"The Great Gatsby" and The American Dream

Discovery, Individualism, and the pursuit of happiness, this is the American Dream. Or at least what it used to be. People live their whole lives trying to accomplish this dream, but few actually do, why? How are the odds not in the favor of a million and more citizens? It's because the American Dream no longer exists. Laziness, easy money, and light-hearted values have corrupted the American Dream. "The Great Gatsby" at first seems like …

…golden. He centered his life on an idea of perfection in a person; Daisy was nothing close to that idea. He sacrificed everything to get her, but in the end all he gets is a few bullets in his back. Nick and Gatsby's dad were the only people to show up at his funeral. They were the only ones who could still see some glimpse of the poor humble farm boy that was James Gatz