Free Great Gatsby Essays: What Is The American Dream?
What is The American Dream?
Ask most Americans about the most appealing part of their nation and they would answer with the things that symbolize it the most. They might say opportunity, justice, or freedom; these three concepts are the quintessential factors in my idea of The American Dream. Although we pride ourselves on being a country that rewards intelligence, skill, integrity, and talent, more often than not, the socio-economic class you’re born into is indicative of where you’ll die. The 1920’s was the height of cultural bloom in America and more so than ever it romanticized the immigrant story of relocating here for the opportunity to become great. Daisy Buchanan believed that the way to instant gratification (in her case money) was …show more content…
In my idealistic American Dream, I would hope that anyone can get to wherever they want through hard work, perseverance and genuine dedication. In Daisy’s model, however, she believes that the American Dream is getting where you want to be regardless of who or what you have to step on, hurt, or leave behind. This can be seen when Daisy wishes for her daughter to become “a beautiful fool,” which shows that she knows in her time, even though it's not ideal, it is easier for her daughter she get what she wants as a gorgeous, but not thoughtful person.
Throughout the whole book, there are many examples that support Daisy’s idea. Almost every person in the book who seems to have achieved the peak of the American Dream, has gotten there through dishonest, and even those who are rich through their own merit are not deserving, kind, hard working people. One of the only characters who is trying to make an honest living through effort, George Wilson, is the most depressed, somber person in the book.
In closing, although our ideas of the American Dream differ, there are commonalities in both mine and Daisy’s views on the subject. The concept is certainly disputed and open to interpretation by everyone who seeks to understand and explain
Ask most Americans about the most appealing part of their nation and they would answer with the things that symbolize it the most. They might say opportunity, justice, or freedom; these three concepts are the quintessential factors in my idea of The American Dream. Although we pride ourselves on being a country that rewards intelligence, skill, integrity, and talent, more often than not, the socio-economic class you’re born into is indicative of where you’ll die. The 1920’s was the height of cultural bloom in America and more so than ever it romanticized the immigrant story of relocating here for the opportunity to become great. Daisy Buchanan believed that the way to instant gratification (in her case money) was …show more content…
In my idealistic American Dream, I would hope that anyone can get to wherever they want through hard work, perseverance and genuine dedication. In Daisy’s model, however, she believes that the American Dream is getting where you want to be regardless of who or what you have to step on, hurt, or leave behind. This can be seen when Daisy wishes for her daughter to become “a beautiful fool,” which shows that she knows in her time, even though it's not ideal, it is easier for her daughter she get what she wants as a gorgeous, but not thoughtful person.
Throughout the whole book, there are many examples that support Daisy’s idea. Almost every person in the book who seems to have achieved the peak of the American Dream, has gotten there through dishonest, and even those who are rich through their own merit are not deserving, kind, hard working people. One of the only characters who is trying to make an honest living through effort, George Wilson, is the most depressed, somber person in the book.
In closing, although our ideas of the American Dream differ, there are commonalities in both mine and Daisy’s views on the subject. The concept is certainly disputed and open to interpretation by everyone who seeks to understand and explain