The American Dream In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
“The first literary reference of the American Dream appeared in 1931 in J.T. Adam’s novel Epic of America. But without using this exact expression, F. Scott Fitzgerald had already publish a novel commenting on the myth of American ascendancy in 1925, The Great Gatsby. With the Gold Coast mansions on Long Island, New York as its setting, this literary classic captures the aspirations that represented the opulent, excessive and exuberant 1920s” (Bloom, 67).
In this essay I will analyze how the events in the novel The Great Gatsby depict the changing of society and the standards and values in America during the 1920s. This novel includes characters from different social classes and this essay aims to examine the relationship between these social …show more content…
Adams was apparently the first who used and defined the term “American Dream”, in 1931: “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement”( J.T. Adams 16)
In the past century, the American Dream has been found associated with material items as an indication of attaining success.
This widely known term is present throughout the novel, despite the fact that this expression in not mentioned in the novel, Fitzgerald still portrays the increase and decrease of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby by using the character of Jay Gatsby.
Gatsby, the main character in this novel, achieved a huge success in his life and became very wealthy, with no money, only with a plan and a desire for achieving his dream. It is not clear how Gatsby produced his wealth, but is somehow clear that he was implicated in some illegal business. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows that the American Dream is feasible not only by working hard and following the rules of society, but it is possible doing things that are not permitted by …show more content…
I believe that she can be considered a siren, because she lured Gatsby with her wonderful voice (“The Great Gatsby: The Corruption of the American Dream through materialism”), like the mythological sirens which tempted the sailors in dangerous places with their enchanting voices. Gatsby becomes fascinated by her voice and all things that he done, was in order to obtain her love, but he won’t realize that the only thing that her voice will give him will be the
In this essay I will analyze how the events in the novel The Great Gatsby depict the changing of society and the standards and values in America during the 1920s. This novel includes characters from different social classes and this essay aims to examine the relationship between these social …show more content…
Adams was apparently the first who used and defined the term “American Dream”, in 1931: “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement”( J.T. Adams 16)
In the past century, the American Dream has been found associated with material items as an indication of attaining success.
This widely known term is present throughout the novel, despite the fact that this expression in not mentioned in the novel, Fitzgerald still portrays the increase and decrease of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby by using the character of Jay Gatsby.
Gatsby, the main character in this novel, achieved a huge success in his life and became very wealthy, with no money, only with a plan and a desire for achieving his dream. It is not clear how Gatsby produced his wealth, but is somehow clear that he was implicated in some illegal business. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald shows that the American Dream is feasible not only by working hard and following the rules of society, but it is possible doing things that are not permitted by …show more content…
I believe that she can be considered a siren, because she lured Gatsby with her wonderful voice (“The Great Gatsby: The Corruption of the American Dream through materialism”), like the mythological sirens which tempted the sailors in dangerous places with their enchanting voices. Gatsby becomes fascinated by her voice and all things that he done, was in order to obtain her love, but he won’t realize that the only thing that her voice will give him will be the