1. Which events in Chapter 3 represent the novels main theme about the American dream? 1a. “The Great Gatsby” is a novel written about the American Dream. The time setting is in the 1920’s also called the “Roaring 20’s”, because of all the newfound wealth and people celebrating after World War 1. One scene in Chapter 3, which represents the novels main theme, are the parties held by Gatsby at his mansion in West Egg. At these parties, people from West Egg and East Egg come together and just have fun. I believe that this event is significant to the novel because it shows how people at the time were careless and had no values. However, people of West Egg and East Egg put all social constraints aside and joined each other to have fun at Gatsby’s