Tom did not live the American Dream due to many factors. First of all Tom and Daisy "weren't happy"(152) with one another because they weren't faithful to each other. Tom cheated on Daisy and didn't even try to hide his affair from her. Tom did not attain love with his wife because Daisy fell in love with Gatsby. According to Nick, "She had told [Gatsby] that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw. He looked astounded"(125). Even though Tom had a relationship aside from his marriage he still was shocked that Daisy could do the same. Another reason he does

Wilson tried to gain the American dream through out his life but did not succeed. Wilson did not live a happy life because he nothing to say for it. He didn't own a nice house or live in a nice area. Inside the yellow brick building were Wilson lived and worked "was unprosperous and bare: the only car visible was the dust-covered wreck of a Ford which crouched in a dim corner"(29). The interior was basically a dump and not somewhere that anyone wanted to live. Wilson had a wife, Myrtle, and she cheated on him with Tom Buchanan. Even though Wilson was a devoted husband he did not get the love that he disserved from his wife. As Nick comes to find out from Catherine is that "Neither of them [Tom or Myrtle] can stand the person they're married to"(37). This is very sad because Wilson tries to give Myrtle everything she needs but still she doesn't like him. Wilson worked very hard but didn't make any money or achi

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