The Great Gatsby and the American Dream :: The Great Gatsby

IntroductionF. Scott Fitzgeralds novel, The Great Gatsby, is one of the few novels he wrote in 1925. The novel takes place during the 1920s following the 1st World War. It is written about a young man named Nick, from the east he moved to the west to learn about the link business. He hold ons up moving next to a mysterious man named Gatsby who ends up giving him the lesion of his life.After love circles with Gatsby and his cousin Daisy, lastly Jordan and gossip resulting with killings end up discussed over his experience resulting going back east. done reading the book, it shows how the experience of selfness and World War 1 made the high social pollyannaish over their lives. It showed how they wanted to forget the past and build themselves back into their social class. Also, by the experience of Daisy and Jordan treatment from the men in the stories allows the reader to see how prison term still hasnt changed how relationships work with men.This novel is a great novel to give a n example on how reality is to people even the high class. Through the discussion of the passage, poem and scholarly article will show how the path towards the American Dream can turn into a negative or dogmatic outcome in a persons life.ThemeWhen Mr. Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby, he described the actions of the human society. In a certain way, not altogether did he describe and critic the high class but also the lower class, which ended up critiquing the American Dream. The American Dream was a imagination give to believe that a human being should pursue being happy, wealthy, and loved which has cause any human being to go in search for this idea. All that is end up being found is the fact of having the illusion of having more material is to be happy than being happy by valuing what you already have.Gatsby would be a great example of not valuing his materials. He had everything he wanted except Daisy of course but he never used or appreciated the materials he was surroun ded by. You know, old sport, Ive never used that pool all summer, said Gatsby. He didnt value anything but Daisy since the ground for everything he did was for her. It only leaves to question to whether he really loved her or wanted her wealth or maybe just even the accomplishment of having her.