The American Dream In The Great Gatsby

American dream – part 1(history) * Many people from England fled to the New World during the late 1500s and early 1600s in pursuit of their American dream. Their country was in a state of economic, political, and religious tumult, and they saw great potential in the New World. So they came to the America to start a new life, and create their perfect society.
These immigrants fled from oppressive societies. Religious turmoil in England was surely the main cause for the immigration. Furthermore, economic and political values led to much of the English migration to the New World as well. England's unstable economy and inflation led to much poverty. People saw that moving to the North American Colonies was a great money-making opportunity.
For many it may be their driving force and center of their life. However, not everyone can achieve their American Dream; it depends on many factors, such as income inequality, unstable social-welfare system, and different races. The American Dream was not founded based on a person’s wealth. A common interpretation is that the American dream is people changing the standard of their living through their own effort. At the first view, the American Dream seems easy to achieve but, it is becoming harder and harder for people to achieve the American Dream
How many people have gone out, and achieved the correct degrees, met the right people, been hired at the perfect job-only to be let go for a reason they could not have controlled. This is the Idea that I discussed on the first day of class. The idea of the Mesa being like the American dream, “You climb and climb, only to reach a plateau, that you will eventually fall over the other side of.”(first day