Question

Read the following theme:

Answer 1

Answer: C. Gatsby thinks he can recreate his past relationship with Daisy, but both Daisy and the rest of the world have changed.

Explanation: Arrogance is an attitude of superiority, usually demonstrated by making presumptuous claims or assumptions. In the Great Gatsby we can see an example of how arrogance leads to one's downfall, because Gatsby (in his arrogance) thinks he can recreate his past relationship with Daisy, but that doesn't work out, because Daisy and the rest of the world have changed.

Answer 2

The Decline of the American Dream in the 1920s. On the surface, The Great Gatsby is a story of the thwarted love between a man and a woman. The main theme of the novel, however, encompasses a much larger, less romantic scope.