The 20th century was filled with complications that made the life of an American difficult, so difficult they would do drastic measures to fit into the life a perfect american. In The Great Gatsby, the main character Gatsby wanted to be better and bigger to win the heart of his beloved Daisy . Although while Gatsby did everything he could to win the heart of Daisy, it wasn’t good enough, leaving him lonely. Similar but not exact Sula by Tori Morrison, describes the lives of negros and the determination of one, Sula to better herself. Sula thinks she is doing what she can to better her life but in the end it only made her life complicated. Both Sula and Gastby are determined to better themselves in order for them to get the lives they think
