The prompt to write about: “The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability

The prompt to write about: “The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability

The prompt to write about: “The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas int he mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.” Using Jay Gatsby, situations and symbols discuss how this idea is illuminated throughout the novel and whether you agree with the idea that we should remain hopeful despite being boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” (180)
Focus on how this applies to Jay Gatsby and his singular focus on wealth and pursuing Daisy and eventually leads to his demise. take out all the discussion about nondualism