American Dream In The Great Gatsby
The American Dream: Revisited The American dream is different for every individual. This dream is an image of success that drives people to their own pursuit of happiness. It gives a chance for the underdogs to rise and let their dreams become a reality. The American dream has changed over the years. From having freedom of success to being better off than your parents were. People have a vest veracity of what their American dreams is. Whether it is love, a certain job title, or money the common end result is happiness.
In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Gatsby is the American dream. He started out with practically nothing and something of himself. Just like Gatsby, people wake up and realize that anything is possible if you want it. It is a lighter that ignites your fuel to rise and succeed. There is many different ways to achieve this American dream. Benjamin Franklin made a list of things to be perfect at. Gatsby also has a list like Ben did that filled this day with productive. Mr. Franklin and Gatsby thought that if you followed the list then you would gain success …show more content…
Today American’s would much rather have things handed to them rather than working hard. People these days would be completely happy with receiving success with minimum effort. This has been a big jump from the past to now. People use to love and enjoy working hard. They felt that if you worked hard enough you would achieve success and have a great feeling of accomplished behind you. Most people back in the day did not want things handed to them. They wanted to earn what they wanted in life because it would be more rewarding. Today people would not mind getting things handed to them. They would rather live their life doing whatever they pleased each than going to a boring desk job. Today world has diffidently become more of a lawless society. People are more willing to break the law for their own
In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Gatsby is the American dream. He started out with practically nothing and something of himself. Just like Gatsby, people wake up and realize that anything is possible if you want it. It is a lighter that ignites your fuel to rise and succeed. There is many different ways to achieve this American dream. Benjamin Franklin made a list of things to be perfect at. Gatsby also has a list like Ben did that filled this day with productive. Mr. Franklin and Gatsby thought that if you followed the list then you would gain success …show more content…
Today American’s would much rather have things handed to them rather than working hard. People these days would be completely happy with receiving success with minimum effort. This has been a big jump from the past to now. People use to love and enjoy working hard. They felt that if you worked hard enough you would achieve success and have a great feeling of accomplished behind you. Most people back in the day did not want things handed to them. They wanted to earn what they wanted in life because it would be more rewarding. Today people would not mind getting things handed to them. They would rather live their life doing whatever they pleased each than going to a boring desk job. Today world has diffidently become more of a lawless society. People are more willing to break the law for their own