The Great Gatsby

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the question arises of whether the American dream is possible or impossible. Jay Gatsby searches for this dream throughout his life and it ultimately leads to his death. The search started at a young age as we see when Gatsby’s father shows Nick a copy of Hopalong Cassidy, which contains the resolutions made by James Gatz for his self-improvement. “Jimmy was bound to get ahead (182).” These …

…and regardless of wealth and love we constantly want something else to satisfy ourselves. There is a keyword in the phrase “the American dream” that explains it in full. It is just a “dream” that is unattainable. As The Great Gatsby has shown us, the dream may lead to moral corruption, a loss of the sense of what is right and wrong, misery, and maybe death as the character of Jay Gatsby has shown us.