Examples Of Failure In The Great Gatsby

The American dream is when someone strives to make a dream come true through dedication, hard work, being happy, and trying their hardest in everything they do In Gatsby The story shows failure through Gatsby's life with his love and friendships to try and achieve his American Dream. The American Dream is an opportunity made up of success all in a person’s life for them to accomplish as much as they can in the time of their lifespan. Gatsby had mostly everything handed down to him from his parents passing away but after that he still worked hard with the money to keep enough for living and he had a good life with friends. The elements of the 1920’s are feeling careless, having big parties every week, being wealthy, and living comfortably.

Most people at Gatsby’s parties think the richer people are bootleggers and that’s how they get rich. “Who is this Gatsby anyhow? demanded Tom suddenly. ‘Some big bootlegger?’ ‘Where’d you hear that?’ I inquired. ‘I didn’t hear it. I imagined it. A lot of these newly rich people are just big bootleggers, you know.’ ‘Not Gatsby,’ I said shortly”. PDF pg 46 Everyone who has heard of Gatsby has heard he was a bootlegger, and has heard other rumors about him. Gatsby has been accused of being a German spy, an Oxford grad, and a bootlegger. “The corruption of the 1920s saturates The Great Gatsby. Gatsby's "greatness" is constructed in part on illegal activities that are never fully and clearly defined-bootlegging in a string of drug stores? the handling of bonds from governmental bribes? big-time gambling and gangster war-fare” Gale Sources. Gatsby has sold alcohol, drugs, has gambled, and was part of a gangster war fare group. Gatsby has been involved in multiple types of illegal activities but has never seemed to get caught because everyone knows him. These reasonings connect to Gatsby having rumors told to people he is a bootlegger by owning his own private drug stores, abd being apart of illegal

Gatsby lived a good life with his family's money by going to capitals all over, collecting jewels, and hunting big games to win more money. “I’ll tell you god's truth I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West from San Francisco My family all died and I came into a good deal of money After that I lived like a young rajah in all capitals of Europe, collecting jewels, hunting big game, and painting a little” PDF pg 49 Gatsby showed how well he lived after his family passed and everything he did that he wouldn’t have done if they didn’t passed away. Everything happens for a reason and eventually you thankful how you got that far and being well known to have the ability to achieve an American Dream. “Tom Buchanan comes from the world of established wealth, which, though contemptuous of the blatant kinds of corruption represented by Gatsby and his associates, itself indulges quietly and discreetly in bribery, blackmail, and manipulation (preferably legal) to maintain and consolidate its power. It is a world that has lines into the more obviously corrupt world, as witness Tom's friend Walter Chase, a one-time associate of Gatsby, who is willing to spy on Gatsby for Tom” Gale Sources. No matter how Gatsby got in trouble with the government or not he always knew how to keep his money. Gatsby was smart enough and knew many people so he wouldn’t get caught to get in trouble with