The Great Gatsby American Dream Analysis

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Putting his faith in the fulfillment of American dream, Gatsby turns his dream into a fairy tale, idealizes himself to be a prince. This accomplishment transforms him from a knight to a prince, or rather, a prince-looking knight. While prince Charming, played by Tom Buchanan, lives in a “white palace”, Gatsby possesses “a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side” (Fitzgerald qtd in Jerome 53). Tom “also controls the whole world” (Fitzgerald qtd in Jerome 54), holds in his hand the throne and the faith of his kingdom. Gatsby builds himself an empire in the underworld, in which he is the emperor. Prince Tom is born a royal member, with a vast possession of money that enables him to live his life not having