"The Great Gatsby" By: F. Scott Fitzgerald The tragic result of the American Dream in it's false reality

The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Has a central theme, the American Dream and it's tragic result of those who attempt to capture its false reality. For Jay Gatsby, the dream becomes real through wealth and power, and he maintains that all this glory will result in happiness. To get this bliss Jay chooses to use the drive of love to justify the illegal ways of reaching "the American Dream". <…

…sharing many of the same aspirations, have variances. Undoubtedly, as time changes, the American Dreams are bound to change; however, one aspect will always remain the same, and that is obtaining the satisfaction of success. Works Cited : Bruccoli, Matthew J. ed. New Essays on The Great Gatsby. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1985. Fitzgerald, Scott F. The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Miller, James E. Jr. Boats Against the Current. New York: New York University Press, 1964