Gatsby’s Corrupted Dream in F. Scott Fitgerald's The Great Gatsby

“A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” - Colin Powell. A dream is incredibly dependant on one’s own imagination and their perception of reality. Dreams are also a way for people to experience their unconscious desires. Throughout the texts read in the semester, dreams have had a strong influence on one’s own

She repeatedly exhibits her attraction to wealthy and high-class people. Near the end of the novel, Gatsby finally states that Daisy’s voice is “’full of money.’” At that moment, Nick suddenly realizes that “it was full of money – that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle in it, the cymbals’ song of it… High in a white palace the king’s daughter, the golden girl...” Daisy comes from a home of higher-class people. She enjoys the pleasure and privileges that money brings her. Unlike Gatsby, she has always been and always will be an “insider.” All the men love her, and all the women want to be her. Although he exerts himself to earn her “love,” Gatsby is never truly accepted by her and her world. Had Gatsby been born in better circumstances, he would not be the outsider he is.

In Gatsby’s mission to attain wealth, power, and status he loses sight of his morals through his “dealings” with various shady people that are rumored to be lucrative and illegal. The extent of Gatsby’s criminal activities is confirmed by Tom Buchanan one hot summer night when Tom shares that Gatsby and “Wolfsheim bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores…and sold grain alcohol over the counter,” (133) an illegal venture during prohibition. In addition to Gatsby’s business investments, his obsession with winning Daisy clouds his mind with thoughts of inspiring her to leave her husband and abandoned her child. Nick believes Gatsby would “want nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: ‘I never loved you,’” (109) and prove her marriage was a sham.

Differentiating between reality and dreams can be difficult in a world of wealth, lies, and alcoholism. The characters of The Great Gatsby seem to live the lives of Greek gods, believing that they are immortal and immune to the perils of common people. They party all day and all night, dressed in evening wear (as opposed to a work suit) sipping on expensive liquors. They have no sense of the lives led on the other side of town (or down Mt. Olympus). Living in a world of uncertainty, influenced by alcohol, distorted by wealth, distinguishing what could be and what really is can be difficult.

   The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel about one man's disenchantment with the American dream. In the story we get a glimpse into the life of Jay Gatsby, a man who aspired to achieve a position among the American rich to win the heart of his true love, Daisy Fay. Gatsby's downfall was in the fact that he was unable to determine that concealed boundary between reality and illusion in his life.

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby provides the reader with a unique outlook on the life of the newly rich. Gatsby is an enigma and a subject of great curiosity, furthermore, he is content with a lot in life until he strives too hard. His obsession with wealth, his lonely life and his delusion allow the reader to sympathize with him.

Originally, the American dream for the first settlers was for their children, and they would sacrifice everything for freedom of religion, and thought. Although, the American dream in the 1920’s is to live in happiness through financial and social success. For many, this selfish dream is achieved through illegal activity such as bootlegging, and gambling. This dream is mirrored in many novels such as The Great Gatsby. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Gatsby’s demise to highlight both the fragility of, and un-attainableness of the American dream in the 1920’s.

The great Gatsby is a classic novel in which money is centered around everything. All Jay Gatsby wants to do is live the American dream. Some say Gatsby did live the American dream. Though Gatsby made lots of money and threw tons of parties their was one thing he was missing. The thing Gatsby was missing was a peaceful state of mind and a lover. In this book written by Scott Fitzgerald called The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby finds out the American Dream isn 't attainable by everyone.

As people go through difficult experiences their character starts to change. Characters can grow or they can start to lose what they have gained following misguided dreams. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, Gatsby fate seems clouded,but gradually the sun starts to look out through the clouds giving a bit of hope before the storm hits.

     F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a tragic tale of love distorted by obsession. Finding himself in the city of New York, Jay Gatsby is a loyal and devoted man who is willing to cross oceans and build mansions for his one true love. His belief in realistic ideals and his perseverance greatly influence all the decisions he makes and ultimately direct the course of his life. Gatsby has made a total commitment to a dream, and he does not realize that his dream is hollow. Although his intentions are true, he sometimes has a crude way of getting his point across. When he makes his ideals heard, his actions are wasted on a thoughtless and shallow society. Jay Gatsby effectively embodies a romantic idealism

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby believes money will secure love and class but it inevitably brings him only superficial relationships. As a young boy, Gatsby desires to be sophisticated and admired, and he planned on achieving this by becoming wealthy. Jay Gatsby, originally named James Gatz, was from a poor family in the Midwest but he dreamed of a different life where he was rich and well-liked. Nick Carraway narrates what he has learned about Gatsby's past, including his habits of imagination: "Each night he added to the pattern of his fantasies....

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel about the American Dream. In the Great Gatsby, the dream is that one can acquire happiness through wealth and power. To get his happiness Jay attempts to reacquire the love of his lost sweet heart, Daisy. The main problem with Jay's dream is that Daisy is married. Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream 'The pursuit of happiness'.

By throwing these high-class parties, Gatsby is surrounded by other high-class people. Their relationships are social standings based on labels of society rather than love between two people. A woman named Catherine attends Jay Gatsby's parties and notices the unhappiness of the couples around her. She is a friend of Daisy's and comments on Daisy's marriage, "Neither of them can stand the person they're married to" (37). She married for convenience and for money rather for love. Their marriage has become very weak and Gatsby sees it when "Daisy had told Gatsby that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw" (125). Gatsby sees the way that Daisy doesn't love Tom anymore. Yet, while he feels he has been in that position before, he accepts the fact that marriage rarely represents true love. He ignores true happiness because his wealth has become his family, and he now relies on money rather than family to bring comfort and security to

While reading The Great Gatsby, I have noticed a constant shift between dreams and realities. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck popped into my head when I noticed this motif. Lennie Small continually dreams about living on a farm with George, rabbits, and other animals. Although, the reality is that he is working at a factory with little pay and respect. Everyone in The Great Gatsby has a dream. Nick’s dream is to live in a judge-free and accepting society. Gatsby’s dream is to meet Daisy and spark up what they used to have. Daisy accepts her reality; she is comfortable with her life because she is wealthy since she married Tom. She accepts it, but that does not mean she is content with her surroundings. Daisy is ann accpetable wife, but Tom dreams of a better woman, he seeks for something different; hence why he has an affair with Myrtle Wilson. He was born into a lavish life; hence, financially he is comfortable. Myrtle’s dream is to be with a further successful and wealthy man. The fantasy life of Wilson consists of moving to a different location with Myrtle and starting a family in a nicer environment.

Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, “The Great Gatsby”, exposes Jay Gatsby’s remarkable journey to restore his personal, desirable time period of happiness and prosperity, and the fatal effects that result from this affection to perfectionism. His idealistic mindset fuels his unconsciousness of the present reality, provoking a harmful atmosphere of psychological, philosophical, and physical negativities around him. Believing in the power to refurbish life, Gatsby is able to truly convince himself that his decisions and actions can lead to the pleasured ambience that he once rested in; this passionate commitment paradoxically triggers his own downfall. Both Gatsby’s heart and mind go on the path of solitude to the empty ruins of bleakness – a place where he gets physically destructed, shattering his beliefs and values of reconstructing the past. Because of his experience of the more enjoyable and relaxing years of the past, he develops a powerful connection to their sensations and therefore tries to recreate them by attempting to gather what he possessed in his earlier years – even people. Consequently, he disvalues all commodities and everyone around his present self which, in turn, lays the foundation of his corrupt dream; he did not choose the best path in life. Gatsby does not strive to succeed in life because of his unscrupulous dream – it does not serve any useful purpose. He would have not been able to walk the corrupt path in life if his mind had simply made the