Ben Johnson wanted to be the fastest man in the world. To attain this goal, he took steroids. He attempted to gain success at all costs. Much like Ben, Jay Gatsby attempted to achieve the love of Daisy Buchanan with reckless regard for the truth. He used immoral methods to change his social position, threw extravagant parties, and refused to see reality. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' Jay Gatsby attempted to achieve his …showed first 75 words of 970 total…

…showed last 75 words of 970 total…in society, throws lavish get-togethers to attract Daisy's attention, and completely disregards reality. This shows that people are willing to attain certain success at all costs, and are not always thinking clearly and morally when doing so. Similar to Ben Johnson, who will now never know the reality of being the fastest man in the world, because his mind was so focused on attaining his goal, reality was clouded, and he lost everything he had.