Gatsby's Pursuit Of The American Dream

Part I of Essay
The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goal. The attempt to capture the American Dream is central to many novels. This dream is different for different people, but in Th ....

Part II of Essay
.... she might show up at one of them. He, himself, does not attend his parties but watches them from a distance. When this dream doesn't happen, he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over (83)."Gatsby's personal dream symboli! zes the larger American Dream where all have the oppurtunity to get what they want. Later, as we see in the Plaza Hotel, Jay still be ....