The American dream is not just a way of life it’s what every American citizens wants to do this can be changed over time and generations. In many ways the same disillusionment is present in Fitzgerald's other works, particularly in Gatsby. But Dexter is the main sufferer of disillusionment at the end of this story, and he holds on to his version of the American dream through a number of obstacles. He reaches a level of success that allows him to catch the eye of his childhood fantasy girl Judy Jones. But even when he reaches that level, he finds that there is some emptiness to the dream once he finds the rather empty and ugly character of Judy underneath her glittering exterior. He doesn't lose his faith in the vision until he finds