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"The Great Gatsby" is a novel about the creation, possession, and destruction of the American dream. The American dream is different now then it was in the past with some respects. In the 20's it was commonly believed that wealth was followed by success and then came happiness or in the case of William Whyte's book "Organization Man" you had to conform in society to develop. There are some examples of that theme in the book whenever Gatsby throws a party it is because he believes that's what other rich folk do, so in order for him to conform he must also have elaborate parties. But the more dominating theme in the story is the grasping of an illusionary dream, this American dream. The American dream is seen as an illusion in the Great Gatsby because nobody really obtains their desired object of possession. Jay Gatsby longs for the companionship of Daisy Buchanan but never gets her back to where he wanted her, which was with him before the war "Can't repeat the past?'...'Why of course you can!" He would stand out on his lawn looking at her green dock light "you always have a light that burns all night at the end of your dock", yearning for her.
Gatsby is a very determined individual and will do almost anything to get what he desires, i. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy, they smashed up things and then receded back into their money. She lives in the industrial part of town which is referred to as the "valley of ash". The green light symbolizing money, and longing for something out of ones grasp. This is where her husband is eradicating her American dream. This is displayed when she accepts the fourth taxi cab to suite her. The references to ash show us how dreams fall apart and become corrupted, for when certain things die, it is said that they turn into ash. " These people lead careless lives because of the money they have. The Great Gatsby shows us a criticized view of the rich. Her attitude is also different after leaving her home to go to the apartment owned by Tom. By corrupted it is meant that dreams are ruined from the in-tangibles to the tangibles and that's what Fitzgerald is criticizing in this book.
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