How does the “American Dream” really affect everybody's lives? The American dream is a desire for success and the ability to achieve wealth at a fast rate. In the novel The Great Gatsby, the American dream is explored by showing the idea of success, wealth, happiness through hard work and determination. So how did Gatsby show that he had new money? At the beginning of the book, Gatsby would hold huge, extravagant parties. Throwing these parties showed how much money he truly has. Gatsby also hopes Daisy will eventually show up. The lavish and flashy displays he would have there are a representation of his “American Dream”. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald made the point about how materialism and wealth really affect people. The rich are quite often careless with the …show more content…
This shows that Gatsby's shirts are like treasure to him. They are part of his lifestyle to impress others. That quote also illustrates Daisy's materialism. The shirt made her emotional enough to cry; a shirt should not impact her enough to cry about it. His “American Dream” had many effects on different characters as the book went on. By Gatsby living his “American Dream,” his corruption started to show. His wealth was all the solution to his problems and his love for Daisy. The actions of Gatsby demonstrated the true or dark side of wealth: that money can taint his merits and relationships. “I thought of the night when I first came to his ancestral home, three months before. The lawn and drive had been crowded with the faces of those who guessed at his corruption—and he had stood on those steps, concealing his incorruptible dream, as he waved them good-bye.”(Ch. 8). The syllable of the syllable. This quote talks about the parties he would throw. He would stand on the steps to his house, trying to hide his true self from all those who doubted and talked about him. Despite all the rumors about him, he was able to maintain his social status and appear guilty free of his