The Great Gatsby

The importance of the American Dream in the book “The Great Gatsby” There are many examples of meaning of the American Dream in the book “The Great Gatsby” by F.Scott Fitzgerald. In the book author shows us people, who started from nothing and achieved so many heights, no matter from which social class they came. However, we can also see that these money and status do not guarantee your happiness. “The Great Gatsby” is an example that actual American Dream is unachievable because for Jay Gatsby, money did not bring his beloved, for Daisy, the status did not bring happiness and Myrtle’s illusion of happy, dream life ended up badly.
 The main character of the book Major Jay Gatsby came from nothing and became rich, but it did not make him happy because the women for whom he did everything never belong to him. The first time Gatsby saw Daisy, he fell in love with her, but he was too poor to be with her. That’s why everything he did in his life was for Daisy. “He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths.”(78) However, even being rich he was not good enough for her. Gatsby loved her so much and he wanted her to feel the same way. So he asked her to admit that she never loved Tom: “ ‘Just tell him the truth – that you never loved him – and it’s all wiped out forever.’ ” (132) But Daisy could not admit that she never loved Tom. She said that she loved both of them and at the end she preferred to stay with Tom rather than Gatsby. Jay could of do everything for his love, that’s when Daisy hit and killed Myrtle, while driving Gatsby’s car, he did not want people to know that it was Daisy. “ ‘Was Daisy driving?’ ‘Yes, but of course I’ll say I was.’ ” (143) He wanted to sacrifice his life for her, but she just run away with a guy, she thought has more authority. Gatsby was alone again, and everything he did lost its value.
 No matter in what family Daisy was born and how profitably she got married, she was