C.+Gatsby+Essay

The American Dream is often misunderstood in society today. Becoming rich, owning a mansion, and driving the fanciest car are the things society thinks you should own in order to have achieved the American Dream. The “Great Gatsby” states, “I lived at West Egg-well the less fashionable of the two, though this is more superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them.” (Fitzgerald 12) The character Tom in the “Great Gatsby” often felt as though the common man had to have fancy house, a nice paying job, and to live in a rich neighborhood just to have accomplished the American Dream. The article “What happens to the American Dream in a Recession “states, “must be financially stable.”[Seelye 2] The article supports the view on the novel “The Great Gatsby” has on the American Dream. They both agree that having things that are very high in monetary value show the American Dream has been accomplished. The Great Gatsby states “ when he looked around him now for the 1st time and saw the height and splendor of the hall and great rooms opening out from it into other rooms, his grief began to be mixed with an awed pride” (Fitzgerald 192) owning expensive things is proof that you have achieved the American Dream. Becoming successful and having a high paying career shows the American Dream has been fulfilled.