Achieving the American Dream means that everyone has the equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative, according to dictionary.com. Many do not achieve their American Dream. In The Great Gatsby, countless people did not achieve theirs. In the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald reveals to the reader that he believes, that the American Dream can not ever be achieved.
One of the people who did not achieve their American Dream, was Gatsby himself. Jay Gatsby’s overall dream was to get back with Daisy, and start things over. He believed that you could restart the past and things would be just like it was before. “Can’t repeat the past?” he cried incredulously. “Why of course you can!” proves …show more content…
When looking at Tom’s life, he wouldn’t be a true definition of The American Dream. Tom is another example of someone who did not achieve their American Dream. Tom was always cheating on Daisy with Myrtle. The author says, “It takes two to make an accident” (Fitzgerald 58). Part of The American Dream is to live a happy life with one person and loving that one person. Cheating on your wife is not in that. Everyone who lives in the East Egg are stuck up and snobby and only care about themselves. Everyone in the East Egg didn’t have to work for their money like the people of the West Egg. Tom was rich and had a lot of money, but he was so stuck up with his money. He never used his money for good. According to Nick, “They were careless people Tom and Daisy-- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people can up the mess they made…” (Fitzgerald 179). Tom did not achieve his American Dream, because he was not in a happy healthy relationship, and in the end he never got with Myrtle because she did end up dying. “‘Was she killed?’ ‘yes’” (Fitzgerald 143). proves
One of the people who did not achieve their American Dream, was Gatsby himself. Jay Gatsby’s overall dream was to get back with Daisy, and start things over. He believed that you could restart the past and things would be just like it was before. “Can’t repeat the past?” he cried incredulously. “Why of course you can!” proves …show more content…
When looking at Tom’s life, he wouldn’t be a true definition of The American Dream. Tom is another example of someone who did not achieve their American Dream. Tom was always cheating on Daisy with Myrtle. The author says, “It takes two to make an accident” (Fitzgerald 58). Part of The American Dream is to live a happy life with one person and loving that one person. Cheating on your wife is not in that. Everyone who lives in the East Egg are stuck up and snobby and only care about themselves. Everyone in the East Egg didn’t have to work for their money like the people of the West Egg. Tom was rich and had a lot of money, but he was so stuck up with his money. He never used his money for good. According to Nick, “They were careless people Tom and Daisy-- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people can up the mess they made…” (Fitzgerald 179). Tom did not achieve his American Dream, because he was not in a happy healthy relationship, and in the end he never got with Myrtle because she did end up dying. “‘Was she killed?’ ‘yes’” (Fitzgerald 143). proves