How Did Gatsby Achieve His Dream

Lastly, the title of the book is ironic due to the fact that Gatsby made his wealth through bootleg businesses and never was approved by the traditional upper class. As a result, he never truly achieve his ultimate dream because of social corruption. First of all, Tom who represent the “old money” never approved Gatsby's wealth by saying “who is this Gatsby anyhow?” and his accusation of Gatsby did not made his money through a legitimate way.(Fitzgerald 107) Other upper class elite also did not approve Gatsby because they don’t truly likes him and see him as new money who does not have a wealthy family background. This point just demonstrate the author’s idea of one’s past can not be erased. Another reason why Gatsby did not achieve his dream