Thematic Essay On The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925 often portrays various hectic themes such as wealth, judgement, and forgiveness. Despite all these major themes, one major theme F. Scott Fitzgerald seems to focus on the most is his opinion of The American Dream. The American Dream is oftenly what many working class Americans strive for, but in reality it is not what it seems to be. In the novel, Fitzgerald did not believe in The American Dream he believes of it as unreachable by everybody, even the rich. One character Fitzgerald focuses on having “The American Dream” is Jay Gatsby, Gatsby has it all he is rich with no worries at all, or that is what everybody believes anyway. Gatsby who is able to get rich by making his money illegally has not reached The American

Many people look at The American Dream of just being rich, in the upper-class and not having to work at all but in reality if you are not happy with your life, like Gatsby, you truly have not reached the astounding American Dream. All that Gatsby has really wanted in life is to be with the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, but unfortunately she is married to Tom Buchanan so the chances of them getting together is little to none; but Gatsby does not go down without a fight in trying to be with Daisy, but in the end he is unable to be with her, so in eyes of many Americans he has not reached The American Dream because he is not happy with his life. In the novel, the “green light” at the end of dock is often associated with Gatsby and Daisy. In this quote by Fitzgerald, “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us” (Fitzgerald 188), is Gatsby trying to be Daisy’s husband. The “green light” is meant to show how far Gatsby is from true happiness and that is to be with Daisy. Gatsby firmly believes that if he is able to marry Daisy he will be able to finally reach the “green light”, but in the end he is not able to be