Corruption Of The American Dream In The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby and the American Dream The Great Gatsby, written by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, is a book that demonstrates how the American Dream is corrupt. The Great Gatsby presents three varieties of people, which includes the established rich, the newly rich, and the poor. The financial status of the people in this case does not matter because each group is corrupt. Each person in the book wants more and they all want money. Furthermore, since the American Dream is corrupt, it affects the characters’ lives and makes them corrupt. Moreover, the West Egg, which represents the newly rich demonstrates how the American Dream is corrupt. The West Egg is represented mostly by Jay Gatsby, who is one of the main characters. Mr. Gatsby was in love with a girl named Daisy Buchanan. Mr. Gatsby was willing to do anything for her and he wanted her back in his life, but the only thing is, Daisy is already married. Mr. Gatsby was in love with Daisy, but she moved on when he went into the armed forces.

For instance, Myrtle Wilson had an affair with Tom Buchanan because he was wealthy. Evidently, Myrtle wanted to have a wealthy husband because as she talks about her wedding, she was very upset, she said, “He borrowed somebody’s best suit to get married in… I lay down and cried to beat the band afternoon”(Fitzgerald 35). Despite the harsh attack Tom had towards her, Myrtle still wanted him over her husband who loved her, but just was not wealthy. Sadly, her wishes would never come true because Tom had no intention of marrying Myrtle. The book The Great Gatsby demonstrates how the American Dream is corrupt. The American Dream is corrupt excluding the fact that a person is part of the established rich, newly rich, and poor. Throughout the book there are many examples given showing the corruption. Unfortunately, the characters showed how the American Dream is