Does history repeat itself? Historians have examined this question for millennia, dating back to the ancient Greeks. Initially the answer seems yes, but is it really so? 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 fought, Daisy couldn't wait for him and married Tom Buchanan. When Gatsby returned, he began a restless search for Daisy. He wanted history to repeat itself and be like the past. Although Gatsby wants to repeat the past and reunite with Daisy, there is no way history can repeat itself. Gatsby, an optimist, never knew that history cannot repeat itself. Tom noticed an affair between Gatsby and Daisy, and everything exploded. Tom, furious with Gatsby, complains about how Gatsby is trying to get Daisy, while Gatsby convinces that Daisy never fell in love with Tom in the first place. "'She never loved you, do you understand?' cry. «She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in his heart he never loved anyone but me!'” (Fitzgerald 130) Later, Gatsby continued to pursue Daisy. “'Daisy, it's all over now,' he said sincerely. «It doesn't matter anymore. Just tell him the truth – that you never loved him – and it will all be swept away forever'” (Fitzgerald 132). The two quotes show what Gatsby wanted: to win Daisy. Gatsby believed that Daisy still loved him, just as she had five years ago. He thinks history can repeat itself and be like the past. Unfortunately for him, he didn't realize a lot of things. However, the story doesn't necessarily echo itself. Eric Rauch explains his idea on the historical anniversary. “Let's consider for a moment the old adage that 'history repeats itself.' While this may be true, it should also be remembered that “history” is not a thing in itself. Future events know nothing about past events. History does not repeat itself in the sense that history has a mind or a conscience, but it does have a team of journalists. Perhaps instead of saying that 'history' repeats itself, we should instead say that 'historians repeat themselves'" (Rauch 16-20). Emphasize that it is not history itself that repeats itself. History, precisely by definition, means the study of past events, particularly in human affairs. How can a study, where there is no “mind or consciousness” present, repeat itself? Of course, similar events occurred that showed some similarity to each other. World War II arose from the effects of World War I. Both wars consumed millions of lives and Germany emerged as the loser in both wars. But did the Second World War reproduce the “Great War”? Certainly not. As early as 2008, many historians were criticizing the fact that the United States had moved into another major economic depression like the Great Depression of 1929. Of course, many economists argued that the economic crisis of 2008