gatsby's unreachable dream

language: ru

definitions

  1. 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.
    ru: Литературная аллюзия
  2. A metaphor for an idealized, illusory, or impossible goal that remains perpetually out of reach due to social, temporal, or personal barriers.
    ru: Недостижимый идеал

examples

  1. His desperate attempt to win her back felt like Gatsby's unreachable dream.

    Его отчаянная попытка вернуть ее напоминала недостижимую мечту Гэтсби.

  2. Chasing absolute perfection in art is often Gatsby's unreachable dream.

    Погоня за абсолютным совершенством в искусстве часто является недостижимой мечтой Гэтсби.