The Struggles to Achieve The American Dream The American Dream is a theme In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The American Dream is to be wealthy, to be popular, and to have the girl of your dreams. Jay Gatsby failed to achieved this dream. Gatsby took shortcuts to get what he wanted, but in the end it didn't turn out the way he wanted. Jay Gatsby takes shortcuts to be successful by bootlegging and working with Wolfsheim to get things illegally. People who don't take short cuts get rewarded in the long run even if it takes longer. In the Great Gatsby, Gatsby worked illegally for Wolfsheim to get money so that he could become wealthy. He was a bootlegger who brought alcohol to parties during the time
