Gatsby feels the need to be successful and wealthy, and his participation in a bootlegging operation allows him to acquire the wealth and social status needed to attract Daisy. In his narration, Nick focuses on Gatsby’s fixation of Daisy and how he longs for her presence in his life. Gatsby’s greatness comes from his power to dream, his competence in turning dreams into reality, and his absolute love for Daisy. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby uses his dreams as motivation for his existence. Fitzgerald uses wealth and social status to define Gatsby’s character, which is exemplified by his lavish parties and the dignitaries who attend them.
Rand is to be considered an American hero, thus extremely influential to any audience member she reaches, based on the practical American values she revives in her work. First and fore mostly she addresses Capitalism, which is the logical
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Gatsby, however, did not realize that with the ending of the war, his prestige would end as well. Returning to America made him realize that he would have to do everything in his power to become wealthy to be worthy of Daisy’s love. Gatsby represents the American Dream in many ways and in order to accomplish his dream he knows exactly what he desires. The existence of social class in America is very important during this time period, no rich man would marry a poor woman and no poor man would wind up marrying a rich woman. Gatsby being well aware of this tries desperately to fake his status and buy his way into a high social class.Gatsby is held at arm’s length from the people that would put him into the finest part of New York, East Egg.
The American Dream was a idea give to believe that a human being should pursue being happy, wealthy, and loved which has cause any human being to go in search for this idea. All that is end up being found is the fact of having the illusion of having more material is to be happy than being happy by valuing what you already have. Gatsby would be a great example of not valuing his materials. He had everything he
An example of why i felt the way i did is when Gatsby is in the passenger seat, and Daisy runs over Tom’s secrect lover, Myrtle, killing her. Gatsby is willing to take the blame for her “Of course I’ll say I was [driving],” he tells Nick. Yet despite of being outside her window all night long, he never gets so much as a thank you from her. In fact, he gets killed for that very thing he takes a blame for, when Mr. Wilson takes his revenge by killing Gatsby she doesn't even attend his funeral. This was the man who, days earlier, she “loved.” She and Tom leave town, retreating into their “vast carelessness” and heading to “wherever rich people go to be together,” according to Nick’s bitter
The American Dream is something that all people in America aspire to have. The American Dream is something of great value to all American citizens. What is this American Dream? The Dictionary describes the American Dream as “the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American”. The term “American Dream” is an idea that suggests that through hard work and determination, all people have the potential to live happy, successful lives.
The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. Some say, that the American Dream has become the pursuit of material prosperity - that people work more hours to get bigger cars, fancier homes, the fruits of prosperity for their families - but have less time to enjoy their prosperity. Willy believes in what he considers the American Dream, that a “well liked” and “personally attractive” man in business will indisputable and deservedly acquire the material comforts offered by modern American life. He wastes his whole life attempting to become successful, happy and free, but he dramatically commits suicide in realizing the failure of his dream. This is one of the reasons why Willy was the only person to blame for his downfall.
After all this is America where someone with motivation and a dream can make all things come true. The American dream is made possible in America because our society allows us to advance. For example, if I want to get another job that pays more, nobody can tell me I cant. When I think of the American dream I picture myself doing what I want to do and being successful at it, I picture the freedom and the liberty, and overall just being happy. When I carry out my American dream I will have the freedom