gatsby's unreachable dream
definitions
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A literary reference to Jay Gatsby's futile attempt to recapture the past and his obsession with an idealized version of Daisy Buchanan, symbolizing the impossibility of reclaiming lost time.fr: Allusion littéraire
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A metaphor for an idealized, illusory, or impossible goal that remains perpetually out of reach due to social, temporal, or personal barriers.fr: Idéal inaccessible
examples
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His desperate attempt to win her back felt like Gatsby's unreachable dream.
Sa tentative désespérée de la reconquérir ressemblait au rêve inaccessible de Gatsby.
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Chasing absolute perfection in art is often Gatsby's unreachable dream.
Poursuivre la perfection absolue dans l'art est souvent le rêve inaccessible de Gatsby.