gatsby's unreachable dream

language: zh

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.
    zh: 文学典故
  2. A metaphor for an idealized, illusory, or impossible goal that remains perpetually out of reach due to social, temporal, or personal barriers.
    zh: 无法实现的理想

examples

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

    他试图赢回她的拼命努力，感觉就像盖茨比那无法实现的梦想。

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

    在艺术中追求绝对的完美往往是盖茨比那无法实现的梦想。