F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby Essay -- English Literature Ame

The Great Gatsby The main theme of the novel The Great Gatsby focuses on the American pipe dream and it is portrayed through the life of Jay Gatsby. Through Gatsbys life we see the withering of the American Dream, a tragedy that struck Jays near undefiled dream. The American Dream is what some have hoped of achieving, it has existed in the bypast and is in the present. The American Dream gives populate a goal that they can work towards, it likewise gives them a purpose in life. The American Dream represents luxury and riches it believes the goodness of the quality of life. For Jay Gatsby, he was so close to achieving the American Dream. He had the wealthiness and the class, all he needed was his long lost love, Daisy. Gatsby truly believed that he could once again be together with Daisy we see this when he says Cant repeat the past? he cried incredulously. Why of course you can (P. 116). However what made the story such a tragedy was that Gatsby came so close to wining Daisy however he was killed by Mr. Wilson which he was just inches away from successfully completing the American Dream. In the past, only a small amount of the American Dream turned show up to be successful, most have failed. Many people who did not achieve the American Dream ended up committing suicide or other subject matter of giving up on life because they believe there was no other purpose in life.Gatsby represent the American Dream in many ways, in order to accomplish his Dream he knew exactly what he desired, when Jay met Dan Cody at the shore of Lake Superior, Dan shown him a vision of success a vision of what wealth would offer, the excitement of being rich. Jay Gatsby has an ambitious nature, there for he would do anything just to live the American Dream. He started by building a past, he changed his make water from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby in an attempt to construct a foundation for his dream. He hence composed an image for Jay Gatsby, a well gentleman who was born in the west, educated at oxford and fought in World War I. Gatsby was then able to attain a great deal of m singley working with Meyer Wolfsheim. He then bought a huge mansion in the West Egg, however he would throw extravagant parties in hoping of attracting his long lost love Daisy, the one who he had an affair with before he went to the war. Nick describes Gatsbys feelings about Daisy He hadnt once ceased looking at Daisy and I think t... ...d him Michaelis saw with a shock that he was looking at the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg which had just emerged pale and enormous from the dissolving night (P. 167)He believed that theology would justify his actions since god is watching through the eyes of Dr. Eckleberg. So he shot Jay Gatsby whom he thought Myrtle was having an affair with, then he shot himself.All things said, I think the hope of the American Dream is more than hard to achieve. Not everyone can find that perfect soul mate and not everyone can preserve wealthy for a long peri od. Especially during this revolutionary century, money is easily earned but also easily lost. I think for many people the American Dream is a purpose for life, a difficult goal for ambitious people like Gatsby to reach. Personally, I do not believe this, I believe that we should live a mediocre life, so that our whole life is even. Unlike how some people work three quarters of their life to have it away that one quarter life of the American Dream. In the end you will lose all your friends and perhaps even your life if you dont succeed. To me the example of the book meant enjoy your life while it lasts, you only have so much time to enjoy it.