Success, wealth, and happiness are all important aspects of a person's life. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, the title character devotes his life to living the American Dream. The American Dream to Gatsby is maintaining wealth, being successful, and trying to become happy by finding true love. Another main character is Nick Carraway; he comes from similar backgrounds as Gatsby. Nick Carraway is not as interested in achieving the American Dream as Gatsby is. Another character, Daisy is also perceived in Gatsby's conquest of the American Dream. Gatsby promotes his wealth so that he may win Daisy's heart. In the long run Gatsby does maintain wealth and becomes successful, and he also does find some happiness with Daisy. The one question that comes to a reader's head when reading this story is, how do we know when somebody has truly achieved the American Dream?
             One of the main focuses to the American dream is one that most people desire the greatest, which is wealth. To show he is rich he has many parties at his mansion house that many people come to.. He shows off his wealth in this story so that he will gain attention from Daisy. In Gatsby's mind he thinks that his wealth is important for impressing Daisy. Another example of Gatsby's love of wealth is when he was embarrassed of Nick's uncut lawn and lack of flowers. It shows how important Gatsby's thinks showing off wealth is. He also thinks that his wealth will buy everyone's love of him. Gatsby thinks that his wealth can solve all his problems, but doesn't realize that wealth cannot do everything for him and that his character will make people love him, not how much money he has.
             One of the main aspects of the American dream is becoming successful so you can live your life to the fullest. Gatsby seem to become overpowered by his success and becomes addicted to making money. He uses his success to attract people; ther
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