American Dream in “The Great Gatsby”

Gatsby representation of the American dream Gatsby characterizes the American dream since he was born of meek beginnings in rural North Dakota and rises to a position of power and wealth. His humble beginnings is seen when we study about his early meeting of a lady called Daisy while still a fresh soldier in military who initially loved Gatsby, nonetheless their love is thwarted by Daisy’s parents and his parting for “The Great War.” ( Fitzgerald, 15).

After “The Great War”, Gatsby discerns that the only way he could be an acceptable in Daisy’s family as her husband is if he were to accrue great wealth. As a result, Gatsby, steals, pleads and borrows his way into the lifting industry. The prosperity he amasses from bootlegging buys him the marvelous house and festivities once again Gatsby needs to catch Daisy’s consideration ( Fitzgerald, 21).

And when he does accomplish it that replicates the “American Dream” as Daisy’s family would not allow him to marry the daughter a poor man. But his dream was his downfall also. His fascination with the past (Daisy’s love) is what slays him. (Bumm, Tobias, 47)

He, Gatsby wanted the relationship they together had in the past to last and he could not see that his attraction to Daisy in the first place was as of what she signified for him: the upper class and the money. This represents American Dream as a dream where everybody wants to be in upper class in terms of wealth accrued (Bumm, Tobias, 51)

In a way, Gatsby thinks if he can be in a point to get Daisy to love him, he can attest to himself that he fits to the upper class having a depiction that Americans always aim to get what they want materially so as to fit in the society without taking into considerations of the means to get there (Bloom, Harold, and Blake 98). He exemplifies that American impression that no matter where you come from, even if you are poor you can become anything you want given you work hard and you have the willpower. (Bumm, Tobias, 56)

If you keenly analyze book it suggests is that this idea of the American dream hold no water since Gatsby has to route to crime to pursue his dream of winning Daisy’s love.

Condition of the American dream in the 1920’s according to “The Great Gatsby”

Customarily, Americans have wanted to realize the American dream of fame, wealth and success through hard work and thrift. Still, the industrialization of the 20th centuries inaugurated the erosion of the American dream, swapping it with a philosophy of “get rich quick”, a quick and cheap way of getting accumulating wealth. A pool of seductive but subtle approaches have evolved, and today the three leading ways to immediate wealth are compensation lawsuits , big-jackpot state lotteries and large-prize television game shows (Bloom, Harold, and Blake 67)

In additional the novel, The Great Gatsby itself also has some application to the American dream, predominantly in the 1920’s. At this time period in America, economy flew, which brought extraordinary levels of prosperity to the nation. Also, with the WWI lastly put into end, people sought to reimburse for their anguish from WWI through extravagant money all over. This led to expansive private parties and ‘speakeasies’, the underground clubs that sold alcohol. Both of these drifts enabled American inhabitants to become filthy rich over a short duration of time, either by selling alcohol and illegal drugs or related activities. In the case of The Great Gatsby novel, he (Gatsby) became enormously wealthy by selling illegal drugs and then held extravagant parties so often. This overall growth of Americans’ wealth took them closer to their own dreams. As per Gatsby’s case, he held festivities, inviting major and top celebrities, fetching lots of people into his mansion. He seemed to be enclosed by remarkable luxury, courted by powerful beautiful women and men. He was always the theme of a whirlwind of talk in the city throughout New York. By doing this, Gatsby could influence Daisy, appeal her, and fall into love again, which was his and only dream since Daisy had been married by Tom Buchanon (Bloom, Harold, and Blake 67)
The novel presents a looping cycle that was predominant in America, among the ‘time’, ‘wealth’, and ‘dreams’, the American dream in the 1920’s. This time period led to thrilling treasure of majority of Americans, which made more dreams likely to be achieved, whether for love or for any other goal (Tyson, 41)

Daisy breathes her American Dream with her husband Tom, who has a lot of wealth. She does not have any long term goal in her life. Having that kind luxury around her solves it all, she breathes for the moment, and thinks not about what the future has. ( Fitzgerald, 67).

Born into his American Dream was Tom, now the husband to Daisy. He not ever had to work in his life, and he inherited all his money from his parents. Subsequently everything is flawless for his narrow-minded eyes and mind. Losing the wife, Daisy would be a main alteration in his dream because he sees her as one of his properties ( Fitzgerald, 103).
The Great Gatsby scrutinizes the fraud and corruption of the American Dream by the worldly values of modern society.

Reference
Tyson, Lois. Psychological Politics of the American Dream: The Commodification of Subjectivity in Twentieth-Century American Literature. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State Univ. Press, 1994. Print.//41 dream
Fitzgerald, F S. The Great Gatsby. London: Urban Romantics, 2012. Print. Frm page 15
Bloom, Harold, and Blake Hobby. The American Dream. New York, NY: Blooms Literary Criticism, 2009. Internet resource.// page 67 DREAM
Bumm, Tobias. The Failure of the american Dream in the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald. München: GRIN Verlag, 2007. Internet resource.// page condition in 1920s