The Great Gatsby American Dream Failure

The American Dream, what was once such a powerful idea, instilled in American culture gave every individual the equal opportunity to reach success, wealth, and happiness through determination and hard work. No matter who we are or where we come from, America had an opportunity for us. The American Dream guaranteed immigrants, no matter their ethnicity or no matter their financial status, that their life can also have a storybook ending that everyone dreams of. It reassured us that if we were willing to put our blood, sweat, and tears into what we are passionate about, we can graduate from Harvard, work for Google, or become an entrepreneur. However, as our world progressed, a new generation of young adults wanting to create shortcuts to achieve

Though, it also means preserving more important aspects of life like your identity and history. Although Gatsby truly attempted to achieve the dream of enhancing his social status, his efforts came short as he was murdered by Mr. Wilson. Ironically, Gatsby’s failure in achieving the American Dream caused him, “to turn out alright in the end- as Nick Carraway had promised in the opening pages of the novel” (Will 222). Gatsby ended up being in a better state than what he would have been in if he had won a spot at the apex of the social hierarchy. Since Gatsby had lost the possibility of achieving the American Dream, he was finally free from the influences of opinions and approval. As readers of The Great Gatsby, we learn that Gatsby is better off because we, “cannot hear underneath Daisy’s words the “obscene language” that has no place in this text- all threatening, as we have seen, to the elite white social order that both Nick and the Buchanans inhabit” (Will 224.) When Gatsby died, it was a relief for him because he was no longer under the pull of the social elite group as well as the manipulation of Daisy. He no longer had to worry about altering himself for the sake of being accepted by others. In the end, Gatsby’s ultimate accomplishment was escaping the believed dream of accomplishing a place and fitting in with the