To begin, Gatsby was a well-planned man who persevered on his path to fulfillment. At Jay's funeral, his father Henry tells Nick about the daily schedule Jay used when he was young. The reason why F. Scott Fitzgerald used it in the novel was to add the trait of greater perseverance to Gatsby's character. Another example is Gatsby's love life. After meeting Daisy for the first time, he fell in love with her. However, he felt like he wasn't good enough and so he went to Oxford to complete his education. When Gatsby returned, Daisy was already with Tom. This caused Gatsby to throw parties in hopes of getting Daisy's attention, even though she was married. This is textbook perseverance: not giving up even when little or no hope remains. Therefore, throughout the novel Fitzgerald used the idea of ​​perseverance as a symbol of self-realization, giving the characteristic to the richest man, Jay Gatsby. Another symbol used as self-realization is the idea of ​​persistence. Although perseverance and persistence are closely related, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses them differently to promote the same idea. When Gatsby chases his American dream of getting back together with Daisy, his