destruction of the American dream. The American dream is

different now then it was in the past with some respects. In the

20's it was commonly believed that wealth was followed by success

and then came happiness or in the case of William Whyte's book

"Organization Man" you had to conform in society to develop.

There are some examples of that theme in the book whenever

Gatsby throws a party it is because he believes that's what other

rich folk do, so in order for him to conform he must also have

elaborate parties. But the more dominating theme in the story is

the grasping of an illusionary dream, this American dream.

The American dream is seen as an illusion in the Great Gatsby

because nobody really obtains their desired object of possession. Jay

Gatsby longs for the companionship of Daisy Buchanan but never gets

her back to where he wanted her, which was with him before the war

"Can't repeat the past?'...'Why of course you can!" He would stand out on his lawn

looking at her green dock light "you always have a light that burns all night at

the end of your dock", yearning for her.

like the more Jay Gatsby tried to obtain, the less he ended up with.

of the sound. The references to ash show us how dreams fall apart and

These people lead careless lives because of the money they have. "They

home to go to the apartment owned by Tom. This is displayed when she

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)