alcohol
creates kind of dubious ways of him
creating this wealth uh for example
characters like Dan Cody who he
befriends Maya wolheim who he ends up
doing a lot of work for it's alluded to
throughout the Nolla shows how this idea
of hard work and graft is actually
something that Gatsby corrupts and
actually Gatsby manipulates and and one
might say cheats his way to whereas a
number of the old money characters such
as Tom and Daisy are quite morally
corrupt You could argue that Gatsby
himself is corrupt in the financial
sense um particularly working with
criminals also this idea of hard hard
work because a root to these he his
whole money and his foundations of his
money are are built upon profits from BR
bootlegging and illegal activity so
while he pursues the American dream he
pursues it through a illegal means and
it's important to recognize that there
are barriers to his pursuit of the
American dream that he is just a common
poor young man and for him to do this he
has to almost Fast Track his way there
through achieving it through as I said
previously dubious
means now on top of J this there are bad
barriers to Gatsby's American Dream
Gatsby's American dream is twofold it's
the pursuit of money and wealth but it's
equally the pursuit of Daisy Buchanan so
how do these barriers manifest in terms
of Gatsby's pursuit of his two-fold
American dream of not only becoming rich
and wealthy but also to gain the hand of
Daisy bu
Canan so firstly we have to establish
this idea of old money with the
exception of Jay Gatsby the rich
characters within the Nolla carow and be
Cannons all come from old money that's
something that's generational and
hereditary he cannot ever achieve that
as much as he tries to in addition his
true Pursuit as I mentioned before is
Daisy Buchanan and the two become
conflated sometimes he talks of how uh
Daisy's
voice uh you know sounds like money I'm
paraphrasing there but he mentions this
very keenly and it's important to
recognize how the two are intertwined
and A's fortunes and her connection to
him are synonymous and deeply connected
to his rise and fall in addition rumor
and gossip the the Gatsby as a character
does not physically appear and does not
speak until a third of the way through
in chapter 3 now he is a character who
at the time uh is is seen as being
associated with kais of Wilhelm that
there's allegations he killed a man
Gatsby's rumor and gossip make him
already a Sinister kind of almost
shadowy figure at the very start of the
Nolla and it's something that he can't
rid himself of particularly with his
connections and associations to such uh
jubia characters as may
wolfine but the one thing as well above
all of these that really pushes him back
is time and the past his American dream
is deep rooted to Daisy Buchanon and a
memory of something that took place
nearly 5 years ago and to quote Nick
carow you can't repeat the past the
sense that this moment in time with
Daisy is gone and Gatsby's ill-fated
attempts to achieve that are his
ultimate
undoing so moving forward I'm going to
show you a number of key quotes here and
how I would break these apart when
discussing or studying the American
dream and its presentation in the great
Gat piece and they're going
chronological order they also colorcoded
with the giglet color scheme for the key
words and phrases so he Gatsby stretched
out his arm towards the Dark Water I
distinguish nothing except a single
green light minute and far away this
quote comes from Nick carow in chapter 1
and it's important to see this idea of
the if gatsis comes across as this uh
Phantom likee figure at this beginning
point the verb and phrase stretching out
his arms this idea of reaching for
something he never can is almost a
microcosm and a symbol of how the
American dream plays out in the Nolla
Gatsby reaching for this light at the
end of Daisy's dock he can never quite
reach and never quite get to it's really
important when we consider the fact that
it's just that in the progression of the
plot of the Nolla he never can get there
he never does achieve it in its full
Glory this single green light now the
green here can be conveyed in different
ways I've seen it interpreted as green
as you know like a traffic light green
for go green for money you know has
different connotations this this light
but the connotations of the light are
important but it's just as important to
remember where the light is it's on the
dock of Daisy and Tom's house so it's
this Pursuit and this distant Pursuit
almost futile
that the novel or the novela rather
foreshadows in this very first quote now
an interesting one here is this quote
from Nick in the same chapter I felt
that Tom would drift on forever seeking
a little wistfully for the dramatic
turbulence of some irrecoverable
football game now this quote is one of
the rare exceptions where an old money
character in this case Tom Buchanan the
arguable antagonist of the Nolla is
connected to the sense of the American
dream this idea that is in his first
presentation Nick sees him as someone
who is is is trying to seek something he
can never achieve again this idea of His
Glory Days at University where he was a
well-renowned sports Personality that
he's going to constantly seek this
notice that phrase forever seeking as
well that is going to be always within
him a turbulence that's very rarely
hinted at in a novel beyond that point
but it's a really interesting touch how
while the vast majority of the American
dream is centered around Gatsby's
pursuit of Daisy and the pursuit of
wealth that comes with that some of the
other characters conveyed us as well and
in this case it's Tom now one other
quote from this first third is they talk
notice the interesting description here
by Nick carow of the food at Gatsby's
party it describes buffet table turkey
quote Bewitched to a dark gold now first
this idea of gold is in money this idea
that even the food itself has
connotations of richness and achieving
the American dream that it has this this
element this aura or this at atmosphere
of being part of the American dream that
Gatsby is trying to facilitate this kind
of aesthetic of the American dream but
the verb there is quite telling as well
Bewitched Nick is almost hinting to us
here as the reader that even though
Gatsby can put on all the food and can
put on all the celebrations that even
there there's an element of the
corruption Bewitched there's almost
something there of the darker Arts about
how Gatsby has achieved all of this
there a really important point to just
notice
now heading towards the middle third of
the Nolla we see the few quotes here
that are really important when tied to
the American dream first of all he
Gatsby hurried the phrase educated at
Oxford or swallowed it or choked on it
as though it had bothered him before so
this is when the reader is introduced to
Nick and Jay Gatsby having their first
encounter together we see at this point
notice the verbs hurried swallowed
choked when Gatsby is attempting to
provide his life story to Nick carway he
he almost fails at it there's there's
flaws already in the artifice of him
pursuing and pursuing and achieving the
American dream that he while he puts
himself over as someone with immense
wealth and hordes of riches and an
incredible story of how he's visited all
the capitals of Europe he when telling
this to Nick almost stumbles and trips
at the first hurdle the verbs hurried
swallowed choked Show how he can't even
get out his life story in any meaningful
sincere manner in ition he literally
glowed this is Gatsby again in chapter 5
when he is now with Daisy without a word
or a gesture of exaltation a new
well-being radiated from him and filled
the little room this is the one part in
the Nolla where Gatsby has almost
achieved his goals and achieved his aims
notice the verbs here glowed radiated
filled that when he's that the American
dream for Gatsby is not wealth it's
actually Daisy because when he has Daisy
we see his self- fulfillment and this
idea of him finally achieving his ends
and his means while the American dream
for many is gathered up in a
materialistic sense gaps be it's carried
up in a more romantic and and almost uh
a loving sense with Daisy this idea of
glowed radiated filled that when he's
got her he fills fulfilled particularly
in the choice of those verbs there and
then we carry on in this however Nick
has a cautionary tale to note Nick
mentions how no amount of fire or
freshness can challenge what a man will
store up in his ghostly heart there is a
nod here where Nick is almost arguing
for want of a better term that with Jay
Gatsby is not the pursuit of any
so-called American Dream but it's the
pursuit of the past that Gatsby is
really concerned with finalizing and
completing what he never was able to as
a soldier 5 years prior ghostly heart as
well notice that Nick sees this in a
really different way was Gatsby comes
across as Forward Thinking and dynamic
and he has all this latest technology
the hydrop plane and the Flash car the
circus wagon as Tom Buchanan describes
it Nick sees him as someone who is quite
regressive and in some cases and someone
staring back into the past that his
ghostly heart Gatsby's ghostly heart is
fixated on something not of the future
as in the American dream might be
believed to be connected to but rather
in the past and then we reach the final
third of the Nolla we see here this one
particular quote the truth was that Jay
Gatsby of West EG Long Island sprang
from his James gats platonic conception
of himself he was a Son of God a phrase
which if it means anything means just
that so what we see here is the story
this is around the subplot regarding Dan
Cody and the invention of Jay Gatsby
from the original James gats we see this
idea of Jay Gatsby as a as a as an
artifice as as a as a false creation uh
Springs from a platonic con conception
of himself Nick almost sees Jay Gatsby
here as almost narcissistic as sort of
self-loving this platonic conception of
himself but also how he believes James
gats AKA J Gatsby sees himself as a Son
of God literally the Son of God okay
that he has some greater Destiny beyond
what his own family have for him so
there's a real sense here that even from
the beginning before he meets Daisy
Buchanan that James gats AKA J Gatsby
was always one to pursue this notion of
the American dream Because he believes
himself to be greater than Humanity
itself in many regards so long before
Daisy comes along he always had this
burning desire to achieve something
greater than his Midwest self ever could
and then we have the last line of the
entire noela itself a very telling
almost cautionary tale about the pursuit
of the American dream how tomorrow we
will run faster stretch out our arms
farther and then one fine morning so we
beat on boat boats against the current
born back ceaselessly into the the past
so here when the events of the Nolla
have all unfolded and Nick is left
ruminating on what has happened and what
could have been he comments on how this
idea of that there's a duality there's
two sides to the American dream on the
one hand this idea of the tomorrow the
faster and farther tomorrow these verbs
in the notion of tomorrow that we can
constantly keep stretching and reaching
out for more and achieving more and yet
notice this break this hyphen and how it
cuts off so abruptly and the tone
becomes all of a sudden much more somber
and melancholic the idea of beating on
ceaselessly into the past that for Nick
the pursuit of the American dreamers as
it comes to be known is something that
many people aspire to and dream to and
Gatsby does one of the reasons Gatsby
can be seen as a pitiable character is
because of his constant attempts to
reach for something he never can that
green light at the end of the dock
however this last four words of the
novela ceaselessly into the past gives
the idea of the American dream as
something cautionary
that for some the American dream is
pursuing something new but Gatsby's
destruction is not in the American dream
but in his idea of ceaselessly endlessly
forever wanting something in the form of
Daisy Buchanan that was stuck in the
past and a past he can never ever
achieve
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