Read the following excerpt from The Great Gatsby:
[Gatsby] had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his
dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail
to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him.
What overall idea is Fitzgerald criticizing with this quote?
A. The idea that people are doomed to failure
B. The desire to live a simple, carefree life
C. The pointless pursuit of things one can never have
D. The obsession with wealth and status