Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was a prominent twentieth century writer, and for that reason, there is no doubt that his novel The Great Gatsby will forever be an American society culture text. It is a novel that forces readers to envision and question his or her American Dream. In fact, when 21st-century readers critically read and analyze Fitzgerald’s novel, he or she should think of the American Dream as a diverse dream. Why? Think about it: The United States of America is more diverse than ever before. It is a patchwork quilt—with each patchwork representing a unique American Dream—including my American-Brazilian Dream. Nonetheless, when reading and analyzing a novel, readers use different critical approaches—literary criticism. The essential
