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American Dream In The Great Gatsby

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The American dream was to be able to become a self-made man. The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald is a great example of people realizing the american dream. In this story there are two types of rich, the new type and the old type.The old types are the ones who inherited their wealth, while the new types are the ones who just found their wealth and are the new wealthy.The story is about Gatsby, a new type of rich that realized his american dream. The Great Gatsby is all about reaching the american dream. Fitzgerald's portrayal of the american dream seems to be about being rich and being able to do whatever the rich want. This is shown when gatsby and Tom are able to get away with many things due to the influence and wealth. This attracts many
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