Discuss The Destruction Of The American Dream In The Great Gatsby

In The Great Gatsby Scott Fitzgerald says that the American Dream is in decline. This causes Gatsby to strive for riches because he wants to get the girl of his dreams. While she is shocked by his material things he loses her later in the story. While many of the wealthy people in this story are described as cruel, Gatsby was given a different description. Instead, they said that he turned out alright in the end. Then they went on to say that what had corrupted Gatsby was the amount of wealth that he had. Gatsby portrays the destruction of the American Dream in this story. It's a story of a man's attempt at love with a woman. The main theme isn't as romantic though. It all takes place over a few months in the summer of 1922 in Long Island,