Lourdes Pallazhco
Professor O’Connell, Sean English 215
11/2/2015
The American Dream A dream can be described as, and be so many goals. It can be passions, wealth, or most of the times. It can be love. A life purpose that's driving us to be successful. To never fails. To thrive reaching above and beyond our own known capabilities, and achieves greatness. In the story The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Could be said to have it all, a story of a young man named Jay Gatsby, with a dream above all. A dream of love, wealth, and desires
In the 1920s, we learned that through history. Most of the settlement in America, was mostly poor immigrants. Do to the Declaration Of Independence, gave them opportunities to pursue and to live the life they wanted. Though some lived their lives as farmers, As Gatsby father did, told by Scott (Fitzgerald. Majority of them was looking and searching for a different dream)(pg 2). A dream to obtain, and become like those admired by society, the gain riches and lived the lifestyle those who were rich, were living in dreams and goal. It became their American Dream.
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His original name was James Gets. (Despite his family limits do to poverty. He managed to go to St. Loaf College in Minnesota, where he worked as a janitor to support himself. After dropping out, he met with Dan Cody. A copper tycoon, who invited him to join his yacht trek)(pag6). Were James Jimmy Gets, changed his name to Jay