American Dream Rewritten In The Great Gatsby
American Dreams Rewritten Almost everyone has their own American Dream. Some achieve their dream while some do not. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald several people had an American Dream. Nick Carraway wanted to live a successful life in West Egg. While Jay Gatsby wanted to be with Daisy Buchanan. Did Nick fulfill his dream? The reader would never know. Gatsby on the other hand died while trying to get his dream. What would happen if his dream was different? What if his dream was to be promoted in the army from a Major to become the Lieutenant General or even the General of the Army? If Gatsby had that American Dream, he would have never gone back to meet Daisy, thus keeping him alive and living a successful life. Jay Gatsby
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Nick would not have met Meyer Wolfshiem. There would not be parties every weekend in West Egg. Daisy would not have had conflict regarding who she loves. Myrtle and George Wilson would not both be dead. And lastly, Gatsby would not have been killed. If Jay Gatsby was not in the story, then nothing would be the same in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby was the one who introduced Nick to Meyer. “‘‘Mr. Carraway this is my friend Mr. Wolfshiem.’” (Fitzgerald p75) Nick would have never know Meyer on a personal level. “‘Daisy, that’s all over now,’ he said earnestly. ‘It doesn’t matter any more. Just tell him the truth—that you never loved him—and it’s all wiped out forever.’ She looked at him blindly. ‘Why,—how could I love him—possibly?’ ‘You never loved him.’ She hesitated. Her eyes fell on Jordan and me with a sort of appeal, as though she realized at last what she was doing—and as though she had never, all along, intended doing anything at all. But it was done now. It was too late. ‘I never loved him,’ she said, with perceptible reluctance.” (Fitzgerald p141) If Gatsby’s American Dream was not to pursue and be with Daisy but rather be in the army, then this event would not have happened. Leading to the next thing that occurred in the sequence of events. “He looked up as Tom’s broad hand fell sharply on his shoulder. ‘What you want, fella?’‘What happened—that’s what I want to know!’ ‘Auto hit
Nick would not have met Meyer Wolfshiem. There would not be parties every weekend in West Egg. Daisy would not have had conflict regarding who she loves. Myrtle and George Wilson would not both be dead. And lastly, Gatsby would not have been killed. If Jay Gatsby was not in the story, then nothing would be the same in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby was the one who introduced Nick to Meyer. “‘‘Mr. Carraway this is my friend Mr. Wolfshiem.’” (Fitzgerald p75) Nick would have never know Meyer on a personal level. “‘Daisy, that’s all over now,’ he said earnestly. ‘It doesn’t matter any more. Just tell him the truth—that you never loved him—and it’s all wiped out forever.’ She looked at him blindly. ‘Why,—how could I love him—possibly?’ ‘You never loved him.’ She hesitated. Her eyes fell on Jordan and me with a sort of appeal, as though she realized at last what she was doing—and as though she had never, all along, intended doing anything at all. But it was done now. It was too late. ‘I never loved him,’ she said, with perceptible reluctance.” (Fitzgerald p141) If Gatsby’s American Dream was not to pursue and be with Daisy but rather be in the army, then this event would not have happened. Leading to the next thing that occurred in the sequence of events. “He looked up as Tom’s broad hand fell sharply on his shoulder. ‘What you want, fella?’‘What happened—that’s what I want to know!’ ‘Auto hit