The Great Gatsby is a novel that was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and takes place in 1922. In it Fitzgerald describes what the American dream is and what he thinks of it. There is also a movie about the novel. This helps readers gain a visual perspective of the book. This movie also gives the same idea of the American dream, however the book gives you a better interpretation of what the American dream is all about. This is because it is the original source and it gives you better insight to what Fitzgerald is talking about. The Great Gatsby depicts that the American dream is centered around wealth and does so by portraying Gatsby’s life. Jay Gatsby was born into a poor family that was poor. As a result he left them in search of wealth.
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Cody learns about Gatsby’s predicament and decides to help him out. Cody would eventually die. This lead Jay to believe that he would inherit Cody’s money and become rich. However, this was not the case as Cody would end up giving his money to his wife. This meant that once again Gatsby was left with nothing. Gatsby then finds Meyer Wolfshiem, who helps Gatsby obtain wealth. After obtaining this wealth, Gatsby attempts to go after Daisy in hopes that she will be with him now that he has money. Upon their meeting again, Daisy realizes that she still has feelings for Gatsby. This is seen when Daisy says, “They’re such beautiful shirts”(Fitzgerald, 92). Daisy is sobbing in this scene because she realizes that if she waited like Gatsby asked she would have married him and not Tom. This does not stop Gatsby from trying to get Daisy back because he believes that the past can be re-lived. Gatsby even tries to get Daisy to say that she never loved Tom. In the end, however, Gatsby dies before he could reach his American Dream. After Gatsby dies Nick says, “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will
Cody learns about Gatsby’s predicament and decides to help him out. Cody would eventually die. This lead Jay to believe that he would inherit Cody’s money and become rich. However, this was not the case as Cody would end up giving his money to his wife. This meant that once again Gatsby was left with nothing. Gatsby then finds Meyer Wolfshiem, who helps Gatsby obtain wealth. After obtaining this wealth, Gatsby attempts to go after Daisy in hopes that she will be with him now that he has money. Upon their meeting again, Daisy realizes that she still has feelings for Gatsby. This is seen when Daisy says, “They’re such beautiful shirts”(Fitzgerald, 92). Daisy is sobbing in this scene because she realizes that if she waited like Gatsby asked she would have married him and not Tom. This does not stop Gatsby from trying to get Daisy back because he believes that the past can be re-lived. Gatsby even tries to get Daisy to say that she never loved Tom. In the end, however, Gatsby dies before he could reach his American Dream. After Gatsby dies Nick says, “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will