xWhen you think about the American dream, you think about a big home, fancy cars, and almost all things the average person wouldn’t be able to afford. And that’s exactly what The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald explores.
Gatsby is the embodiment of the American dream, at least on the surface, but when you see underneath it's not all that great. He lives this picturesque life that to everyone else is almost unattainable and remarkable. Jay Gatsby is a self-starter, coming from the lower class, who worked hard and accumulated wealth and status. But he spends his life obsessed with the idea of being rich and successful to be equal to Daisy. But money can’t buy happiness and it surely can not buy love. Gatsby’s admiration and love for daisy is endless and she is Gatsby’s “American dream”.
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People love Gatsby's money and that’s all they really pay attention to. Fitzgerald presents a critical view of the American Dream, highlighting its illusory nature and the corrupting influence of wealth and excess. Gatsby's extravagant parties and obscure displays of wealth are hollow spectacles that mask his inner emptiness and his desperate desire to relive the past. The pursuit of material success leads to moral decay of genuine human connections. Especially love and when Gatsby said “Her voice is full of money” showing this idea that wealth is an attraction for him because money is the only thing Daisy knows. The Great Gatsby also suggests that the American Dream is ultimately unattainable or at least