In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby's obsessive pursuit of goals suggests that Fitzgerald believes that obsessiveness and constant desires often lead to a wrong psychological impact, destructive of one's traditions, morals, and would have an unplanned end to the lesson or life. The past is that enigma that can be delightful to remember, but trying to chase it is like a dog chasing its tail, and throughout the novel F. Scott Fitzgerald shows how abnormal minds become when still beating in the past. The narrator introduces the main character for the first time, but does not counter a verbal conversation but sees him where "he decided to call him, but because he gave a sudden hint that he was happy to be alone, he stretched out his arm towards the water dark in a curious way.(Fitzgerald 20).This led Gatsby to have the reason to turn to the past before meeting the sources that led to his goal or the love of his life Daisy Buchanan and his anxiety increases to the point that he tries to grasp more than what fate has written for both of you, and when the person or thing has moved on or belongs to someone else, it is never too late to move on with your life. Gatsby stretched out his arm towards the green light; small or distant, that was the dock of Daisy's house. On the same line the light does not represent the past but it was a light of hope for Gatsby that Fitzgerald communicated that even if it is on the other side. of the bay tends to try to reach it even if it is physically impossible to do. So disillusionment is what Fitzgerald is trying to convey: if a mind still lives in the past, then it becomes disoriented from the present along with the future. “His [Gatsby] tragedy is in…the middle of the paper…in the future, not in the past. Therefore, to have a virtuous life it is necessary to forget the past, live in the present and work for the future. Work Cited Fitzgerald, Scott F. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 2004. Print.Will, Barbara. "The Great Gatsby and the Obscene Word." University Literature 32.4 (2005): 125+. Literary Resource Center. Network. February 18, 2014. Trask, David F. “A Note on Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby.” University Review 33.3 (March 1967): 197-202. Rpt. in Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Literature Resource Center. Network. February 18, 2014.Bloom, Harold, ed. Modern Critical Viewpoints: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1986. Print.Bloom, Harold, ed. Modern Critical Interpretations: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1986. Print.