Examples Of Disposable In The Great Gatsby

The American Dream has been a goal for many Americans for many decades. This dream often consists of “pulling up your bootstraps” and moving from a lower class position to a high class one through hard work. Even though this has been a prominent value throughout the decades, it is difficult to think of this as truly attainable. Although F.Scott Fitzgerald highlights the extremely wealthy and elite in the novel, The Great Gatsby, the failure of George Wilson and the way Tom Buchanan views everyone as disposable proves that the American Dream is not attainable. Throughout The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald places emphasis on the material wealth of many of his characters including the Buchanans and Jay Gatsby. These characters are often perceived as having achieved the American Dream because of their wealth and status. While some acquire the money through generations, such as the Buchanans, others work for their wealth, often through corrupt activities, such as Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald specifically brings attention to each character's status by the description of their homes. The Buchanan estate,

In reality, Wilson works harder than Tom. Wilson started his own business and tried to work his way up from the bottom all while Tom does not work at all and continues to be a part of the upper elite. While it can be said that Tom achieved the American Dream, this can be proven false due to the fact that Tom never started in poverty, never worked his way from “rags to riches”. Finally, because of families like the Buchanans, who have held wealth for generations, it makes it impossible for any of the resources or money needed to thrive in the upper class to reach people like Wilson, and help them achieve the American