How Is The American Dream Unattainable In The Great Gatsby

If you have an American dream, according to F. Scott Fitzgerald, you’re wasting your time. In Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby the roaring twenties are portrayed as a time period of greed, perishing social and moral values, and the endless pursuit of happiness. These themes show through characters such as Jay Gatsby a forsaken millionaire. Throughout the novel F. Scott Fitzgerald clearly endorsed the idea that the American dream is not attainable. Using literary devices Fitzgerald was able to portray the idea that the american dream is different for every person but unattainable regardless of your aspirations. An example of this would be when Fitzgerald wrote “As if his absence quickened something within her Daisy leaned forward again, her voice
To any ordinary person Daisy would seem to be livng the American Dream but Daisy
Scott Fitzgerald plays with the reader's emotions throughout the novel to share his belief that people are always left with nothing which is opposite to the American dream. This theme is shown through pathos quotes such as “She vanished into her rich house, into her rich, fun life, leaving Gatsby -- nothing.” (157). This quote is referring to Gatsby as poor and lonely. Fitzgerald is showing that at this point Gatsby may have love but can't enjoy it fully because he is unable to live comfortably. “This was a forlorn hope -- he was almost sure that Wilson had no friends: there was not enough of him for his wife.” (167). This gut wrenching quote is Michaelis talking about George Wilson during the hours following his wife's death. Fitzgerald is showing through the character George Wilson that he has no one and nothing after failing to accomplish his American dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald believes that at some point everyone has