The book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald teaches about the American Dream. In this novel, Gatsby attempts to pursue his old love interest Daisy, who is married. When he does, Daisy's husband finds out and they get into an argument where Daisy leaves with Gatsby and ends up hitting her husband's mistress with Gatsby’s car in the end Gatsby is killed. The American Dream is believed to be the pursuit of anything that makes a person happy. Marsha Blackburn states, “The American Dream is independence and being able to create that dream for yourself." In this text, the American Dream is defined, developed, and criticized in many ways. Initially, the character in Jay Gatsby’s American Dream is to maintain a status and to win back the love …show more content…
“. for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone, he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock.” pg.19 This shows where Fitzgerald defines the American Dream by symbolizing the green light he’s reaching out to, which is the light at the end of Daisy's dock. In addition, Fitzgerald develops the American Dream by using wealth and status to symbolize Gatsby’s way of trying to gain Daisy’s love again.” Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay.”pg.61 This shows Gatsby trying to win Daisy's heart with his wealth and change. He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God. pg.85 In this statement Gatsby knew that his dream of being with Daisy would be pointless without becoming the person she