In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author incorporates the aspect of the American Dream to develop the story. The American Dream's goals embody the story to show how one can attempt to put effort into accomplishing one's aspirations in life. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald gives various examples of different characters so called American Dream. Some characters are able to achieve their goal and others are not able to accomplish their goal. From beginning to end Fitzgerald shows how this concept of the American Dream is accomplished and failed by the characters in the story line.

Daisy and Tom are two characters whose dreams portray to be wealthy and to be in control of things. Tom throughout the story acts brutal and tries to control everything. For example, Nick describes him as: "It was a body capable of enormous leverage-a cruel body. His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed"(11). Nick's description of Tom shows his stature of a bully and that how he maybe able to get things done. Then later in the story Tom does another thing, which shows his resemblance of this type of behavior

Another character's dream which is illustrated is George Wilson. His dream is to obtain wealth and prosperity. He shows this during this meeting with Tom: "'Hello Wilson, old man,' said Tom, slapping him jovially on the shoulder. 'How's business?' 'I can't complain,' answered Wilson unconvincingly. 'When are you going to sell me that car?'" (29). As one can see that Wilson is not very well off and that he is very desperate to earn some money. Another part of his dream is that he wants to please his wife since he loves her so much. This is why he wants to earn money so badly. He shows her love for her when he says: "'I have a way of finding out'" (166). This part was regarding when Myrtle, George's wife, dies and he is really angry. The way he says this implies that he wants revenge for his wife's death. Unfortunately his dream has a downfall since a little while later after killing Gatsby he does this: "It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson's body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete" (170). George Wilson tried to hard to acquire his dream, which lead to his downfall.

The central character of the story, Jay Gatsby, has a dream that through wealth and power he can attain Daisy his real dream. He is trying to acquire Daisy back since at one time, they had had a love affair, and he loved her very much. Unfortunately at that time he was not in the same social class as her so, he had to amass a fortune. Once he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy: "'Gatsby bought that house so that Dais

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