The Great Gatsby An illusion is an imagination that one perceives as reality, which at times can be misleading. It is reality that could not be realized and unavoidable because it cannot keep up with ideals. They are values that people believe in living from the world of happiness, fame and fortune, and everything that has been given to them is true. It is an American Dream in which people devote their whole entire life …showed first 75 words of 1253 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1253 total…man that had only one friend and that was Nick. He is a man that needed so much more than he could have ever bought with his money. Even though Gatsby had so much missing he did have one greatness and that one greatness was his imagination perceived as reality. Gatsby's attempt to recreate the past to fulfill his dream kills him. His life is one big illusion that was destroyed when confronted with reality.