The Great Gatsby American Dream Quotes

The Great Gatsby: The American Dream “For many, the American dream has become a nightmare.” This quote was spoken by the well-known U.S. politician, Bernie Sanders, and it embodies many situations that have taken place in America. Blinded by wealth and fame, many lose touch of the truth of the American dream, which was initially signified by the first English settlers of the U.S. and now, is a dream that many immigrants desire. The Great Gatsby, a classic novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald truly epitomizes the abuse of the American dream; which shifted the appreciation of obtaining wealth, happiness and opportunity, into the misuse of wealth, happiness, and status in society. In just the beginning chapters of this novel, a myriad of characters just like Jay Gatsby have obtained a dream, and as the story progresses, their desires turn into horrid nightmares. To commence, in the beginning of the novel Jay Gatsby, a wealthy man who inhabited a huge mansion solitarily in West Egg, Long Island was popular for having extravagant parties. However, very …show more content…
His desire to escape his hard life and to supply a better one for his wife is manifested when he states, “I’ve been here too long. I want to get away. My wife and I want to go to the West.” (123). When he was first introduced, Wilson was a hard working man who deeply loved his wife. To Wilson, his wife’s happiness is the American dream. After she was struck and killed by Daisy (accidentally) Wilson’s life changed. He felt as if his life contained no meaning, and therefore, his American dream was extirpated. Wilson’s hard work and inability to obtain his dream of making his wife happy, forced him to take his vengeance on Gatsby, whom he thought ended his wife’s life. His American dream turned into a nightmare because he lost sight of what he really