The American Dream
Gatsby's pursuit of the American dream is depicted in The Great Gatsby, by Scott Fitzgerald. In the novel, the American dream is shown through Gatsby's eyes. The novel shows the downfall of Gatsby's attempts to reach its illusionary goals. The attempt to capture the American dream is central throughout life. For Gatsby, his dream is not through wealth or power, but for his love of Daisy. All Gatsby has ever wanted in life is to have happiness, but Gatsby can only achieve his happiness by winning Daisy. To get this happiness Gatsby must reach into the past and relive an old dream. The American dream has always been based on the idea that each person no matter who he or she is can become successful in life by hard work. The dream is also embodied the
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Approximate Word count = 523
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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