The Failure Of The American Dream In The Great Gatsby

Failure of The American Dream
The American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of race, class, gender, or nationality, can be successful in America. The 1920s is called the “Roaring Twenties” because the music, fashion, and art that made up the period is anything but quiet, everyone was outside and could not stay inside as the jazz music kept everyone moving and grooving where nobody cared what you wore as everyone was equal, the 1920s settled after post-World War 1 when the Stock Market was booming, there was a sense that there was plenty of money to go around, Furthermore, the famous book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald is pushing to state that the American Dream is destroyed through various symbols throughout

TJ Eckleburg's eyes can not be solved. The ophthalmologist who first put up the billboard once believed in the American Dream but is now out of business. The fading advertisement is all that remains of his company “But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground.” (Fitzgerald 26) The billboard itself once represented the American Dream of the optometrist. However, over time it faded and the billboard of the eyes was the only thing that was left of his company. To finish up, Dr. TJ Ecklebrug is always watching over the world and how everyone is chasing a broken dream. The dream is already broken when others will use other people to climb up social status and get more greedy

He chased illusions and ignored reality, and ultimately it destroyed him. Thus the green light shows how greedy the world is and how everyone chasing the dream led to an unfortunate downfall.
In conclusion, the green light, Dr. TJ Eckleburg, and The Valley of Ashes all turn to the same broken American Dream and how it was a horrible agony, showing that the American Dream is to get power and higher status. All the symbols tie to the same theme of the American Dream, Valley of Ashes shows how the dream was just a trash dump and the difference between rich and poor, Dr. TJ Eckleburg indicates that God is watching everywhere and how they see that the American dream was just individuals chasing to get rich, and the green light shows how everyone is greedy for money and how it leads to a failure for many characters. Therefore, the symbols of the Valley of Ashes, Dr. TJ Eckleburg, and the green light represent the broken American Dream of how it is corrupt and shown to change people, displaying the American Dream was a selfish way for numerous people and how it can show the real side of a personality. People tried the dream but failed since it stood