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The American Dream, what is it really? Constantly changing with the times, and morals of the people; but in the end, we all want the same things. The Great Gatsby is about what happened to the American Dream in the 1920's, a time period when the dream had been corrupted by the gready pursuit of wealth. This Dream that Gatsby and so many people in the ‘roaring twenties' embody, consisted of endless possibilities, motivation & ambition triggered by jealousy, hard work and being self-sufficient, love and the hope that comes with it, and of course, money and wealth. The pursuit of the American dream was the inspiring motivation for accomplishing their goals and producing achievements,
however when tainted with wealth the dream becomes hollow and meaningless.
The American Dream is about motivation, and having ambition and hope that anybody can achieve his or her personal goals. Gatsby had a problem with his dream; his expectations were set too high. The fact that Daisy falls short of Gatsby's expectations is obvious. Knowing this, you can see that no matter how hard Gatsby tries to live his fantasy, he will never be able to achieve it. The green light is of great significance in the novel, The Great Gatsby. This symbol is depicted throughout the novel. It is first mentioned in the first chapter of the novel. At first, it was no more than a green light. When it is further examined it becomes more evident that this green light is not Daisy, but a symbol representing Gatsby's dream of having Daisy. Nick realizes what Gatsby doesn't "He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night." Nick is saying that Daisy and Gatsby had their chance, and it's over, it's behind him and there's nothing anyone can do about it, its life.
Hard work and being Independent, or self-sufficient are also shown as a part in the American Dream. Settings in this book show how...