The American Dream and Happiness
American dream could be looked at being more materialism than anything else. It is the ability and the financial capacity to make money and buy whatever you want to, for yourself or for your family, including family trip, having fun etc. Jay Gatsby, the main character or the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald in one hand, and Willy Loman, the principal figure of the play written “The Dead of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller, in the other hand, are an illustration of the pursuit of the American dream in their story. If there are some similarities in the course of their life, as far as realizing the American dream and fulfilling their happiness are concerned, there are differences in the path each of them followed to achieve the material richness and what happiness really mean to each of them.
Gatsby and Willy, though from two different social classes, share the same belief of American dream and each of them does what he could to achieve the material wealth and fulfill their needs.
Gatsby is a wealthy man; he belongs to the …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald and “The Dead of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller. If Gatsby was lucky enough to gain his money working hard, even though he was involved in illegal activity, he still didn’t get the love of his life, what has supposed to fulfill his happiness and ended his life killed because of that same Daisy. Willy, despite his willingness to do whatever he could, did not get the wealth that was needed for the success of his family because he could not adjust to the change in the society that also has an influence in the business as well. He feels that he is unable to make the pride of his family and decide to kill himself for that possible happiness of the rest of that
American dream could be looked at being more materialism than anything else. It is the ability and the financial capacity to make money and buy whatever you want to, for yourself or for your family, including family trip, having fun etc. Jay Gatsby, the main character or the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald in one hand, and Willy Loman, the principal figure of the play written “The Dead of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller, in the other hand, are an illustration of the pursuit of the American dream in their story. If there are some similarities in the course of their life, as far as realizing the American dream and fulfilling their happiness are concerned, there are differences in the path each of them followed to achieve the material richness and what happiness really mean to each of them.
Gatsby and Willy, though from two different social classes, share the same belief of American dream and each of them does what he could to achieve the material wealth and fulfill their needs.
Gatsby is a wealthy man; he belongs to the …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald and “The Dead of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller. If Gatsby was lucky enough to gain his money working hard, even though he was involved in illegal activity, he still didn’t get the love of his life, what has supposed to fulfill his happiness and ended his life killed because of that same Daisy. Willy, despite his willingness to do whatever he could, did not get the wealth that was needed for the success of his family because he could not adjust to the change in the society that also has an influence in the business as well. He feels that he is unable to make the pride of his family and decide to kill himself for that possible happiness of the rest of that