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read the following theme:
arrogance leads to ones downfall.
how is this theme best shown in the great gatsb y?
a. tom hopes to control both myrtle and daisy, but they end up controlling him in a subtle way.
b. gatsby thinks that he can re create the past, which he seeks to do through illegal and destructive means.
c. nick thinks he can make it on the east coast, but he only manages to lose everything.
d. jordan hopes to increase her social status by dating nick, but nick breaks up with her.

Explanation:

In the novel, Gatsby's belief that he can recreate the past through illegal and self - destructive actions shows his arrogance. His hubris leads to his downfall as his dream ultimately collapses. Tom's situation is more about his failed attempts at control rather than arrogance leading to downfall. Nick's experience is about his disillusionment rather than arrogance. Jordan's situation is about her social aspirations not working out, not arrogance causing downfall.

Answer:

B. Gatsby thinks that he can recreate the past, which he seeks to do through illegal and destructive means.