The Great Gatsby Research Paper

The American Dream is something we wish we could all achieve. The American Dream is no matter what your background is, man or women can rise up and be successful. The American Dream shows hope if you work hard enough. Gatsby seeked a new lifestyle and wanted to become successful and he did. In F. Scott Fitzgerald the great Gatsby, Gatsby represents the American Dream lifestyle. This can be proven by who he surrounds himself with. Another way this can be proven is how he rose and became successful. Then lastly his riches are another keyway to say he lived the American dream.

In the book, Jay Gatsby’s lifestyle is a perfect example of the American dream lifestyle. This can be shown by his riches and his environment. Gatsby Lived the American Dream by looking at who he surrounds himself with. When Gatsby has parties, he only invites successful people like himself. Also, the women he invites were usually flappers that represented a good time in the American dream lifestyle. Nick describes the house with men and women walking across his garden with champagne. Gatsby guest always say how they enjoy the great Gatsby parties. This gives more of a reason he lived the American dream.

This can be shown by his past to his present self. Many people made rumors about Gatsby and wondered who this mysterious wealthy man with great successful parties is. Gatsby was a young poor soldier that ended up being super wealthy after coming from the war. Gatsby had fallen in love with daisy before the war and he wanted to give her the world, so he works hard and became successful for her. Gatsby dad recognized his son’s work ethic by telling us his daily schedule from a young age pg. (173). This proved how Gatsby started from nothing to becoming