During the 1920’s, the perception of the American Dream was that an individual would achieve success in life regardless of family history or social status if they only work hard enough. The 1920’s (otherwise known as the roaring twenties) was a time period of dramatic political and social change. For the first time, more americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled during that decade. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, portrays the 20’s as an era of lack of moral values. The character Jay Gatsby is trying continuously to achieve the idea of the American Dream to Daisy Buchanan
