Analysis Of The American Dream In The Great Gatsby

The idea of American Dream as presented by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the Great Gatsby novel involves rising from poverty or rags to richness and wealthy. The American Dream exemplifies that elements such as race, gender, and ethnicity are valueless as they do not influence the ability of an individual to rise to power and richness. This American Dream makes the assumption that concepts such as xenophobia are non-existent in America a concept that is not true and shows vagueness of the American Dream. In his novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the Great Gatsby to demonstrate the overall idea of living the American dream. Gatsby leaves his small village of farmers and manages to work his way up the ladder although some of the money he uses to climb the ladder is associated with crime “He was a son of God and he must be about His Father's Business, the service of a vast, vulgar and meretricious beauty” (Fitzgerald 6.7). This phrase shows that Gatsby wasn’t meant for a life similar to that of his father but rather destined for greatness. However, his dream his short-lived and he doesn’t make it to the top as Daisy who is a symbol of his wealthy rejects her and a series of events transpire that result in his death before he could live his American Dream alongside everyone else who was working up the ladder to live the American Dream.

I believe the American Dream is the idea that everyone should have an equal opportunity to achieve the success that they want as long as they put in the effort and work hard to reach their goals. It is my understanding that the American Dream is the opposite of being handed things and not having to work for them, which within the book The Great Gatsby, refers to mostly all of the people that live in East Egg such as Tom and Daisy. These are all the people that inherited their money and therefore didn’t have to work for any of it. F Scott Fitzgerald touches on the idea of the American Dream quite subtly throughout the novel and in this essay I will give you some examples of where he does, while it in my opinion is most directly related to both Gatsby’s and Daisy’s lives.

The 1920’s was a period of time where many people held the belief that they could diminish the power held by the established elite and provide social mobility for everyone. Prior to this time period, many Americans were more frugal, and it was harder for families to truly escape the cycle of poverty they had struggled with for so long. These new modern beliefs encouraged people to go against the traditional role society had given them. Prominent characters from the novel The Great Gatsby attempted to pursue this newfound American Dream held by society. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the belief that people could obtain social mobility conflicted with the reality that the traditional social hierarchy was only accessible for high class Americans.

F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the American Dream in the character of Jay Gatsby throughout the novel The Great Gatsby. Gatsby succeeds in changing his life as he goes from having nothing to being very wealthy. His success, however, comes during a corrupt time. How Gatsby made his fortune is not clear but it is clear that he was involved in illegal business transactions. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows that the American Dream is achievable, but only by adding the illegal aspect to Gatsby’s success he also problematizes the American Dream throughout the plot. Throughout The Great Gatsby the character of Jay Gatsby depicts the American dream.

What is the American Dream? This is a question people have been asking for centuries, but I believe that the more important question is who can truly reach the American Dream. The American Dream isn’t one set belief that is exactly the same for everyone, but that also means that there should not be any limitation on who can accomplish the American Dream. To show evidence of this claim I will use 2 classic novels as examples, The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men. The Great Gatsby is a novel set in the roaring 20s, a decade of pop culture, new dance styles and ways to dress. It was a time where people were fighting prohibition and going against moral standards. This time was also called the Jazz Age because the popularity of jazz music was

The American Dream can be defined as a person's ability to attain success regardless of their cultural background, gender, nationality, or social class. The American Dream creates a narrow mindset in society that ignores the effects of racism and income inequality. The fact that all the upper-class people possess a lot of wealth does not mean that they are the same. People have got different behaviors and it depends upon upbringing in the society. Morality is essential in life and no one should be underrated in life. The 1920s was a tumultuous time in America because of increased immigration, changes in the roles of the women in the society such as voting rights for women, and eventually greater income inequality. America was also in an economic boom which bolstered the belief that anyone could be rich. The Great Gatsby was written in 1925, but it tries to describe the fantasies experienced in 1920. Novels written during that time tended to emphasis the American dream. Fitzgerald tries to criticize the idea that America is a true meritocracy, where any individual can get rich by working hard. This conceptual paper explores the flawed nature of the American Dream as evidenced by two characters that are Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby.

Topic Introduction Despite changes in the economy people today believe that the American dream is still just as achievable as it once was. I believe people have had the wrong idea about the American dream since the 1920s. This era is described by F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby. Many people don't believe that working manual labor jobs are a means of achieving the American dream.

Throughout his novel The Great Gatsby, Francis Scott Fitzgerald depicts how, regardless of if someone is living The American Dream and looks happy from the outside, they may be deeply unhappy if they feel something is missing from their life. Main character Jay Gatsby exemplifies this idea because, as a man who has achieved The American Dream and lives a life of extreme wealth, he ultimately dies unhappy because he does not have the woman he loves and longs for from his past. Jay Gatsby lives a life of extreme wealth and fortune and often even throws extravagant parties. To an outsider, it looks like Gatsby is enjoying his life to the fullest. As a living success story of The American Dream, it seems like there is nothing in life that he doesn't have.

The American Dream is Dead Many Americans believe that the American Dream is to have a good paying job, get married, be happy, and have kids. The American Dream is determined by success, power, and hard work. The main factor in achieving the dream is to be successful in the job that the individual wishes to pursue. Most Americans are not content with the amount of success they have acquired. The American Dream is a fantasized illusion that humankind will never attain.

The American dream, the ideal that every US citizen should have equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. Everyone in life have goals that they want to accomplish, that they want to achieve, and that they want to live for, but it can’t be done in one day. In the novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the main themes in the novel is The American dream and the desire of the main character to achieve. My goal in life is to live in a nice house and have a high-paying job, but there will be obstacle that will try to stop me from achieving my goal, the economy and society itself will try to stop me from achieving the goals I desire.

The American Dream, is an idea that all Americans are familiar with, no matter what age they are. It is the dream that everyone has an equal opportunity, to use hard work and integrity to achieve success. The American Dream is an integral aspect of Jay Gatsby’s life in the novel, The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel follows Jay Gatsby, as told by Nick Carraway, through the trials and tribulations that correspond with newfound wealth and the quest to find true happiness in a cynical and testing environment. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald suggests that the American Dream has the power to corrupt individuals, through his depictions of wealth, materialism, and the consequences they inflict in the character’s lives.

“No social system in any country will bring us happiness, health and prosperity unless it is inspired by something greater than materialism.” (Clement R. Attlee). Clement R. Attlee explains the American Dream wasn’t about being smart or creating innovations it was having luxuries that they wouldn’t believe they would own it. In the 1920s, the main phase of Americans in society was the belief of the American Dream of living life to the fullest and up to their highest expectations, but F. Scott Fitzgerald shows the Americans go to far off dreaming and doesn’t realized it till it ruins their lives. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is the character most accountable for his own death,which shows pursing the impractical can

The American Dream is frequently overlooked; it is generally defined as the rise to wealth and prosperity. In that premise, a fancy car, colossal home, and nice clothes would be the rewards following a successful American Dream. However, the American Dream is more than just achieving affluence and acquiring the desired materialistic riches. A forgotten aspect of the “dream” is contentment. In the novel The Great Gatsby, the narrator Nick Carraway initially views his next door neighbor, Jay Gatsby, as the embodiment of a wealthy, successful man. However, as Nick goes under the surface and becomes aware of Gatsby’s background, he comes to the realization that Gatsby does not live up to his facade. Moreover, the author F. Scott Fitzgerald conveys a message to the audience that American Dream is unattainable. Nonetheless, Jay Gatsby has risen from the poverty he experienced as a child; however, he has ultimately failed to obtain happiness. Indeed, as displayed in Fitzgerald’s disheartening novel, the American Dream is presented as rather just a corrupt illusion that is not capable of being achieved.

In his sarcastic novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald frequently shows how racism and classism influence the viability of achieving the American dreams through obscure methods. The novel details Gatsby’s achievements and his dream, including Daisy, and makes a comparison with other people of different races and classes indirectly, but visibly. The fact that even though Gatsby was much wealthier than those in East Egg, he has never realized his American dream. He never owned Daisy truly and never acquired respect from others but rumours, due he isn’t born in upper class and only makes money through bootleg. Gatsby’s mansion draws attentions and fakely reminds people of the feasibility of making the American dream. However, his unexpected death, killed by Wilson, a mid-class white man, that is not resolved by the police proves that the American dream is just like a phantom and is not truly available for everyone. Fitzgerald takes us into the suffering of Gatsby showing that the American dream is like a shell company which makes everyone look forward to their future with great expectations, but only certain minimum individuals can truly reach it because people are not standing on the same starting line.

Everyone in America has a set goal, this goal is the American dream. Many different people see this American dream in a different way. The American dream is something that any American, it doesn't matter what your race is, or nationality, etc, thinks that they have to achieve to be able to live a happy life and always be satisfied. In the 1920s a story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby is focused on the American dream. The dream is expressed through who you love, how much money a person has, and where you fit into the social status.