Matthew Rangel Mrs Stele Ap English March 6th 2023 According to Courtney E. Martin ¨In fact, for the first time in American history, the majority of parents do not think that their kids will be better off than they were. This is true of rich and poor, men and women.¨ This means that American citizens in modern times do not believe that their children or the next generation will be more financially stable than themselves, regardless of their income status. Fitzgerald's vision of the "American Dream" in The Great Gatsby is different to today's ideals of the "American Dream”. The American Dream of today is a lot different and not at all of what The Great Gatsby had imagined it to be. The American Dream in the Great Gatsby was thought of as going …show more content…
The country was also in the midst of an economic boom, which fueled the belief that anyone could "strike it rich" on Wall Street. “However, this rapid economic growth was built on a bubble which popped in 1929. The Great Gatsby was published in 1925, well before the crash, but through its wry descriptions of the ultra-wealthy, it seems to somehow predict that the fantastic wealth on display in 1920s New York was just as ephemeral as one of Gatsby's parties. In any case, the novel, just by being set in the 1920s, is unlikely to present an optimistic view of the American Dream.” Considering the novel was written in the 1920s, it was never going to be a realistic view of the future and what was to come. There were many obstacles unknown to come in the near future, for example the great depression which happened only 4 years …show more content…
It has unrealistic standards for it to be achievable. According to source E “They feel the dream -- however they define it -- is out of reach. Young adults, aged 18 to 34, are most likely to feel the dream is unattainable, with 63% saying it's impossible. This age group has suffered in the wake of the Great Recession, finding it hard to get good jobs”. This evidence means that young adults feel as if the American Dream is nearly impossible to attain or achieve in the modern economy. According to source E “Younger Americans are a cause of great concern. Many respondents said they are worried about the next generation's ability to prosper”. This means that young American citizens of today might not be able to prosper in this incoming age, no longer being confident that they'll even be able to achieve the American Dream. You could say that young adults might be able to excel with today's new technology and social media apps, which they are good