The Great Gatsby Connect To The American Dream
American Dream
The American Dream was something a lot of people in the 1920s could connect with. This is probably why F. Scott Fitzgerald’s made it one of his themes in the Great Gatsby. The reasons why so many people could connect with it was because so many people were experiencing it. During the roaring 20s people were doing anything to be prosperous. Even the privileged looked to join in on the vision. They would sell things that are alcohol which was illegal at the time to make them millions. The people of this time would also make money the right way from investing in stocks, bonds, and growing their businesses. The American Dream isn’t just about getting rich it’s about getting what makes you happy. Jay Gatsby had …show more content…
Most of the people Nick is associated with has more than enough money. Gatsby is one of the only people who he talks to that is self made. The thing with Gatsby is that he didn’t do it the right way. He made his money by bootlegging. Old money hates the new money and will do anything to expose them like Tom does here, “ ‘I found out what your ‘drug-stores’ were.’ he turned to us and spoke rapidly. ‘He and this Wolfshiem bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. That’s one of his little stunts. I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and wasn’t far wrong.’ ”(284-85). Even though Gatsby made his money the illegal way he still was still proud of being rich. He didn’t care what anyone thought of him. He was proud of himself which was what everyone was looking for 1920s. Gatsby didn’t care about the way he earned his money because he was so successful and it got him closer to Daisy. He was living the dream of a successful person which everyone was looking for. Everyone looked up to him because he made all of his money himself which everyone during this time was trying to do even the
The American Dream was something a lot of people in the 1920s could connect with. This is probably why F. Scott Fitzgerald’s made it one of his themes in the Great Gatsby. The reasons why so many people could connect with it was because so many people were experiencing it. During the roaring 20s people were doing anything to be prosperous. Even the privileged looked to join in on the vision. They would sell things that are alcohol which was illegal at the time to make them millions. The people of this time would also make money the right way from investing in stocks, bonds, and growing their businesses. The American Dream isn’t just about getting rich it’s about getting what makes you happy. Jay Gatsby had …show more content…
Most of the people Nick is associated with has more than enough money. Gatsby is one of the only people who he talks to that is self made. The thing with Gatsby is that he didn’t do it the right way. He made his money by bootlegging. Old money hates the new money and will do anything to expose them like Tom does here, “ ‘I found out what your ‘drug-stores’ were.’ he turned to us and spoke rapidly. ‘He and this Wolfshiem bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. That’s one of his little stunts. I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and wasn’t far wrong.’ ”(284-85). Even though Gatsby made his money the illegal way he still was still proud of being rich. He didn’t care what anyone thought of him. He was proud of himself which was what everyone was looking for 1920s. Gatsby didn’t care about the way he earned his money because he was so successful and it got him closer to Daisy. He was living the dream of a successful person which everyone was looking for. Everyone looked up to him because he made all of his money himself which everyone during this time was trying to do even the