How Did Gatsby Contribute To The Failure Of The American Dream

44. In chapter 9 the part which directly correlates with what Franklin had written was Gatsby’s schedule and resolves on the last page of the “Hopalong Cassidy” (173 Fitzgerald). Through the establishment of a rigid schedule at a young age which called for a very specific timetable from the time to “rise from bed” to time for “study” (173 Fitzgerald) Gatsby is being displayed as a follower of Franklin a self-made man. That just like Franklin, Gatsby seeks self-improvement as seen through his general resolves which call for multiple habitats such as “read one improving book or magazine each week” (173 Fitzgerald). Thus, Fitzgerald is connecting the rags to riches story of Gatsby with Franklin in order to depict the greatness held by Gatsby. Moreover, he is
Through the last four paragraphs of the novel, Fitzgerald effectively connects the numerous main ideas to the failure of the American Dream. By criticizing Gatsby’s household one last time before he left, Nick depicts the emptiness found in the grandeur of wealth. That the American Dream has the ability to bring money into a person’s life, but cannot fill the void that is familial connections. Likewise, it builds the idea that the American Dream and the rapid expansion of humans have led to the destruction of the environment as seen through the cutting of “trees that had made way for Gatsby’s house” (180 Fitzgerald). Moreover. This destruction of a “fresh, green beast of new world” (180 Fitzgerald) is correlated with the corruption which wealth brings upon man. That as wealth increases, the emptiness and corruption of individuals rise due to morality being pushed aside. Finally, Nick alludes to the “green light” (180 Fitzgerald) displaying Fitzgerald belief in that every generation of America will continue to seek the dream which had come to define the country. That no matter the emptiness or corruption present at the time being, the drive for the American Dream will live on pushing individuals to be