Does history repeat itself? Historians have pondered this question for millennia, dating back to the ancient Greeks. At first, the answer seems yes, but is it really? The Great Gatsby, by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, gives a different answer. The story revolved around two characters: Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby and Buchanan loved each other, but Gatsby went to war. While Gatsby was fighting, Daisy didn't wait for him and married Tom Buchanan. When Gatsby returned, he chased Daisy. He wanted history to repeat itself and resemble the past. Although Gatsby wants to repeat the past and end up with Daisy, it is not possible for history to repeat itself. Gatsby, an optimist, never knew that history could not repeat itself. Tom noticed an affair between Gatsby and Daisy, and everything boiled over. Tom, furious with Gatsby, complains about how Gatsby is trying to take Daisy, while Gatsby persuades that Daisy never fell in love with Tom in the first place. "'She never loved you, you hear?' he cried. “She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me!' » (Fitzgerald 130) Later, Gatsby continued to pursue Daisy. “'Daisy, it's over now,' he said sincerely. “It doesn’t matter anymore. Just tell him the truth – that you never loved him – and everything will be erased forever” (Fitzgerald 132). Both quotes show what Gatsby wanted: to win Daisy. Gatsby believed that Daisy still loved him, just like she loved him five years ago. He believes that history can repeat itself and resemble the past. Unfortunately for him, he didn't realize a lot of things yet, the story doesn't necessarily resonate. Eric Rauch explains his idea on historical recurrence. “Consider for a moment the old adage that “history repeats itself.” While this may be true, we must remember that “history” is not a thing in itself. Future events know nothing about past events. History does not repeat itself in the sense that it has a mind or a conscience, but it does have a cadre of journalists. Perhaps instead of saying that 'history' repeats itself, we should instead say that 'historians repeat themselves'" (Rauch 16-20). He emphasizes that it is not history itself that repeats itself. History, by definition, means the study of past events, especially in the field of human affairs. How can a study, in which “a mind or consciousness” is not present, be repeated? Of course, similar events have happened and bear some resemblance. World War II was the result of World War I. Both wars cost millions of lives and Germany was the loser in both wars. But did the Second World War reproduce “the Great War”? Certainly not. In 2008, many historians criticized the fact that the United States was headed for another major economic depression, such as the Great Depression of 1929. Of course, many economists argued that the 2008 economic crisis suffered