C+Gatsby+Essay

What is the “American Dream”? Is it to be rich and famous or is it to be happy live a full life. The true “American Dream” was coined by a historian by the name of James Truslow Adams who said, “It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a Dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain the fullest stature of which they are innately capable” (Katharine 3). What James is saying is that the dream is not all about riches only but what one makes of it and how happy one is with what he or she has. That is the true American Dream. This attempt to obtain this dream is demonstrated in the novel **//The Great Gatsby//** written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

In the great Gatsby the main character named James Gatz, and he sets out to obtain his American Dream. This dream does not come true because he is blinded by the love for Daisy that he forgets the fact the Daisy is married to Tom. Ironically Daisy is being cheated on by her husband Tom with myrtle. When Gatsby was having dinner with everybody at Tom and Daisy’s house Gatsby tells Daisy, “It does not matter anymore. Just tell him the truth- that you never loved him and it will be whipped out forever” (Fitzgerald 139). Gatsby was so confident that Daisy would leave Tom for him that he was not prepared for any other answer than yes. This scene in the novel shows how blinded by love Gatsby really is. Also when Gatsby is talking to Nick (the narrator of the book), “Go away now, old sport?” (Fitzgerald 155) after Nick tells Gatsby to forget about Daisy and move on. But Gatsby can not forget about her. This leads to Gatsby’s depression which then leads to his death.

Gatsby dies because he was blinded by his love for Daisy or in other words his American Dream. This is due to that fact that he has no true friends or family because he buys all of his friend and since he failed at getting Daisy back he feels as if his life is over.