American Dream
The American Dream, an idealistic and illusionary goal to achieve wealth. Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway and his friends are all looking towards achieving the American Dream and are willing to do almost anything to acquire it. During the novel many of the characters see that no happiness can truly be obtained without an excessive amount of money. The Great Gatsby shows the awful consequences when people are not intrinsically happy, but only are motivated to get more possessions.
Jay Gatsby knew for a long time that Daisy would never accept him if he stayed a poor man, his obsession with her grew larger each day. He did everything in his power to become the wealthy man he is… even if it meant doing it in a very illegal way. Gatsby always throws extravagant parties at his enormous house, in the hope that one day Daisy would make an appearance there. His ongoing obsession with her also drove him to lose his mind, in the novel once Nick got Daisy and Gatsby together for the first time in years, Gatsby seemed like a changed man, he was happier and ever more in “love” with her. Gatsby still kept everything thought out the years that could connect him to Daisy such as him …show more content…
Living in East Egg surrounded by all sorts of wealthy people Nick gets a good advantage of knowing certain people, getting extravagant party invites and he is certainly not viewed as poor… but unlike everyone else there he doesn’t let the thought of wealth get to his head. “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” (chapter 1) said by his father to prove to young Nick that only a man with good goals and values will know the true intentions of life. This helped Nick see the values in each person and helped him understand that not every person is as fortunate as
The American Dream, an idealistic and illusionary goal to achieve wealth. Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway and his friends are all looking towards achieving the American Dream and are willing to do almost anything to acquire it. During the novel many of the characters see that no happiness can truly be obtained without an excessive amount of money. The Great Gatsby shows the awful consequences when people are not intrinsically happy, but only are motivated to get more possessions.
Jay Gatsby knew for a long time that Daisy would never accept him if he stayed a poor man, his obsession with her grew larger each day. He did everything in his power to become the wealthy man he is… even if it meant doing it in a very illegal way. Gatsby always throws extravagant parties at his enormous house, in the hope that one day Daisy would make an appearance there. His ongoing obsession with her also drove him to lose his mind, in the novel once Nick got Daisy and Gatsby together for the first time in years, Gatsby seemed like a changed man, he was happier and ever more in “love” with her. Gatsby still kept everything thought out the years that could connect him to Daisy such as him …show more content…
Living in East Egg surrounded by all sorts of wealthy people Nick gets a good advantage of knowing certain people, getting extravagant party invites and he is certainly not viewed as poor… but unlike everyone else there he doesn’t let the thought of wealth get to his head. “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” (chapter 1) said by his father to prove to young Nick that only a man with good goals and values will know the true intentions of life. This helped Nick see the values in each person and helped him understand that not every person is as fortunate as