The only sense of being on a team is when Manolin is with him but that is significant. In general, Santiago appreciates baseball<span> because it is a competitive sport and he is a competitive fisherman. Perhaps more significant is Santiago's admiration for Joe DiMaggio.</span>
His main character, Jay Gatsby, personifies the American dream, being a self-made man who pulled himself out of poverty, only to meet a tragic end. Another important theme in The Great Gatsby is money. There's a sharp divide between the old money (Tom and Daisy) and the new (Gatsby).
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